PINC Technologies, a Caltech Nonlinear Photonics Laboratory spinout developing advanced integrated nonlinear photonic devices and circuits, has emerged from stealth with a raised-total of $6.8 million. Recent financing lead by Quantonation includes participation from industry leaders Hamamatsu (via Hamamatsu Ventures) and Santec. The company said it plans to use the money to accelerate commercialization. "We are going to bring new people to the team; we are going to build, more capability; and we are going to expand our customer reach, customer engagement, and market reach,” said company CEO Farzaneh Afshinmanesh. PINC Technologies' NanoPPLN platform brings nonlinear circuits to integrated photonics, unlocking breakthroughs in sensing, computing, communications, and beyond. Courtesy of PINC Technologies. In a press release, the company said that additionally that it plans to use the funding to build collaborations to enable new capabilities in industrial photonics applications, quantum computing, biomedical sensing, and other application areas. PINC, which stands for "Photonic Integrated Nonlinear Circuits, is also targeting applications in advanced communications. “Step by step, we are building a photonic platform,” Afshinmanesh said. “We are bringing a scalable nonlinearity that is going to enable new functionalities in photonics, and into photonic chips.” According to Afshinmanesh, PINC’s core capabilities include efficient development of a nano version of a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) platform. “In terms of lithium niobate, we make circuits around it, which are all protected by intellectual property,” she said. Afshinmanesh said that the company sees strong demand for its products and services, and the company is currently shipping products. “The company’s integrated nonlinear photonic platform represents a critical enabling technology for the quantum era,” said Christophe Jurczack, managing partner at Quantonation.