POET

POET Technologies Inc. designs and manufactures optical engines and light source products for data center, telecommunications, and sensing applications. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with operations in Singapore, Malaysia, and China, the company specializes in integrating photonics and electronics on a single chip platform using its proprietary POET Optical Interposer technology. The company's core products include optical engines for 100G, 200G, 400G, and 800G data transmission speeds, which serve hyperscale data centers, telecom network operators, and artificial intelligence infrastructure providers. POET operates a production facility in Malaysia and maintains a joint venture manufacturing arrangement in China through Super Photonics Xiamen Co., Ltd. The company transitioned from a research and development focus to commercial production in recent years, establishing supply agreements with tier-one optical module manufacturers. Key product lines include its Infinity Series laser arrays and its packaged optical engines that combine lasers, detectors, and optical components into integrated modules. POET positions itself as a provider of cost-effective optical solutions that address increasing bandwidth demands driven by cloud computing, 5G networks, and AI workloads. The company employs approximately 140 people across its global operations and maintains strategic partnerships with manufacturing equipment providers and module assemblers in the Asia-Pacific region.