AFR Milan

AFR Milan is dedicated to the development and manufacturing of Bulk and Thin Film Lithium Niobate components and modulators.

Photonic devices manufacturing in Milan dates back to the 1990s, starting with the LiNbO3 high-speed modulator product line. In 2019, AFR acquired the Milan site along with its intellectual properties, aiming to expand its strong technical and production capabilities to leverage the team's expertise in developing groundbreaking Thin Film Lithium Niobate technology, marking a substantial leap forward in product innovation.

With the increasing demand for modulators, AFR is strategically positioned to seize market opportunities with its versatile product line that spans across telecom, datacom, analog, quantum, satellite, and power laser applications.

To benefit its valued customers, AFR has scaled up its production efficiency by investing in state-of-the-art high volume equipment, underscoring its dedication to maintaining high-quality standards.

These strategic initiatives position AFR to expand both its product line and production scale, leveraging its competitive advantages in technology development, quality control, and market outreach. The AFR Milan facility, comprising R&D labs, a state-of-the-art wafer fab, and module line, is located in San Donato Milanese, Italy.

Milestones

1988
Part of Pirelli
LN FAB Construction
1993
First Field Installed 2.5 Gb/s Modulators
1994
CATV Modulator Installation
1998
Part of Corning
Field Deployed 10 Gb/s Modulator
2001
40 Gb/s Modulators
2002
Part of Avanex
Integrated Modulator & Driver Module
2007
Z-Cut Modulators
2010
Part of Oclaro
40G DQPSK Modulators
2011
100G Modulators PM-QPSK
2016
400G Modulators
2018
Part of Lumentum
Acquired by Lumentum
2019
Part of AFR
Acquired by AFR
2020
Production Restart
2021
First TFLN Device
2023
CDM 130G/PAM4

Milestones

2023

CDM 130G/PAM4

2021

First TFLN Device

2020

Production Restart

2019
Part of AFR

Acquired by AFR

2018
Part of Lumentum

Acquired by Lumentum

2016

400G Modulators

2011

100G Modulators PM-QPSK

2010
Part of Oclaro

40G DQPSK Modulators

2007

Z-Cut Modulators

2002
Part of Avanex

Integrated Modulator & Driver Module

2001

40 Gb/s Modulators

1998
Part of Corning

Field Deployed 10 Gb/s Modulator

1994

CATV Modulator Installation

1993

First Field Installed 2.5 Gb/s Modulators

1988
Part of Pirelli

LN FAB Construction

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