Where the Future Begins

Welcome to the Communications Research Centre Canada’s (CRC) Laboratory for Photonic Components and Systems Research – where ideas for future-generation optical communications are born. Through a commitment to long-term research and development (R&D), we create novel concepts and technologies that optical communication companies will need for their next-generation products.

Photonics is poised to become the No. 1 enabling technology for broadband communications, as companies around the world race to implement new breakthroughs.

A major industrial niche for Canada, close to 500 Canadian-based companies – from multinational giants to small start-ups – now produce all kinds of photonics-related products for the world market.

The demand for new ideas is high. At CRC, we are helping Canada build solid foundations for future innovative products.