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Secure Optical Wireless Links Integrated On Chip for Critical Communications

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The physics of light, engineered into a chip.

Traditional free-space optical systems rely on motorized gimbals and mechanical beam-steering, fragile, bulky, and power-hungry. We replaced all of that with a photonic integrated circuit featuring optical phased arrays.

By controlling the phase of light across thousands of waveguide emitters on a single chip, we steer the beam electronically, with no moving parts, at millisecond speeds, at a fraction of the size and power.

AGPhotonics integrated photonic chip
Vulcan™ Photonic Integrated Chip

Solid-state steering

No motors. No mirrors. No maintenance. OPA-based beam control reacts in milliseconds and survives where mechanical systems fail.

Photonic integration

Every optical function, emission, phase control, beam forming, co-integrated on a single PIC. Smaller, lighter, manufacturable at scale.

Three products. One photonic platform.

Vulcan Core

Vulcan Core

Built to last. Built to link.

Fixed optical wireless links up to 2 km at 1–2 Gbps. Zero moving parts. Rapid installation on any fixed infrastructure.

1–2 km1–2 GbpsStatic links
Vulcan Coarse

Vulcan Coarse

Optical comms for platforms in motion.

Hybrid gimbal + OPA for UAVs and mobile platforms. Wide field of regard. Low SWaP. Built for airborne operations.

UAV-readyLow SWaPMobile
Vulcan OEM

Vulcan OEM

The photonic core. Your system.

Photonic module + electronic control for integration into existing platforms. Drop-in replacement for mechanical beam steering or RF hybrid add-on.

OEM moduleRF hybridOpen interface

High-speed wireless connectivity without RF emissions, compact, secure, and designed to resist interference and jamming.

When your link cannot afford to fail.

UXV communications

Directional links between unmanned platforms: air-to-air, ground-to-air, ground-to-sea, sea-to-sea, MUM-T, and more.

Tethered drone communications

OWC enables secure, high-altitude communication between tethered drones in electronic warfare environments. Since the drones connect to their ground platforms via fiber optics, the entire system, both ground-to-air and air-to-air links, is immune to electromagnetic attack.

ISR-to-C2 networks

Hybrid RF/OWC multilink architecture, with OWC as the primary link in RF-denied conditions.

Tactical optical links in RF-contested environments

Point-to-point ground links for dismounted units, forward operating bases, and expeditionary command posts, with a low optical and electromagnetic signature.

Optical fiber protection at critical nodes

When a primary fiber link fails, our optical wireless communication (OWC) links act as a backup, enabling rapid service recovery.

RF backup or multilink approach

Our OWC links can operate alongside radio frequency (RF) systems or serve as their backup in last-mile or backhaul networks, increasing overall network resilience.

Operational continuity during natural disasters (fire, flood, sabotage)

Temporary emergency OWC links preserve a minimum level of operational control when ground infrastructure is compromised.

Segmentation and isolation of critical networks

OWC can act as a controlled link for physically separating networks in emergency situations, e.g. during a cyber incident.

Temporary links for maintenance and construction (pilot projects, etc.)

OWC provides a temporary wireless bypass with no need for complex permits or spectrum licenses.

Over-the-air (OTA) PNT distribution for resilient timing and synchronization (White Rabbit, PTP, etc.)

Rapidly deployable, fiber-independent distribution of timing and synchronization signals.

Last-mile densification for smart cities and critical urban services (CCTV, 5G, 112, etc.)

High-capacity, low-latency links, rapidly deployed, with no civil works required and up to 4× the bandwidth of RF.

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Talk to our team about your application, or download the Vulcan product datasheet.

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Bullnet Capital
Universidad de Málaga
Photonics & RF Research Lab
Bullnet Capital
Universidad de Málaga
Photonics & RF Research Lab