We keep Canadians and the world connected by pushing the boundaries in photonics and electronics research and the development of new communication and sensor technologies. We work with academia, research organizations and industry to discover, de-risk, develop and commercialize inorganic and organic semiconductor technologies. We manage the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, which is North America's only pure play commercial compound semiconductor foundry offering epitaxy to fabrication services to a global research and industrial client base.
Services and information
Facilities
Research programs
Technical and advisory services
- Integrated Optics
- Semiconductor Lasers
- Sensors
- Printable Electronics
- Fabrication Processes and Prototyping
Why work with us
We provide expert, research-based advice on design and simulation, materials, fabrication, integration and full-scale testing.
Our engagement models:
- Research
- Collaborative research
- Technical and advisory service
- Fabrication
- Licensing
We work with all players in the photonics and electronics industry, in Canada and internationally:
- Start-ups
- Small and medium sized enterprises
- Multinationals
- Research organizations
- Universities
- Government departments
Contact us
Michael Davison, Director, Business Development
Telephone: 613-716-3942
Email: Michael.Davison@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
LinkedIn: 
Michael Davison
Our experts
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Research publications
- Wheat spike localization and counting via hybrid UNet architectures
- Deep learning-based prediction of fabrication-process-induced structural variations in nanophotonic devices
- Fabrication error tolerant broadband mode converters and their working principles
- Experimental demonstration of robust nanophotonic devices optimized by topological inverse design with energy constraint
- Data-driven prediction of fabrication variations in silicon photonic devices