What Quantifi Photonics does

Quantifi Photonics Limited is a New Zealand-headquartered (Auckland) photonics test and measurement company founded in 2013 (previously known as Coherent Solutions) that designs and manufactures modular optical and electro-optical instruments for the development, validation, and high-volume manufacturing test of fiber-optic and silicon photonics devices. The company's product architecture is organized across three unified platforms — PXI (PXIe-based modular instruments compatible with over 2,500 third-party modules), MATRIQ (compact benchtop instruments over USB/Ethernet), and EPIQ (high-performance benchtop instruments) — all controlled by the CohesionUI web-based GUI and programmable via SCPI and LabVIEW. Flagship products include the Power-1410 high-density optical power meter (up to 288 parallel channels in 1U), the BERT-1102 PAM4 bit error rate tester (up to 64 synchronized 28 GBaud channels per PXIe mainframe), the CoRx Tester automated coherent receiver tester, the ELSFP 1000 Series (the first PXI-based ELSFP-compliant laser for CPO/PIC testing), the Doppler 1000 Series photonic Doppler velocimeter, and the Pol 1000 Series polarization controller.

The company sells hardware instruments and turn-key integrated test systems on a custom quote basis (no public list pricing), complemented by calibration, repair, customization, and software support services. Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales through a global reps and distributors network with technical content marketing, industry event presence (Photonics West, LitePoint seminars), and digital demand generation. Customer segments span production and manufacturing, defense and aerospace, commercial R&D, academia, and — most strategically — Datacom/AI/HPC equipment manufacturers building co-packaged optics and silicon photonics devices for AI data centers.

Quantifi Photonics is privately held and has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teradyne, Inc. since the Q2 2025 close of a US$127.2 million acquisition announced in March 2025. Pre-acquisition the company had raised approximately US$25 million in venture capital, including a US$15 million Series C led by Intel Capital in July 2022 and a US$10 million Series B in July 2021. Post-acquisition, Quantifi Photonics' silicon photonics test portfolio also contributes to a US$157 million Teradyne–MultiLane joint venture (expected to close H1 2026) targeting AI data center equipment. Iannick Monfils serves as CEO.

Name

Quantifi Photonics

Legal name

Quantifi Photonics Limited

Website

https://quantifiphotonics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Quantifi Photonics Limited, an Auckland, New Zealand-based photonics test and measurement company (acquired by Teradyne in Q2 2025 for US$127.2M), designs modular PXI, MATRIQ, and EPIQ instruments — including the ELSFP 1000 Series, Power-1410, and BERT-1102 — that serve Datacom/AI/HPC, silicon photonics manufacturers, defense, commercial R&D, and academic customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Photonics Test and Measurement Instrumentation

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Photonics test measurement
• Optical test instruments
• PXI modular instruments
• Coherent optical testing
• Bit error rate testers

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Test & Measurement Instrument Sales: One-time hardware sales of PXI, MATRIQ, and EPIQ platform optical and electro-optical test modules (lasers, attenuators, power meters, BERTs, spectrum analyzers, switches, polarization controllers, O2E converters, passive component integration modules, Doppler velocimeters). Sold as standalone units or configured into turn-key PXI-based systems such as the CoRx Tester.
2. Customization, Calibration, Repair and Support Services: Customized test solutions, calibration, repair, warranty, and software/driver support services for installed instruments. Also includes custom passive component integration per customer specification.
3. Technology Contribution to MultiLane Joint Venture: Following the 2025 Teradyne acquisition, Quantifi Photonics' silicon photonics test portfolio contributes to a $157 million joint venture with MultiLane focused on AI data center equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Quantifi Photonics designs and manufactures photonic test and measurement instruments sold under three platform families — PXI-based modular instruments, the MATRIQ benchtop/instrument line, and the EPIQ embedded system line. Its products are used by optical communications and silicon photonics manufacturers, defense and aerospace programs, datacom/AI/HPC equipment makers, and academic and commercial R&D labs to characterize coherent optical devices, perform bit-error-rate testing, and measure optical power, wavelength, and signal integrity. The company also supports customers in production test, qualification, and research workflows.

Product overview

Quantifi Photonics offers a portfolio of scalable photonics and high-speed I/O test and measurement instruments organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture across three core platforms: PXI (modular PXIe test modules for high-density automated production test, including the new ELSFP 1000 Series for CPO/PIC testing), MATRIQ (cost-effective ultra-compact benchtop instruments such as the MATRIQ Tunable Laser Source, MATRIQ Optical Power Meter, MATRIQ Polarization Controller and Scrambler, MATRIQ Photon Doppler Velocimeter, MATRIQ Bit Error Rate Tester, and MATRIQ IQABC automatic bias controller), and EPIQ (high-performance benchtop instruments including the IQTX coherent modulation transmitter, IQRX coherent optical receiver, OMA optical modulation analyzer, and the Power-1410 high-density optical power meter with up to 288 parallel channels). Cross-platform modules span laser sources and amplifiers (Tunable Laser, DFB/FP, Swept Laser, EDFA, Photocurrent Amplifier), optical spectrum analyzers, variable optical attenuators, optical-electrical converters, optical switches, the BERT 1000 Series and BERT-1102 (PAM4) bit error rate testers, the CoRx Tester automated coherent receiver test system, the Pol 1000 Series polarization controller and scrambler, the Doppler 1000 Series photon Doppler velocimeter, and customizable passive component integration modules including the PXI Tray. The CoRx Tester integrates with Tektronix SX series real-time oscilloscopes to form a complete Optical Modulation Analyzer. All instruments are unified under the CohesionUI web-based GUI and support SCPI and LabVIEW remote programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PXI: Modular optical and electrical PXI test platform offering tunable laser sources, power meters, attenuators, spectrum analyzers, BERTs, polarization controllers, switches, and other photonics test modules.
• MATRIQ
• EPIQ

Products and services

• PXI Photonic Test Instruments
• MATRIQ Photonic Test Instruments
• EPIQ Photonic Test Systems Embedded / turn-key photonic test systems in the EPIQ family, positioned for production and system-level photonic test. Targeted at manufacturers and system integrators requiring compact, integrated photonic test capability for high-volume or deployed applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Industry-leading 288 parallel optical power meter channels in a single 1U instrument with -60 to +10 dBm dynamic range
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major — $157 million teradyne–multilane joint venture for ai data center equipment in which quantifi photonics' silicon photonics test portfolio participates; expected to close h1 2026., event co-marketing — joint participation at litepoint's 2025 innovative testing technology seminar in hsinchu and taipei (september 23–24, 2025)., co-presenter at litepoint's 2025 innovative testing technology seminar., flagship — teradyne acquired quantifi photonics for us$127.2 million (closed q2 2025) and combined it with a $157m multilane joint venture; makes teradyne the parent company and most strategic partner. and core technology integration partner for the corx tester automated coherent receiver tester..

• MultiLanemajor — $157 million teradyne–multilane joint venture for ai data center equipment in which quantifi photonics' silicon photonics test portfolio participates; expected to close h1 2026.Strategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026Teradyne (parent of Quantifi Photonics) formed a $157 million joint venture with MultiLane focused on AI data center equipment. Quantifi Photonics' silicon photonics testing portfolio is positioned as a key technology contribution to the JV.
• LitePointevent co-marketing — joint participation at litepoint's 2025 innovative testing technology seminar in hsinchu and taipei (september 23–24, 2025).GTM or Marketing Partner · 8 December 2025Quantifi Photonics demonstrated multi-channel parallel testing for CPO and silicon photonics chips (512 optical channel connections) at LitePoint's 2025 Innovative Testing Technology Seminar in Hsinchu and Taipei. The joint event addressed next-generation wireless and silicon photonics testing including Wi-Fi 8, 5G RedCap, and Bluetooth 6.0.
• MediaTekco-presenter at litepoint's 2025 innovative testing technology seminar.GTM or Marketing Partner · 8 December 2025MediaTek highlighted Wi-Fi 8's four major innovations (ELR, Co-SR, DSO, NPCA) at LitePoint's seminar where Quantifi Photonics demonstrated CPO and silicon photonics test capabilities. MediaTek is targeting Wi-Fi Alliance certification for its Filogic Wi-Fi 8 solution by 2028.
• Teradyneflagship — teradyne acquired quantifi photonics for us$127.2 million (closed q2 2025) and combined it with a $157m multilane joint venture; makes teradyne the parent company and most strategic partner.Strategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2025Teradyne agreed to acquire Quantifi Photonics in March 2025 (closed Q2 2025 for US$127.2 million per 2025 10-K). The acquisition combines Teradyne's resources with Quantifi Photonics' laser sources, BERT, and optical measurement product portfolio to offer customers complete turn-key photonic test solutions for the silicon photonics and CPO inflection. Post-acquisition Quantifi Photonics operates as 'A Teradyne Company'.
• Tektronixcore technology integration partner for the corx tester automated coherent receiver tester.Technology or IntegrationCoRx Tester integrates with Tektronix's SX series of real-time oscilloscopes to form an Optical Modulation Analyzer (OMA). Quantifi Photonics specifies Tektronix SX oscilloscopes as the partner instrument required for full CoRx Tester functionality.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Anritsu: Established test & measurement incumbent with strong overlap in optical/electrical BERTs and high-speed I/O test for transceiver and datacom applications, serving overlapping manufacturing and R&D customers as Quantifi Photonics.
• Tektronix: Established test & measurement incumbent whose real-time oscilloscopes pair with Quantifi Photonics' CoRx Tester to form an Optical Modulation Analyzer. While currently a partner, Tektronix's broader high-speed serial and optical test portfolio creates a competitive adjacency to Quantifi Photonics' BERT and OMA products.
• Keysight Technologies: A large public test & measurement incumbent with a broad optical and photonics test portfolio (lightwave test, optical modulation analyzers, BERTs) that overlaps directly with Quantifi Photonics' PXI/EPIQ product lines. Competes for the same hyperscaler, transceiver, and component manufacturer customers but with much larger scale and bundled RF/uW offerings.
• Yokogawa Test & Measurement: Long-standing optical test & measurement vendor (optical power meters, spectrum analyzers, BERTs) that competes with Quantifi Photonics' PXI/EPIQ products in the production and lab segments, particularly in the Japanese and broader Asia-Pacific customer base.

Direct peers

• EXFO: Direct peer in optical test and measurement for telecom, datacom, and fiber-optic manufacturing. Competes with Quantifi Photonics in optical power meters, spectrum analyzers, and transceiver test, particularly across the same production and manufacturing segment.
• Viavi Solutions: Direct peer offering optical test, fiber-optic measurement, and network test solutions to the same service provider, hyperscaler, and transceiver manufacturing customers. Competes in the optical power meter, OTDR, and high-speed transceiver test categories.
• ID Photonics: Direct peer specializing in coherent optical communications test and measurement (tunable laser sources, IQ modulators, coherent receivers), competing head-to-head with Quantifi Photonics' IQTX/IQRX/OMA and CoRx Tester product family for the same R&D and coherent transceiver customers.
• MultiLane: Direct peer in high-speed I/O test for transceivers, DACs, AECs, and AI data center interconnects. Now a strategic partner via the $157M Teradyne–MultiLane joint venture, MultiLane is a direct competitor in BERTs and interconnect test that Quantifi Photonics' BERT-1102 and related products target.

Emerging players

• Luna Innovations: Specialized optical test and sensing company offering optical measurement instruments (OBR, OVA) that overlap with Quantifi Photonics' polarization control and component characterization products, particularly in the academic and R&D segments.

Others

• Coherent Corp. (II-VI): Vertical-adjacent photonic components and laser source maker (and broader photonics platform) that overlaps with Quantifi Photonics at the customer/product level — Coherent Corp. is both a potential customer for high-density test equipment and a competitor in tunable laser sources for adjacent test applications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds11 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments

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