What Quanta Tech does

Quanta Tech is a privately held specialty photonics firm headquartered at 60 Broad Street in New York that designs, distributes, and supports acousto-optic (AO) components and matched radio-frequency (RF) drivers for research and industrial customers in the USA, Canada, and South America. Operationally, the firm functions as the exclusive regional distributor and application-engineering arm of its French parent, AA OPTO-ELECTRONIC (A.A. Sa, headquartered in Orsay), and is led in publication-director capacity by Franck Darde. Core offerings span free-space AO components covering deep UV to far infrared wavelengths (180 nm to 11 µm), fiber-pigtailed AO components from 400 nm to 2200 nm, RF drivers reaching 3 GHz and 500 Watts CW, and custom RF electronics for optical applications; these include modulators, pulse pickers, deflectors, frequency shifters, tunable filters, polychromatic modulators, and Q-switches.

Name

Quanta Tech

Legal name

A.A. Sa

Website

https://quanta-tech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quanta Tech distributes and supports acousto-optic components and matched RF drivers from its New York office, serving research laboratories, universities, and OEM manufacturers across the USA, Canada, and South America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acousto-Optic Components

NAICS

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

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronics & Photonics (LED/Laser/Optical ICs) (HDAHAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

RF Transceivers & RFIC SoCs (Cellular/Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth) (HDAHAMAE), Amplifiers & Comparators (HDAHAIAC), Optoelectronic Emitters (LED/Laser/VCSEL) (HDAHALAL)

Keywords

• Acousto-optic components
• Radio frequency drivers
• Fiber pigtailed modulators
• Optical frequency shifters
• Q-switch laser components

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Acousto-optic components and RF drivers: Sale of standard and custom acousto-optic components including modulators, pulse pickers, deflectors, frequency shifters, fiber pigtailed devices, tunable filters, polychromatic modulators, Q-switches, and associated RF drivers and power amplifiers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Quanta Tech designs, distributes, and supplies a broad range of acousto-optic components (free space and fiber pigtailed modulators, pulse pickers, deflectors, frequency shifters, tunable filters, polychromatic modulators, and Q-switches) along with matched radio frequency drivers and power amplifiers (up to 3 GHz, 500 Watts CW). Operating as the USA/Canada/South America arm of French manufacturer AA Opto Electronic, it delivers both catalog products and bespoke custom solutions to research and industrial OEM customers.

Product overview

Quanta Tech provides a comprehensive portfolio of acousto-optic solutions covering the full optical technology stack. The core offering consists of four main product lines: Free space AO components (wavelength range 180nm to 11µm), Fiber pigtailed AO components (400nm to 2200nm), RF drivers for AO components (up to 3GHz, 500 Watts CW), and RF Electronics for Optical applications (custom and standard designs). These are complemented by specialized add-on modules including the Rack Booster (8-channel power amplifier system for Quantum applications), 200 Watts high-power drivers, Fast Fiber pulse pickers (6ns switching for 80MHz lasers), Multi outputs RF drivers (4/8 channel parallel outputs), Compact Visible modulators, and PPKxx Synchro drivers for pulse picker synchronization. The standard product range includes Acousto-optic Modulators, Pulse pickers, Deflectors, Frequency shifters, Fiber pigtailed devices, Tunable filters, Polychromatic modulators, Q-switches, Fixed and variable Frequency sources and power Amplifiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free space AO components Free space acousto-optic components covering wavelength range from deep UV (180nm) to far infrared (11µm), including modulators, pulse pickers, deflectors, frequency shifters, and Q-switches. Designed for research and industrial laser systems requiring optical modulation, deflection, and frequency shifting in free space optical paths.
• Fiber pigtailed AO components Fiber pigtailed acousto-optic components covering wavelength range from 400nm to 2200nm, including tunable filters and fiber-coupled devices. Built for integration into fiber-based optical systems used in research labs and OEM instrumentation.
• RF drivers for AO components Radio frequency drivers matched to acousto-optic component performance specifications, including frequency drivers up to 3GHz and power amplifiers up to 500 Watts CW. Used by laboratories and OEMs to drive AO modulators, deflectors, frequency shifters, and Q-switches.
• RF Electronics for Optical applications Custom designs and standard radio frequency electronics for optical applications, including fixed and variable frequency sources and power amplifiers. Delivered as bespoke engineering for laser-based OEM systems and research projects.
• Rack Booster Rack-mounted power amplifier system for quantum technology applications with 8 embedded power amplifiers (1 to 4 Watts each), designed to drive up to 8 AO modulators or frequency shifters in parallel from a single rack chassis.
• 200 Watts driver High-power fixed frequency source providing 200-250 Watts at 27.12, 40.68, or 80 MHz, supporting high-speed digital and analog amplitude modulation. Designed for driving high-power acousto-optic devices in OEM and research laser systems.
• Fast Fiber pulse picker Compact fiber-coupled modulator and pulse picker for 1030-1080nm wavelength range (centered at 1064nm), with 6ns rise/fall time and polarization maintaining fibers. Suited for 80MHz repetition rate pulsed lasers used in scientific and OEM ultrafast laser systems.
• Multi outputs RF drivers RF driver units offering 4 or 8 parallel variable frequency outputs from phase-locked DDS, capable of driving frequency shifters, multi-channel modulators, and deflectors simultaneously while saving system space.
• Compact Visible modulator Compact acousto-optic modulator for the visible wavelength range of 450-700nm, designed for space-constrained applications and featuring a soft RF cable for easier integration into optical setups.
• PPKxx Synchro driver for pulse pickers Synchronization driver for fiber pigtailed and free space pulse pickers, providing synchronization with the user's reference signal from a laser. Features Bluetooth, USB, or RS232 interface with adjustable delay, gate duration, and picking ratio, plus an SDK for custom integration.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AA OPTO-ELECTRONICcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuanta Tech serves as the authorized distributor for AA OPTO-ELECTRONIC products in USA, Canada, and South America markets. AA OPTO-ELECTRONIC is a French manufacturer of acousto-optic components and RF drivers, with headquarters located in Orsay, France (18, rue Nicolas Appert, F-91898 Orsay Cedex, France). The partnership involves distributing the full range of AA OPTO-ELECTRONIC products including free space AO components, fiber pigtailed components, RF drivers, and RF electronics for optical applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Coherent Corp: Large diversified photonics incumbent (formed via II-VI/Coherent merger) with a portfolio spanning laser sources, AO components (via II-VI inherited lines), and RF drivers. Broad incumbent that competes for the same laser-OEM sockets as Quanta Tech/AA but as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Thorlabs: Large incumbent photonics supplier with its own AO modulator line plus driver electronics, selling through a powerful catalog and e-commerce channel that overlaps with Quanta Tech's research/university customer base.
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Japanese optoelectronics incumbent with broad optical-component, modulator, and detector catalog serving academic, industrial, and OEM laser customers — adjacent competitor and ecosystem partner in photonics instrumentation.
• Lumentum Holdings: Major optoelectronic component vendor with overlapping wavelength ranges (UV to IR) and complementary products (lasers, modulators) used in the same quantum, biomedical, and industrial laser-system end markets.

Regional players

• Acal BFi: European specialty photonics distributor representing AO and laser-component manufacturers across EMEA — analogous business-model peer to Quanta Tech (value-add regional distributor of AA and similar optics suppliers), but serving a different geography.

Direct peers

• AA Opto-Electronic: Quanta Tech's French parent company and the actual designer/manufacturer of all the AO components and RF drivers that Quanta Tech distributes. Directly comparable product line: free-space and fiber-pigtailed AO modulators, deflectors, frequency shifters, and high-frequency RF drivers up to 3GHz/500W.
• Isomet Corporation: US-based specialist manufacturer of acousto-optic devices (modulators, deflectors, Q-switches, frequency shifters, AOTFs) and matching RF drivers. Direct competitor in the same AO components category serving the same research-lab and OEM-laser customer base.
• Brimrose Corporation: US manufacturer of acousto-optic and electro-optic devices including modulators, deflectors, tunable filters, and RF drivers. Comparable product breadth and a similar university/industrial OEM sales motion.
• Gooch & Housego (Excelitas / G&H): Global specialist in acousto-optic, electro-optic, and fiber-optic components, with a deep catalog of AO modulators and drivers comparable to AA's. Active in the same research and OEM segments, including quantum and LIDAR photonics.

Emerging players

• LightMachinery: Canadian specialty photonics company producing AO and electro-optic components (modulators, scanners, wavelength-selective switches) for OEMs. Geographically and technologically overlapping with Quanta Tech's North American customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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