[company_age]15.0[/company_age][employees]11-50 employees[/employees][funding]Series unknown[/funding][description]Connector Optics LLC is a Russian company specializing in the development and production of heterostructures for photonics, primarily for high-speed vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) in the spectral range of 850-1550 nm. The company boasts a unique combination of expertise and capabilities, including:\n\n* **First and only Russian VCSEL producer:** Connector Optics is the sole Russian company with its own production facilities for VCSELs, epiwafers, photodiodes, and other optical and UHF electronic devices.\n* **Advanced technology and equipment:** The company utilizes a state-of-the-art Riber 49 molecular beam epitaxy system and cutting-edge control and diagnostic equipment, ensuring high-quality production.\n* **Experienced team:** Connector Optics' team comprises professionals from the Ioffe Institute and Alferov University, world-renowned centers for semiconductor laser research and development.\n* **Unique technical solutions:** The company possesses proprietary technologies for epitaxial growth, design, and production of optical components for ultra-high-speed data transfer (up to 40 Gbit/s), based on German optical component production technologies.\n* **Strong research and development focus:** Connector Optics actively engages in research and development, collaborating with leading nanotechnology centers in Russia and worldwide.\n\nThese factors position Connector Optics as a unique player in the photonics market, offering advanced solutions for high-speed data transmission and other applications.[/description][ps]Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), epiwafers, photodiodes, optical and UHF electronic devices.[/ps]