Photonic Crystals: Technology and Global Markets

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Our objectives are to critically evaluate the state-of-the-art technology; examine the prevailing market conditions facing their commercialization; and project the market's growth potential over a 5 year period from 2008 to 2013.

SCOPE OF STUDY

This report contains:

• Descriptions of various applications of phototonic crystals, including light emission, information technology, optical sensing, energy conversion and light energy delivery
• An outline of the basic physical principles of microstructured fibers and multidimensional photonic crystals, highlighting important issues in materials selection, manufacturing and integration
• The current market status for photonic crystals, trends, and forecasts for growth over the next 5 years
• Discussion of technologies along with a thorough patent analysis
• Analysis of several governmental programs with funding targeted specifically at photonic crystal application development.

METHODOLOGY

The information for the report was acquired through interviews with companies developing these materials as well as research scientists. Additional information has been obtained from secondary sources such as the scientific literature; company and research laboratory websites; optical, laser, and photonics trade magazines; and the U.S. patent and trademark database.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

William Nichols has 10 years research and development experience in photonic, electronic, and catalytic nanomaterials. He is active in the fields of materials discovery and multifunctional nanostructure design and synthesis. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas at Austin.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Photonic Crystals: Technology and Global Markets
• Chapter 1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Summary Table: FORECAST: GLOBAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS MARKET BY APPLICATION AREA THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Summary Figure: GLOBAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION AREA, 2013 (%)
• Chapter 2 - OVERVIEW OF PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
  • PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
  • Table 1 IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF THE PHOTONIC BAND GAP IN PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
    • EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
    • HISTORICAL ORIGINS
  • Table 2 TIMELINE FOR IMPORTANT EARLY DEVELOPMENTS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
    • APPLICATION AREAS
  • Table 3 APPLICATION AREAS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
    • CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT
    • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
      • COMPANY SIZE AND STRUCTURE
        • Small Start-ups
        • Large Companies
      • TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FROM RESEARCH LABORATORIES
  • Table 4 RESEARCH CENTERS WITH EXTENSIVE TECH TRANSFER IN PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
    • MIT
      • Luminus Devices
      • OmniGuide
      • Star Solar
    • Danish Technical University COM Center
      • Alight Technologies
      • Crystal Fibre
      • KOHERAS
• Chapter 3 - PHOTONIC CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY
  • INTRODUCTION
    • THE PHOTONIC BAND GAP
    • VARIETIES OF PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
  • Table 5 TYPES OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
    • PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS
      • TYPES
        • Index Guiding
          • Effective Index PCF
          • Air Clad PCF
        • Band Gap Guiding
      • PROPERTIES
  • Table 6 IMPORTANT FEATURES OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS
    • Properties of Index Guiding Fibers
      • Dispersion
      • Birefringence
        • Low Birefringence
        • Large Birefringence
      • Nonlinear Properties
        • Low Nonlinearity
        • Large Nonlinearity
      • Properties of Band Gap Guiding Fibers
    • MATERIALS AND FABRICATION
      • From Tubes and Rods
      • From Disks
      • Post Processing
    • INTEGRATION AND PACKAGING
    • COMMERCIALIZATION
      • Commercialization Issues
      • Manufacturers
  • Table 7 KEY PRODUCERS OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS
    • MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
      • PROPERTIES
  • Table 8 IMPORTANT FEATURES OF PLANAR AND VOLUME PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
    • Designed Defects
      • Point Defects
      • Linear Defects
    • Superprism Effect
  • MATERIALS
  • TOP-DOWN SYNTHESIS
    • Photolithography
    • Electron Beam Lithography
    • Interference Lithography
    • Imprint Lithography
    • Autocloning
  • SELF-ASSEMBLY
  • COMMERCIALIZATION ISSUES
  • Table 9 KEY DEVELOPERS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL PRODUCTS
  • Table 9 (CONTINUED)
    • CURRENT RESEARCH
      • Expanding Materials Choices
      • Tunable Photonic Crystals
        • Voltage Tuning
        • Temperature Tuning
• Chapter 4 - PATENT EVALUATION
  • PATENT LANDSCAPE
  • Table 10 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTALS, 1998-2006 (PATENTS)
  • Figure 1 PATENTS BY PHOTONIC CRYSTAL TYPE, 1998-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS)
  • Figure 2 TOTAL PATENTS BY TYPE OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, 1998-2007 (%)
    • PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS
      • INDUSTRY VERSUS ACADEMIA
  • Figure 3 TOTAL U.S. PATENTS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS BY ORGANIZATION TYPE, 2005-2007 (%)
    • NOTE: NUMBERS DO NOT ADD TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING
    • PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE
  • Table 11 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE, JANUARY 2005 THROUGH JUNE 2007 (NUMBER OF PATENTS)
    • Crystal Fibre
    • OmniGuide
    • Corning, Inc.
  • PATENTS BY REGION
  • Table 12 U.S. PATENTS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS BY COUNTRY, 2005-2007 (NUMBER OF PATENTS)
  • Figure 4 TOTAL U.S. PATENTS BY REGION FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS, 2005-2007 (%)
    • MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
      • INDUSTRY VERSUS ACADEMIA
  • Figure 5 TOTAL U.S. PATENTS FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS BY ORGANIZATION TYPE, 2005-2007 (%)
    • PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE
  • Table 13 MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL PATENTS BY ASSIGNEE, JANUARY 2005 THROUGH JUNE 2007 (NUMBER OF PATENTS)
    • Canon
    • PATENTS BY REGION
  • Table 14 U.S. PATENTS FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS BY COUNTRY, 2005-2007 (NUMBER OF PATENTS)
  • Figure 6 TOTAL U.S. PATENTS BY REGION FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS, 2005-2007 (%)
    • REPRESENTATIVE ABSTRACTS
  • Table 15 REPRESENTATIVE PATENTS
    • FABRICATION OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS
    • PUMPING OF FIBER LASERS
    • PHOTONIC BAND GAP FIBERS
    • PHOTONIC CRYSTAL ENHANCED LEDS
    • PHOTONIC INPUT/OUTPUT PORT
    • DISPLAY AND PROJECTION ELEMENTS
    • NEGATIVE INDEX MATERIALS
      • Negative Index Materials (Continued)
• Chapter 5 - MARKET ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION
  • OVERVIEW
  • Table 16 HORIZONTAL MARKETS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 17 FORECAST: GLOBAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS MARKET BY APPLICATION AREA, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 7 GLOBAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION AREA, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
  • Figure 7 (CONTINUED)
    • NOTE: NUMBERS DO NOT ADD TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING
  • LIGHT EMISSION
    • PHOTONIC CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY IN LEDS
      • High Brightness LED Applications
  • Table 18 APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH BRIGHTNESS LEDS
  • Table 18 (CONTINUED)
    • DISPLAYS
    • Technology and Applications
      • High Definition Television
      • Electronic Paper
    • SWOT Summary
  • Table 19 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LEDS FOR LIGHTING AND DISPLAY APPLICATIONS
    • SOLID STATE LIGHTING
      • Technology and Applications
      • SWOT Summary
  • Table 20 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LEDS FOR SOLID STATE LIGHTING APPLICATIONS
    • MARKET ASSESSMENT
      • Displays Growth Potential
      • Lighting Growth Potential
        • Solid State Lighting Roadmap
        • Growth Factors
      • Projectors Growth Potential
      • Market Projections
  • Table 21 FORECAST: GLOBAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MARKET IN LIGHT EMISSION BY PRODUCT TYPE THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
      • MATERIALS PLATFORMS
        • III-V-based Semiconductors
        • Silicon-based Photonics
        • Multimaterial Platforms
      • TRANSCEIVERS
      • LASER SOURCES
      • OTHER COMPONENTS
  • Table 22 OTHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS BASED ON PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
    • Polarizers
      • Planar Polarizers
      • Fiber Polarizers
    • Dispersion Compensation
    • Multiplexers
    • Modulators
    • SWOT Analysis
  • Table 23 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES IN OTHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS
    • MARKET ASSESSMENT
      • Market Assessment (Continued)
      • Transceivers Market Potential
      • Laser Source Market Potential
      • Components Market Potential
        • Polarizers
        • Demultiplexers
        • Modulators
        • Compensators
      • Market Projections
  • Table 24 FORECAST: GLOBAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MARKET IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BY PRODUCT TYPE THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ENERGY CONVERSION
      • SOLAR CELLS
      • THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS (TPV)
        • Technology
        • Applications
      • SWOT ANALYSIS
  • Table 25 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES
    • MARKET ASSESSMENT
      • Solar Cells Growth Potential
      • Thermophotovoltaic Growth Potential
      • Market Projections
  • Table 26 FORECAST: GLOBAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL ENERGY CONVERSION MARKET THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • OPTICAL ENERGY DELIVERY
      • SUPERCONTINUUM LIGHT SOURCES
        • Technology and Applications
        • SWOT Analysis
  • Table 27 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL-BASED WHITE LIGHT SOURCES
    • HOLLOW FIBER DELIVERY
      • Technology
      • Application Areas
        • Medical Surgery
        • Industrial Processing
    • SWOT Analysis
  • Table 28 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR HOLLOW PHOTONIC BAND GAP FIBERS IN ENERGY DELIVERY APPLICATIONS
    • FIBER LASERS
      • Technology
      • Applications
        • Ultrastable Fiber Lasers
        • High Power Fiber Lasers
      • SWOT Analysis
  • Table 29 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER LASERS
    • MARKET ASSESSMENT
      • Fiber Laser Growth Potential
      • Supercontinuum Source Growth Potential
      • Hollow Fiber Delivery Growth Potential
      • Market Projections
  • Table 30 FORECAST: GLOBAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MARKET IN ENERGY DELIVERY BY PRODUCT CLASS THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • OPTICAL SENSING
      • OVERVIEW
  • Table 31 CATEGORIES OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL OPTICAL SENSORS
    • SUBSTRATE-BASED SENSORS
      • Lab-on-a-chip Sensors
      • Chemical Sensors
      • SWOT Analysis
  • Table 32 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR PLANAR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SENSORS
    • FIBER-BASED SENSORS
      • SWOT Analysis
  • Table 33 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS IN OPTICAL SENSOR APPLICATIONS
    • MARKET ASSESSMENT
      • Substrate-based Sensor Growth Potential
  • Table 34 FORECAST: GLOBAL SUBSTRATE-BASED PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SENSOR MARKET BY APPLICATION AREA THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Fiber-based Sensor Growth Potential
    • Market Projections
  • Table 35 FORECAST: GLOBAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MARKET IN OPTICAL SENSING BY PRODUCT CLASS THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • OTHER APPLICATIONS
      • PASTES, INKS, AND COATINGS
        • Anticounterfeiting Measures
        • Market Potential
    • IMAGING COMPONENTS
    • MARKET PROJECTIONS
  • Table 36 FORECAST: GLOBAL MARKET FOR OTHER PHOTONIC CRYSTAL APPLICATIONS THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• Chapter 6 - MARKET ANALYSIS BY PHOTONIC CRYSTAL TYPE
  • OVERVIEW
  • Table 37 FORECAST: GLOBAL MARKET FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTALS BY TYPE THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 8 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MARKET SHARE BY DIMENSIONALITY (%)
    • MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
      • OUTLOOK
        • Technology Trends
        • Companies
      • MARKET ASSESSMENT
        • Breakdown by Application Areas
  • Table 38 FORECAST: MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MARKET BY APPLICATION AREA THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 9 GLOBAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION AREA, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
  • Figure 9 (CONTINUED)
    • PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS
      • OUTLOOK
        • Technology Trends
        • Intellectual Property Trends
      • MARKET ASSESSMENT
        • Breakdown by Guiding Mechanism
  • Table 39 FORECAST: PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER MARKET BY GUIDING MECHANISM THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 10 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MARKET SHARE BY GUIDING MECHANISM ($MILLIONS)
    • Breakdown by Application Areas
  • Table 40 FORECAST: PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER MARKET BY APPLICATION AREA THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 11 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION AREA ($ MILLIONS)
• Chapter 7 - INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS
  • INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
  • GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PROJECTS
    • UNITED STATES
    • SMALL BUSINESS FUNDING
  • Table 41 SBIR AND STTR AWARDS INVOLVING PHOTONIC CRYSTALS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Q1 2006 TO Q3 2007
  • Table 41 (CONTINUED)
    • EUROPEAN UNION
  • Table 42 EUROPEAN UNION PROJECTS IN PHOTONIC CRYSTAL DEVELOPMENT
    • Cost P11
    • Funfox
    • MONA
    • NextGenPCF
    • OPERA 2015
    • PHAT
    • PhOREMOST
    • Project Newton
  • MARKETS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION
  • Table 43 FORECAST: GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF PHOTONIC CRYSTALS BY REGION THROUGH 2013 ($MILLIONS)
  • Figure 12 PROJECTED PRODUCTION BY REGION FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS, 2013 (%)
• Chapter 8 - COMPANY PROFILES
  • ALCATEL - LUCENT
  • ALIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
  • BUSSAN NANOTECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (XNRI)
  • CANON
  • CORNING, INC.
  • CRYSTAL FIBRE A/S
  • FIANIUM
  • ICX PHOTONICS
  • KOHERAS
  • LUMINUS DEVICES INC
  • LUXTERA, INC.
  • MESOPHOTONICS, LTD.
  • OMNIGUIDE, INC.
  • OPALUX, INC.
  • PANORAMA LABS
  • PHILIPS LUMILEDS
  • PHOTEON TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
  • PHOTONIC LATTICE, INC.
  • PHOXTAL COMMUNICATIONS
  • STAR SOLAR
• Chapter 9 - APPENDIX I: RESEARCH GROUPS AND PROGRAMS
  • NORTH AMERICA
    • NORTH AMERICA (CONTINUED)
    • NORTH AMERICA (CONTINUED)
  • EUROPE
    • UNITED KINGDOM
    • NETHERLANDS
    • GREECE
    • DENMARK
  • ASIA
  • REST OF THE WORLD
• Chapter 10 - APPENDIX II: INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
  • NORTH AMERICA
  • Table 44 NORTH AMERICAN PHOTONICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
    • INTERNATIONAL
  • Table 45 INTERNATIONAL PHOTONICS AND RELATED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS