Our Product Areas - Photonic Packaging & Integration

Photonic Wire Bonds

Photonic wire bonding (PWB) utilises advanced three-dimensional (3D) nano-printing to manufacture single-mode freeform waveguides. Enabling photonic integration between coarsely pre-positioned optical elements and ensuring highly efficient coupling between waveguides of vastly different mode field profiles. 

Micro Lenses

3D nano-printing of optical elements, such as beam-shaping elements, free-form mirrors and multi-lens systems for beam expansion. Our technology enables excellent coupling efficiencies with relaxed alignment tolerances, suitable for facet and surface coupling of optical elements and optical fibers.

Write Field Extension

3D nano-printing of micro optical lens arrays for mastering applications and large lens arrays. The process ensures stitch free printing with nano meter precision to achieve fine features and low surface roughness.

Who we are

Building upon unique IP and expertise in photonics packaging, we empower industry and research to design and manufacture next-generation optical devices through automated interconnect solutions that overcome design, performance, and scalability challenges.

What we do

 At Vanguard Automation we are dedicated to revolutionizing photonic integration and packaging through advanced 3D nano-printing solutions.

How we do it

Delivering the complete solution for photonic integration with modular machines, software and dedicated materials. Over twenty years of  expertise in research and industrial automation.

OFC 2025

April 1 – 3, 2025 Moscone Center, San Francisco We are exhibiting! Come and visit us at our booth #6464.

PIC International 2025

April 8 – 9, 2025 Brussels, Belgium The 10th PIC International builds on the strengths of its predecessors, with around 40 leaders from industry and academia delivering presentations falling within four key themes: Delivering more data: AI, machine learning and...

Laser World of Photonics 2025

June 24 - 27, Munich, Germany It started 1973 with Laser World of Photonics in Munich—the world‘s leading platform of the laser and photonics industry—and the World of Photonics Congress—Europe’s largest photonics congress. Visit us at our booth #A2.246!

ECOC 2025

September 30, 2025 - October 1st, 2025 Copenhagen, Denmark The ECOC Exhibition is the key meeting place for everyone in the fibre optic communication technology industry, attracting over 6,500 decision-makers from across the industry. In 2025, the event takes place at...

ECOC 2025

September 30, 2025 - October 1st, 2025 Copenhagen, Denmark The ECOC Exhibition is the key meeting place for everyone in the fibre optic communication technology industry, attracting over 6,500 decision-makers from across the industry. In 2025, the...

Laser World of Photonics 2025

June 24 - 27, Munich, Germany It started 1973 with Laser World of Photonics in Munich—the world‘s leading platform of the laser and photonics industry—and the World of Photonics Congress—Europe’s largest photonics congress. Visit us at our booth...

PIC International 2025

April 8 – 9, 2025 Brussels, Belgium The 10th PIC International builds on the strengths of its predecessors, with around 40 leaders from industry and academia delivering presentations falling within four key themes: Delivering more data: AI, machine...