Table of Contents Abstract: Modulators Bring Lower Cost and Scalability for Optical Fiber and Laser Systems. Modulator (EOM) Allows Control of Amplitude, Phase, Polarization Of Optical Beam. 1 Optical Modulator Executive Summary 23 Optical Modulators and Photonic Integrated Circuits 23 Supply Chain For The Pic Industry 25 High-Speed Optical Modulators 25 1. Optical Modulator: Market Description and Market Dynamics 31 1.1 Laser Micro Processing 31 1.2 Business Strategies of the Optical Modulator Companies 36 1.2.1 Photonic Laser Devices 38 1.3 Carbon Dioxide ("CO2") Gas Lasers And Crystal Laser Technologies 40 1.4 Fiber Lasers 40 1.4.1 Choice of Wavelengths and Precise Control of Beam 43 1.4.2 Applications and Processes with Nonfiber Laser Technologies 44 1.5 Polymers – 44 1.6 Photonic Device Product Development Capabilities 44 1.6.1 Increasing Bandwidth: Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft (GAFAM) in the US, Baidu, Alibaba. and Tencent (BAT) in China. 46 1.6.2 Data Communication Taking Place Within The Data Center 46 1.6.3 Intel, Acacia, and Luxtera 47 1.7 Molecular Level Engineering “Nanotechnology.” 49 1.7.1 Polymers 49 2. Optical Modulators Market Shares and Forecasts 51 2.1 Optical Modulators Market Driving Forces 51 2.1.1 Simple Crystal Modulator, Refractive Index Is Function Of Strength Of Local Electric Field 53 2.1.2 Optical Modulator Silicon and Polymer Photonics Markets 54 2.2 Optical Modulators Market Shares 59 2.3 Optical Modulators Market Forecasts 67 2.3.1 Optical Modulators Market Segment Applications 78 2.4 Optical Modulators Market Segment Forecasts 81 2.4.1 Optical Phase Modulator, Fiber Bragg Gratings, Polarization Modulators; Amplitude Modulators, Segments 83 2.4.2 Optical Modulator Mobile, Data Center, Touch Screens, Flexible Screens, Automotive, AR/VR, Energy and IoT Market Segments 85 2.4.3 Phase Modulators 87 2.4.4 Optical Acousto Modulators 91 2.4.5 Acousto-optic Modulator / Bragg Cell 91 2.4.6 Traffic Management 98 2.4.7 3D Printing Optical Modulators 98 2.4.8 Lasers In The Semiconductor Industry 99 2.4.9 Photonics 100 2.4.10 High Growth Industrial Technology Segments 105 2.4.11 Optical Modulator Imaging and Data Recorders 106 2.4.12 Polymer Role in PICs 107 2.4.13 Photonic Integrated Circuit Market Shares 108 2.5 Optical Modulator Prices 109 2.6 Optical Modulator Regional Analysis 111 2.6.1 US 112 2.6.2 Europe 113 2.6.3 Asia Pacific 113 3 Optical Modulators Product Description 115 3.1 Optical Modulator Controls A Beam Of Light 115 3.2 Lightwave Logic Electro-Optic Modulator Prototype Device Design and Development 115 3.2.1 Lightwave Logic Polymer Photonic Integrated Circuits (P2ICTM) 116 3.3 Gooch & Housego PLC 117 3.4 APE - Angewandte Physik & Elektronik GmbH 117 3.5 Thorlabs 118 4 Optical Modulators Research and Technology 119 4.1 All Polymer Flexible Electronic Circuit 119 4.2 Zinc Germanium Phosphide (ZGP) 121 4.3 Electro-Optic Modulators 121 4.4 Graphene Modulator Providing Compact, Energy Efficient Telecommunication 123 5. Optical Modulators Company Profiles 124 5.1 AA Opto-Electronic Company 124 5.1.1 AA World Leader In Acousto-Optic And Radio Frequency Devices 125 5.1.2 AA / QuantaTech 127 5.2 APE Angewandte Physik & Elektronik GmbH 128 5.2.1 APE Angewandte Physik & Elektronik GmbH Supports Ultrashortpulse (USP) Lasers 128 5.3 Axsun Technologies 130 5.3.1 Axsun Optical Coherence Tomography 132 5.3.2 Axsun Optical Coatings 132 5.3.3 Axsun MEMS Tunable Filter 132 5.3.4 Axsun Micro-Alignment Structures 133 5.3.5 Axsun Integrated Optical Engines 133 5.3.6 Axsun Frequency Swept Laser Source 133 5.4 Brimrose 135 5.5 Conoptics 140 5.6 Felles Photonic Instruments 144 5.6.1 Felles Photonic Instruments Spatially Variable Waveplates Embedded in Fused Silica Glass 145 5.7 Fujitsu 148 5.8 Gleam Optics 150 5.9 Gooch & Housego 152 5.9.1 Gooch & Housego Fiber-Coupled Acousto-Optic Modulators (FCAOM) 153 5.9.2 Gooch & Housego Applications Of Fiber-Coupled Acousto-Optic Modulators 157 5.9.3 Gooch & Housego Fiber-Q® Fiber Coupled Modulators (FCAOM) 158 5.9.4 Gooch & Housego June 2018 Revenue 158 5.10 Inrad Optics 159 5.10.1 Inrad Optics Revenues 159 5.10.2 Materials Expertise 159 5.8 Intel 159 5.8.1 Intel® Optical Transceiver Products 162 5.9 IPG Photonics 162 4.4.1 IPG Photonics Revenue 163 5.10 iXblue 167 5.10.1 Photline Mxer Modulators 171 5.10.2 iXfiber PM Gyro Fiber 172 5.10.3 Photline NIR Modulators 172 5.10.4 iXfiber Active Fibers 173 5.10.5 Photline NIR800 Modulators 173 5.10.6 Photline Modboxes 174 5.10.7 iXblue Solutions For Navigation, Positioning And Imaging 174 5.10.8 iXblue Partners 175 5.11 Jenoptik 177 5.11.1 Jenoptik Positioning and Revenue 181 5.12 Lightwave Logic 185 5.12.1 Lightwave Logic Molecular Level Design 186 5.12.2 Lightwave Logic Electro-optic Modulator Prototype Device Design and Development 187 5.12.3 Lightwave Logic Polymer Photonic Integrated Circuits (P2ICTM) 187 5.12.4 Lightwave Logic Business Opportunity 188 5.12.5 Lightwave Logic Ridge Waveguide Modulator 100 Gbps (using 4 channels of 25 Gbps 190 5.12.6 Lightwave Logic Electro-Optic Modulators 193 5.12.7 Lightwave Logic Polymer Photonic Integrated Circuits (P2ICTM) 193 5.12.8 Lightwave Logic Business Strategy 194 5.12.9 Lightwave Logic Organic Polymer-Enabled Electro-Optic Modulators 195 5.13 Lumentum 196 5.13.1 Lumentum High-Performance, OIF-compliant Modulators Supporting Metro, Regional, And Long-Haul Networks 196 5.13.2 Lumentum White Boxes 197 5.13.3 Lumentum Pluggable Transceivers And Optical Components 198 5.13.4 Lumentum Broad Portfolio of 100G Optical Transceivers 199 5.13.5 Lumentum Purchased Oclaro 201 5.13.6 Lumentum High-Speed Optical Modulators 201 5.13.7 Lumentum Photonic Products Enabling Optical Networking And Commercial Laser 202 5.13.8 Lumentum / Successor to JDSU 203 5.13.9 Lumentum Continuous Wave Single Frequency IR Laser 206 5.13.10 Lumentum NPRO 125/126 Diode-Pumped Laser Lidar Oscillator 209 5.13.11 Lumentum NPRO 125/126 Diode-Pumped Laser 210 5.14 MKS Instruments/ Newport 211 5.15 Qubig GmbH 216 5.16 Schäfter + Kirchhoff GmbH 226 5.12 Sumitomo 229 5.12.2 Optical Transceiver Modules That Support Large-Capacity/High-Speed Optical Communication 231 5.12.3 Sumitomo Optical devices 231 5.12.4 Wireless devices 232 5.12.5 Sumitomo RF Devices That Deliver Comprehensive Solutions For Wireless Systems 232 5.12.6 Sumitomo LN Modulators 233 5.13 ThorLabs 235 5.13.2 ThorLabs 20,000 Products 239 5.14 Viavi 240 5.14.2 Viavi Network Testing Solutions 240 6. Optical Modulator Regional Analysis 242 6.1 Optical Modulator Regional Analysis: Total Market 242 6.2 Optical Modulator Regional Analysis: Americas 243 6.3 Optical Modulator Regional Analysis: Europe 245 6.4 Optical Modulator Regional Analysis: China 247 6.5 Optical Modulator Regional Analysis: India 249 6.6 Optical Modulator Regional Analysis: Japan 251 6.7 Optical Modulator Regional Analysis: Southeast Asia 253 6.8 Optical Modulator Companies 255 6 Where to Buy Electro-optic Modulators 257 Related Product Categories 257 Scientific and Technical Information 258 Check List for Electro-optic Modulators 258 WinterGreen Research, 271 WinterGreen Research Methodology 271 WinterGreen Research Process 273 Market Research Study 273 WinterGreen Research Global Market Intelligence Company 274

List of Figures Figure 1. Optical Modulator Market Driving Forces 33 Figure 2. Optical Modulator Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2017 38 Figure 3. Optical Modulator Mobile, Data Center, Touch Screens, Flexible Screens, Automotive, AR/VR, Energy and IoT Market Segment Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2012, 2017, 2024 40 Figure 4. Optical Modulator Technologies: Inp, Polymer, and GaAs, Segments, Units and Dollars, Worldwide, 2018-2024 41 Figure 5. Laser Micro processing Paradigm Shift Mobile and Touch Screens 42 Figure 6. Laser Micro processing Paradigm Shift: Mobile, Touch Screens, and IoT 43 Figure 7. Laser Micro Processing Paradigm Shift: Mobile, IoT, Flexible Touch Displays, VR/AR, Energy, Automotive 44 8. PIC Major Companies Involved In The Photonic Integrated Circuit Industry 48 Figure 9. Advantages of Fiber Lasers 53 Figure 10. Photonic Device Product Development Functions: Response to Market Changes 56 Figure 11. Integrated Photonics in the Datacenter 59 Figure 12. Optical Modulator Market Driving Forces 63 Figure 13. Optical Modulator Network Applications 63 Figure 14. Crystals Change Modulation Of Light with Respect to: 64 Figure 15. Advantages LWLG Material Polymer Modulator Material Features 65 Figure 16. Principal Competitive Factors in Silicon and Polymer Photonics Target Markets: 66 Figure 17. Optical Modulator Key Advantages 68 Figure 18. Optical Modulators Key Applications 69 Figure 19. Optical Modulator Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2017 71 Figure 20. Optical Modulator Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2017 72 Figure 21. Optical Modulators Key Applications 73 Figure 22. Optical Modulator Competitor Market Description, Worldwide, 201776 Figure 23. Optical Module Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars, 2018-2024 78 Figure 24. Optical Module Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars and Percent Growth, 2018-2024 80 Figure 25. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, 2012-2025 81 Figure 26. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Units and % Growth, 2012-2025 82 Figure 27. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Units and % Growth, Worldwide, 2012-2025 83 Figure 28. Optical Modulator Technologies: Inp, Polymer, and GaAs, Segments, Units and Dollars, Worldwide, 2018-2024 84 Figure 29. Optical Modulator Mobile, Data Center, Touch Screens, Flexible Screens, Automotive, AR/VR, Energy and IoT Market Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2012, 2017, 2024 85 Figure 30. Data Center Uses for Optical Modulators 86 Figure 31. Silicon Photonics Market Structure 87 Figure 32. Optical Modulators Market Segment Applications 88 Figure 33. Optical Modulators Market Segment Applications 89 Figure 34. Main SiPh Data / Telecom Applications 90 Figure 35. Silicon Photonics Landscape 91 Figure 36. Optical Modulator Types 92 Figure 37. Optical Modulator Market Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2024 93 Figure 38. Optical Phase Modulator, Fiber Bragg Gratings, Polarization Modulators; Amplitude Modulators, Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2017 94 Figure 39. Optical Phase Modulators, Fiber Bragg Gratings, Polarization Modulators; Amplitude Modulators, Segments, Percent, Worldwide, 2017 95 Figure 40. Optical Modulator Mobile, Data Center, Touch Screens, Flexible Screens, Automotive, AR/VR, Energy and IoT Market Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2018-2024 96 Figure 41. Optical Modulator Mobile, Data Center, Touch Screens, Flexible Screens, Automotive, AR/VR, Energy and IoT Market Segments, Percent, Worldwide, 2018-2024 97 Figure 42. Optical Phase Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, 2012-2017 99 Figure 43. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, Phase Modulators, 2017-2025 100 Figure 44. Optical Modulators By Type 101 Figure 45. Optical Modulators By Application 101 Figure 46. Acousto Optical Modulators for General manufacturing 103 Figure 47. Optical Modulator Acousto-optic Automotive Applications 103 Figure 48. Optical Modulator Acousto-optic Consumer Applications 104 Figure 49. Optical Modulator Acousto-optic Heavy industry Applications 104 Figure 50. Optical Modulator Acousto-optic Aerospace Applications 104 Figure 51. Optical Modulator Acousto-optic Semiconductor and Electronics Applications 105 Figure 52. Optical Modulator Acousto-optic Advanced Applications 105 Figure 53. Optical Modulator Acousto-optic Communications Applications 105 Figure 54. Optical Modulator Acousto-optic Medical Applications 106 Figure 55. Optical Modulator Raw Materials (Indium Phosphide (InP), Silica-on-Silicon, Silicon, Gallium Arsenide Technologies (GaAs) Units and Percent, Worldwide, 2017 - 2024 107 Figure 56. Acusto Optical Modulator Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2017108 Figure 57. Photonics the Mastery of Light 111 Figure 58. Market Segment Growth, Semiconductor, Industrial Technologies, Life and Health Sciences, Research and Defense 112 Figure 59. Accelerating Volume and Velocity of Data 113 Figure 60. Applications for Data Storage and Sharing, Quantity of Data Managed 114 Figure 61. Optical Modulator Capital Investment Drivers 115 Figure 62. High Growth Industrial Technology Segments 116 Figure 63. Technologies Needed to Achieve Scaling Performance of Polymer Modulators 118 Figure 64. Photonic Integrated Circuit Markets 119 Figure 65. Optical Modulators Regional Market Segments, 2017 122 Figure 66. Optical Modulators Regional Market Segments, 2017 123 Figure 67. All Polymer Electronic Circuit 130 Figure 68. All Polymer Flexible Electronic Circuit 131 Figure 69. An Applied Voltage Is Increased By A Factor Of 100 Across The Electro-Optic Crystal 133 Figure 70. AA Opto-Electronic Company Acousto-optic devices covering wavelengths from 180 nm up to 11 μm 135 Figure 71. AA Opto-Electronic In-House Design Capabilities: 136 Figure 72. AA Opto-Electronic In-House Manufacturing Capabilities: 137 Figure 73. APE Areas of Application for Ultrafast Lasers 140 Figure 74. Brimrose Acousto-Optic Modulator (AOM) 146 Figure 75. Brimrose Free Space Acousto-Optic Modulator (AOM) Functions 147 Figure 76. Brimrose Acousto-Optic Modulator 148 Figure 77. Brimrose Acousto-Optic Modulator Applications 148 Figure 78. Brimrose Acousto-Optic Modulator (AOM) Key Features 149 Figure 79. Brimrose DIgital Applications 149 Figure 80. Brimrose Fiber-Coupled A-O Modulator 150 Figure 81. Conoptics Electro-Optic Modulators 151 Figure 82. Conoptics Crystal Types: 152 Figure 83. Conoptics ADP Crystal Series Wavelength Limits (240 to 800 nm)* 153 Figure 84. KD*P Crystal Series Wavelength Limits (240 to 1100nm)* 153 Figure 85. LTA Crystal Series Wavelength Limits (700 to 2000nm) 154 Figure 86. Conoptics Applications 154 Figure 87. Felles Photonic Instruments Workshop Photonics Key Competencies: 155 Figure 88. Felles Photonic Instruments Color Calibration Pattern Fabricated In Bulk Of Fused Silica Glass Using Femtosecond Laser 157 Figure 89. Spatially Variable Waveplate Examples (From Left To Right) S-Waveplate, “Soft” Aperture, Fresnel Lens And Sinusoidal Phase Grating Shown In Cross Polarized Light 158 Figure 90. Fujitsu Optical Components Dual-Carrier Integrated Coherent Receiver (ICR) 159 Figure 91. Fujitsu Optical Components Modulators for 400-Gbps Applications.160 Figure 92. Fujitsu 100G DP-QPSK Modulator 160 Figure 93. Gleam and Lightwave Logic, Inc (LWLG) Partnership Objectives 161 Figure 94. Gleam All Polymer Flexible Photonic Circuit 162 Figure 95. Gooch & Housego Fiber-Q® Fiber Coupled Modulators (FCAOM) 164 Figure 96. Gooch & Housego Fiber-Coupled Acousto-Optic Modulator (FCAOM) Features 165 Figure 97. Gooch & Housego Fiber-Q® Modulator Features 165 Figure 98. Gooch & Housego Applications Of Fiber-Coupled Acousto-Optic Modulators 168 Figure 99. Intel Optical Modulator Functions 171 Figure 100. Intel® Optical Modulators Integration Functions 172 Figure 101. IPG Photonics Revenue First Quarter 2018 174 Figure 102. IPG Photonics Sales Among Principal Markets: 175 Figure 103. IPG Photonics Regional Sales 176 Figure 104. iXblue Intensity Modulators 179 Figure 105. iXblue Modulators 180 Figure 106. iXblue Phontonics Lab 182 Figure 107. Photline MXER Modulators Used In Pipeline Monitoring 183 Figure 108. iXfiber PM Gyro Fiber 183 Figure 109. Photline NIR Modulators 184 Figure 110. iXfiber Active Fibers 184 Figure 111. iXblue Partners 186 Figure 112. Jenoptik Applications and Revenue 189 Figure 113. Jenoptik Applications 189 Figure 114. Jenoptik Positioning 192 Figure 115. Jenoptik Photonics Components 196 Figure 116. Lightwave Logic Business Strategy 206 Figure 117. Lumentum High-Performance, OIF-compliant Modulators Supporting Metro, Regional, And Long-Haul Networks 208 Figure 118. Lumentum Optical Communications Component Types 210 Figure 119. Lumentum Broad Portfolio 211 Figure 120. JDSU APE Phase Modulators 214 Figure 121. Lumentum / JDSU Phase Modulators Applications 215 Figure 122. JDSU APE Phase Modulators Key Features 216 Figure 123. JDSU APE Phase Modulators Applications 216 Figure 124. Lumentum Continuous Wave Single Frequency IR Laser 217 Figure 125. Lumentum NPRO 125/126 diode-pumped lasers Features 219 Figure 126. Lumentum NPRO 125/126 Diode-Pumped Laser Applications 219 Figure 127. Lumentum NPRO 125/126 Diode-Pumped Laser Lidar Oscillator Applications 220 Figure 128. Lumentum NPRO 125/126 Diode-Pumped Laser 221 Figure 129. Newport New Focus™ Electro-Optic Amplitude Modulators 222 Figure 130. Electro-Optic Phase Modulator 223 Figure 131. Newport High Damage Threshold Electro-Optic Phase Modulators 224 Figure 132. Qubig GmbH Electro-Optic Modulators 228 Figure 133. Qubig GmbH Electro-optic Modulators Key Features 229 Figure 134. Qubig GmbH Electro-optic Modulators 230 Figure 135. Qubig GmbH Electro-optic Modulators Applications 230 Figure 136. Qubig GmbH Product Matrix 231 Figure 137. Qubig GmbH Customer References 231 Figure 138. Qubig Selected Modulators Offered 232 Figure 139. Qubig Alkali Repumper Frequencies for Spectroscopy and Laser Cooling of neutral Atoms 235 Figure 140. Qubig GmbH Distribution Partner for China 236 Figure 141. Qubig GmbH Distribution Partner for Israel 237 142. Schäfter+Kirchhoff Products 238 Figure 143. Fiber Optics 238 Figure 144. Schäfter+Kirchhoff’EOM Electro-Optical Modulators 239 Figure 145. AOTF acousto-optical tunable filters 239 Figure 146. Sumitomo Business Segments 241 Figure 147. Sumitomo SOC LN Modulators Optoelectronics 244 Figure 148. Sumitomo SOC LN Modulators For Optical Communication Systems 245 Figure 149. Sumitomo LN Modulators 246 Figure 150. Thorlabs Electro-Optic Modulators 247 Figure 151. Thorlabs Electro-Optic Modulator Models 247 Figure 152. ThorLabs Liquid Crystal EO Modulators/Noise Eaters 248 Figure 153. ThorLabs Electro-Optic Modulators 20 GHz Analog Intensity Modulator 249 Figure 154. ThorLabs 40 GB/s Lithium Niobate Modulators 250 Figure 155. Viavi Network Testing Solutions 251 Figure 156. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, 2012-2025 253 Figure 157. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, Americas, 2012-2017 254 Figure 158. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, Americas, 2017-2025 255 Figure 159. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, Europe, 2012-2017 256 Figure 160. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, Europe, 2017-2025 257 Figure 161. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, China, 2012-2017 258 Figure 162. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, China, 2017-2025 259 Figure 163. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, India, 2012-2017 260 Figure 164. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, India, 2017-2025 261 Figure 165. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, Japan, 2012-2017 262 Figure 166. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, Japan, 2017-2025 263 Figure 167. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, SouthEast Asia, 2012-2017 Figure 168. Optical Modulator, Market and Market Forecast, Dollars and % Growth, Southeast Asia, 2017-2025