InPHRED's patented nanoporous DBR technology breaks a 30-year industry deadlock, enabling manufacturable VCSELs and RC-LEDs across wavelengths previously inaccessible at commercial scale.
See the technology →For the past 30 years, the photonics industry has been constrained by a fundamental limitation: the physical properties of InP and GaN materials make it nearly impossible to build homoepitaxial DBR mirrors with sufficient reflectivity for VCSELs and RC-LEDs.
Yale Professor Jung Han discovered that selective electrochemical etching of n⁺-doped semiconductor layers creates a nanoporous structure with precisely tunable refractive index, delivering the mirror contrast needed for lasing in a scalable process.
InPHRED was founded to commercialise this simple platform into manufacturable light engines across previously inaccessible wavelengths for consumer sensing, digital health, and next-generation data center optical interconnects.
Our core nanoporous platform opens three multi-billion-dollar markets, staged for execution.
SWIR VCSELs enable efficient, high-clarity, eye-safe sensors for mass-market applications including 3D LiDAR, AR/VR, and gas and materials detection.
SWIR penetration depth and visible spectral purity unlock differentiated biometric wearables, including non-invasive glucose monitoring.
AI fabrics of the future need efficient, dense, low-latency optical scale-up links where copper is failing fails on reach, congestion, and power.
A simple, mature process flow built on existing foundry infrastructure — no new fab required.
Our fabless design house business model enables commercial-scale production without vertical integration.
