InP is a material that underpins global fibre-optic communication networks and is a platform for next-generation AI and Terahertz communications. IQE has been producing InP epiwafers since its inception enabling the evolution of fibre networks powering modern AI infrastructure and cloud services to 800G. IQE is leveraging this heritage to develop next generation solutions for hyperscale data centres, 5G backhaul networks and secure defence systems. Beyond telecom, InP is unlocking new opportunities in infrared imaging, healthcare monitoring and industrial sensing where IQE provides customers with unique, leading-edge technology.
Sense
Lasers and detectors for optical networking, healthcare sensing and infrared imaging
Connect
High-speed wireless communication, measurement and test, and mmWave satellite communications
Wafer structures offered
- InP FP, DFB and EMLs
- InP Quantum Cascade Lasers
- InP APDs & PDs
- InP SWIR & extended-wavelength photodetectors
- InP HBTs & HEMTs
Leading in InP epitaxy
- Foundational heritage: InP has been central to IQE since its beginning, powering the growth of global fibre-optic networks
- Unmatched product depth with a portfolio spanning FP and DFB lasers, APDs, PDs, QCLs and THz RF devices
- High-volume capability for scaling complex InP epitaxy into mass production for telecom, datacom and emerging markets
- Cutting-edge innovation and R&D roadmap that addresses terahertz communications and extends wavelength
- Broad market reach with solutions for hyperscale datacentres, 5G backhaul networks, secure defence systems, industrial sensing and healthcare monitoring