Nanotechnology for Photonics: Global Markets
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INTRODUCTION
STUDY BACKGROUND
Nanophotonics technologies play an increasingly important role in various sectors of the global economy. However, various technical, marketing and other hurdles need to be overcome before nanophotonics can realize their full potential.
Most analyses of the nanophotonics market focus on the development of new nanophotonics technologies and applications, rather than quantifying the potential market for these technologies. These analyses have made valuable contributions to raising investors' awareness of and interest in nanophotonics.
However, these analyses by themselves do not provide sufficient information to guide corporate or individual investment decisions. Investors require additional information, such as the size of specific nanophotonics markets, prices, competition, and potential regulation, as provided in this report.
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
This report is an update of an earlier BCC Research report, published in 2006. Its goal is to provide investors and others with the latest information on the commercial potential of various nanophotonics technologies and to complement the growing body of technical information. Specific objectives include identifying segments of the nanophotonics market with the greatest commercial potential in the near to mid-term (2011-2016), projecting future demand in these segments and evaluating the challenges that must be overcome for each segment to realize its potential in order to estimate the probability of successful commercialization.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This report is intended especially for entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists and other readers who need to know where the nanophotonics market is headed in the next five years. Other readers who should find the report particularly valuable include nanotechnology marketing executives and government officials associated with the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative and other government programs to promote the development of the nanotechnology industry. The report's findings and conclusions should also be of interest to the broader nanotechnology community.
SCOPE AND FORMAT
The study addresses the global market for nanophotonics devices. Nanophotonic devices are defined as devices that interact with light at the nanoscale level. ("Nanoscale" is defined as having at least one dimension measuring less than 100 nanometers, or billionths of a meter.)
As defined above, nanophotonics are closely related to nano-optoelectronics. Many photonic devices, such as diodes, are also commonly classified as optoelectronic devices. This study does not exclude any application that meets the basic definition of a photonic device, even if it is also classifiable as an optoelectronic device.
Major types of nanoscale devices covered in this report include optical fiber, channel add/drop filters, optical switches and gates, light-emitting diodes, optical amplifiers, solar cells and holographic memory. The report format includes the following major elements:
Executive summary
Definitions
Milestones in the development of nanophotonics
Current and potential nanophotonics applications
Applications and end-users with the greatest commercial potential through 2016
Global nanophotonics market trends, 2010-2016
Factors that will influence the long-term development of nanophotonics
Market shares and industry structure
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
Projecting the market for emerging technologies such as most nanophotonics devices, whose commercial potential has not yet been proven, is a challenging task, which may help to explain why most analysts so far have focused on technology assessments. This report uses a multi-phase approach to identify the nanophotonics applications and devices with the greatest commercial potential and quantify the resulting market for these devices, as described below.
In the first phase of the analysis, we identified a "long list" of potential nanophotonics applications (including applications that are still under development) and mapped them against potential applications such as data storage, computing, sensing and others.
In the second phase, we eliminated those nanophotonics applications and devices that appear to have little likelihood of making it into commercial production in the next five years, determined by a literature review and statements from industry sources. The result of phase two was a "short list" of devices with the greatest near- to mid-term commercial potential.
The third phase focused on quantifying the potential broader market for each short-listed nanophotonics device and identifying the main prerequisites for commercial success. Various methodologies and data sources were used to develop the projections, including trend line projections, input-output analysis and estimates of future demand from industry sources. Dozens of industry sources were consulted in the preparation of this report.
ANALYST CREDENTIALS
Andrew McWilliams, the author of this report, is a partner in the Boston-based international technology and marketing consulting firm, 43rd Parallel LLC. He is also the author of numerous Business Communications Co. reports, including the predecessor to this report as well as several related market assessments, such as NAN031D Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment, NAN021D Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Nanoclays, and Nanotubes, and AVM067A Metamaterials: Technologies and Global Markets.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 1
STUDY BACKGROUND 1
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES . 1
INTENDED AUDIENCE 1
SCOPE AND FORMAT 2
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES. 2
ANALYST CREDENTIALS 3
RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS . 3
BCC ONLINE SERVICES 4
DISCLAIMER . 4
CHAPTER TWO: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . 5
SUMMARY TABLE NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES MARKET, THROUGH
2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 5
SUMMARY FIGURE NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES MARKET, 2010-2016
($ MILLIONS) 6
CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW 7
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 7
DEFINITIONS . 7
Photonics 7
Nanophotonics . 7
BRIEF HISTORY OF PHOTONICS 8
Brief History of Photonics (Continued) . 9
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT 10
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS 10
TABLE 1 PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS 11
Photonic Crystals . 11
Description 11
FIGURE 1 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE . 12
Properties 13
Two Dimensional vs. Three Dimensional
Crystals 13
FIGURE 2 2D VS. 3D PHOTONIC CRYSTALS . 14
Defects . 14
FIGURE 3 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL POINT DEFECT 15
Composition . 15
Static vs. Tunable Crystals . 16
Applications . 16
Fabrication 17
Micromachining . 18
Microlithographic Techniques . 18
Layer-by-Layer Fabrication 19
FIGURE 4 "WOODPILE" STRUCTURE . 19
Autocloning . 20
FIGURE 5 AUTOCLONED CRYSTAL STRUCTURE . 21
Holographic Lithography . 21
Multibeam Interference Lithography . 22
Glancing Angle Deposition 22
Stack Methods . 23
Low Temperature Deposition . 23
Self-Assembly 24
Opal Method 24
Other Self-Assembly Techniques . 24
Drawing and Extruding 25
Patents 26
FIGURE 6 TRENDS IN U.S. PHOTONIC CRYSTAL PATENTS, 2000–
2011 (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 26
TABLE 2 PHOTONIC PATENTS BY PATENT HOLDER (NUMBER/%
OF PATENTS) 27
FIGURE 7 LEADING PHOTONIC CRYSTAL PATENT HOLDERS
(PERCENT OF PATENTS) . 28
Manufacturers . 28
TABLE 3 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MANUFACTURERS 29
Nanowires 29
Description 29
Properties 30
Applications . 30
Fabrication 30
Patents 31
TABLE 4 U.S. NANOWIRE PATENTS BY PATENT HOLDER
(NUMBER/% OF PATENTS) . 31
FIGURE 8 LEADING NANOWIRE PATENT HOLDERS (PERCENT OF
U.S. PATENTS) 32
Nanoribbons . 32
Description 32
Properties 33
Applications . 33
Fabrication 33
Patents 33
Nanotubes 34
Description 34
Photonic Properties . 34
Photonic Applications . 35
Fabrication 35
Patents 36
TABLE 5 U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS
OF CARBON NANOTUBES BY PATENT HOLDER (NUMBER/% OF
PATENTS) 37
FIGURE 9 LEADING HOLDERS OF U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO
PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS OF CARBON NANOTUBES (PERCENT
OF U.S. PATENTS) 37
Quantum Dots . 38
Description 38
Properties 38
Applications . 39
Biomarkers 39
Light-Emitting Diodes 40
Displays 41
Lasers 41
Optical Switches and Gates . 42
Optical Amplifiers 42
Memory Devices . 43
Quantum Computing . 43
Photovoltaics 44
Digital Image Sensors 45
Fabrication 45
Colloidal Synthesis 45
Epitaxy 46
Printed Quantum Dot Films . 46
Patents 46
FIGURE 10 QUANTUM DOT PATENTS BY TYPE OF PATENT
(PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS) 47
FIGURE 11 QUANTUM DOT PATENT INVENTORS AND ASSIGNEES
(PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS) 48
FIGURE 12 QUANTUM DOT PATENTS BY NATIONALITY OF
INVENTOR OR ASSIGNEE (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS) 49
Manufacturers . 49
TABLE 6 QUANTUM DOT MANUFACTURERS 50
Plasmonics . 50
Description 50
Properties 51
Applications . 51
Fabrication 52
Patents 53
TABLE 7 SELECTED U.S. PLASMONICS-RELATED PATENTS . 53
Polymer Thin Films . 54
Description 54
Properties 54
Applications . 54
Fabrication 55
Patents 56
FIGURE 13 ELECTROLUMINESCENT POLYMER PATENT HOLDERS
(PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS) 57
Manufacturers . 57
TABLE 8 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
POLYMER THIN FILMS FOR OLED APPLICATIONS . 58
Rare Earth Doped Metal Oxide Nanophosphors 58
Description 58
Properties 59
Applications . 60
Fabrication 60
Patents 60
FIGURE 14 RARE EARTH DOPED METAL OXIDE NANOPHOSPHOR
TECHNOLOGY PATENT HOLDERS (PERCENT OF TOTAL
PATENTS) 61
Manufacturers . 62
TABLE 9 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN NANOPHOSPHOR
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 62
NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES . 63
TABLE 10 NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES . 63
Channel Add/Drop Filters . 64
Description 64
Limitations of Conventional Channel Add/Drop
Filters . 64
Nano-Photonics Technologies . 64
Applications . 65
Patents 65
Manufacturers . 66
TABLE 11 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL DROP FILTER MANUFACTURERS 66
Optical Switches and Gates 66
Description 66
Limitations of Conventional Switches and Gates . 66
Nano-Photonics Technologies . 67
Applications . 67
Patents 68
FIGURE 15 QUANTUM DOT SWITCH AND GATE PATENTS
(PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS) 68
Manufacturers . 69
TABLE 12 MANUFACTURERS PURSUING QUANTUM DOT
SWITCHES 69
Light-Emitting Diodes . 69
Description 69
Limitations of Conventional LEDs. 70
Nano-Photonic Technologies 71
Quantum Dots . 71
Carbon Nanotubes 72
Rare Earth Doped Metal Oxide
Nanophosphors 73
Organic Light Emitting Diodes 73
Organic (Continued) 74
Applications . 75
Lighting . 76
Bioassays . 77
Flat Panel Displays . 77
Flat …(Continued) . 78
Lasers . 79
Patents 80
FIGURE 16 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PATENTS (PERCENT OF
TOTAL PATENTS) 80
FIGURE 16 (CONTINUED). 81
FIGURE 17 MAJOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PATENT HOLDERS
(PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS) 81
FIGURE 17 (CONTINUED). 82
Manufacturers . 82
TABLE 13 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE MANUFACTURERS . 82
FIGURE 18 OLED DISPLAY MARKET SHARES, 2010 (PERCENT OF
TOTAL MARKETS 83
Optical Amplifiers 84
Description 84
Nanophotonic Technologies 84
Applications . 85
Patents 85
TABLE 14 QUANTUM DOT OPTICAL AMPLIFIER PATENTS AND
APPLICATIONS 86
Manufacturers . 86
TABLE 15 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN QUANTUM DOT OPTICAL
AMPLIFIER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 86
Nanophotonic Solar Cells 87
Description 87
Limitations of Conventional Solar Cells 87
Nano-Photonic Technologies 87
Nanocrystalline Ti02 DSSCs . 87
Quantum Dot Solar Cells . 88
Intermediate-Band gap Solar Cells 88
Infrared Solar Cells . 89
Multilayered Silicon Quantum Dot Solar Cells . 89
Applications . 90
Patents 90
Manufacturers . 90
TABLE 16 COMPANIES DEVELOPING NANOPHOTONIC PV
TECHNOLOGIES 90
Holographic Memory . 91
Description 91
Limitations of Existing Technologies . 92
Nanophotonic Technologies 92
Applications . 93
Patents 93
TABLE 17 FERROELECTRIC STORAGE NANOTECHNOLOGY
PATENTS . 93
TABLE 17 (CONTINUED) . 94
Manufacturers . 94
Near-field Optics 94
Description 94
Limitations of Conventional Microscopes 95
Nanophotonic Technologies 95
FIGURE 19 SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE
PRINCIPLES . 95
Applications . 96
Patents 96
Manufacturers . 96
TABLE 18 SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE
MANUFACTURERS 97
CHAPTER FOUR: GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOPHOTONICS DEVICES . 98
OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION 98
FIGURE 20 GLOBAL SALES OF NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES, 2010–
2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 98
FIGURE 21 NANOPHOTONICS MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS, 2010–
2016 (%) 99
FIGURE 21 (CONTINUED). 100
TABLE 19 GLOBAL NANOPHOTONICS SALES BY DEVICE TYPE,
THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 100
DETAILED MARKET ANALYSIS . 101
MARKET BY TYPE OF NANOPHOTONIC DEVICE . 101
Nanophotonic Diodes . 101
Historical Sales . 101
FIGURE 22 NANODIODE SALES BY TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM, 2010
(PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SHARES) 102
Market Drivers 102
Sales of OLED Flat Panel Displays . 103
TABLE 20 GLOBAL FLAT PANEL DISPLAY SALES PROJECTIONS,
THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) 103
FIGURE 23 PROJECTED GLOBAL FLAT PANEL DISPLAY SALES
TRENDS, 2010–2016 ($ BILLIONS) . 103
Sales of Nanotube FED Devices . 104
Medical Detection and Imaging . 105
TABLE 21 GLOBAL FLUORESCENCE-BASED BIOLOGICAL
PRODUCT SALES, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) . 105
FIGURE 24 GLOBAL MARKET FOR FLUORESCENCE-BASED
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, 2010–2016 . 106
Lighting . 106
Lasers . 107
Projected Sales . 107
TABLE 22 PROJECTED SALES OF NANODIODES, THROUGH 2016 ($
MILLIONS) 107
FIGURE 25 NANODIODE MARKET SEGMENTED BY TECHNOLOGY
PLATFORM, 2010–2016 (%) 108
OLEDs 109
Quantum Dots 109
TABLE 23 QUANTUM DOT NANODIODE MARKET BY APPLICATION,
THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 110
Nanotubes 110
Rare Earth Doped Metal Oxide
Nanophosphors . 110
TABLE 24 RARE EARTH DOPED METAL OXIDE NANOPHOSPHOR
MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 111
Photonic Switches 111
Historical Market 111
Market Drivers 111
Optical Switch Market 111
TABLE 25 GLOBAL OPTICAL SWITCH SALES, THROUGH 2011 ($
BILLIONS) . 112
FIGURE 26 OPTICAL SWITCH MARKET TRENDS, 2010–2016 ($
BILLIONS) . 112
Competition from Other Optical Switching
Technologies . 112
Projected Sales . 113
TABLE 26 PROJECTED NANOPHOTONIC OPTICAL SWITCH SALES,
THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 113
Nanophotonic Integrated Circuits 113
Historical Sales . 113
Market Drivers 114
Photonic Integrated Circuit Market Trends 114
TABLE 27 GLOBAL PHOTONIC IC SALES, THROUGH 2016 ($
BILLIONS) . 114
FIGURE 27 PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SALES TRENDS,
2010–2016 ($ BILLIONS) 114
Pace of NPIC Technology Take-Up . 115
Projected Sales . 115
TABLE 28 PROJECTED NANOPHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
SALES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 115
Holographic Memory . 115
Historical Sales . 115
Market Drivers 116
Market for High Density/High Access Speed
Data Storage 116
Competing Holographic Storage Technologies 116
Projected Market . 116
TABLE 29 PROJECTED NANOPHOTONIC HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY
SALES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 117
Nanophotonic Solar Cells 117
Historical Sales . 117
Market Drivers 117
Projected Sales 118
TABLE 30 PROJECTED NANOPHOTONIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
SALES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 118
Nano-Optical Sensors 118
Market Drivers 118
Projected Market . 119
TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR QUANTUM DOT IMAGE SENSORS,
THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 119
Optical Amplifiers 119
Historical Sales . 119
Market Drivers 119
Projected Sales 119
TABLE 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOPHOTONIC OPTICAL
AMPLIFIERS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 120
Add/Drop Filters 120
Historical Sales . 120
Market Drivers 120
Projected Sales 120
TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL ADD/DROP
FILTERS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 121
Near-Field Microscopes . 121
Historical Sales . 121
Market Drivers 121
Projected Market . 121
Market by Application Area . 122
FIGURE 28 MARKET FOR NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES BY
APPLICATION AREA, 2010–2016 (%) 123
FIGURE 28 (CONTINUED). 124
CHAPTER FIVE: COMPANY PROFILES 125
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES . 125
APPLIED PLASMONICS, INC. . 125
BAYER CORP.INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS DIVISION 126
BIOCRYSTAL, LTD. . 126
BOSTON MICROMACHINES CORPORATION 126
EKA CHEMICALS COLLOIDAL SILICA GROUPS 127
LUXTERA, INC. 127
CABOT CORP. 127
CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY . 128
CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC. 128
CARBON NANOTECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. 128
COLOSSAL STORAGE CORP. 129
CLARENDON PHOTONICS INC. . 129
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 129
EASTMAN KODAK CO. . 130
EVIDENT TECHNOLOGIES . 130
FORGE EUROPA LTD. 131
G24 INNOVATIONS, LTD. 131
HEWLETT-PACKARD . 132
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL INC. . 132
IBM CORP. 133
INNOLUME GMBH . 133
INVISAGE TECHNOLOGIES . 134
MERCK OLED MATERIALS GMBH 134
NALCO CHEMICAL CO. . 134
NANOSTRUCTURED & AMORPHOUS MATERIALS INC. . 135
NANOCARBLAB7 136
NANOCEROX, INC. . 136
NANOCO TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 136
NANOCRYSTALS TECHNOLOGY LTD 137
NANOCYL SA . 137
NANOGRAM CORP. . 137
NANOLAB INC. 138
NANOSPECTRA BIOSCIENCES INC. . 138
NANOSPECTRA BIOSCIENCES INC. (CONTINUED) 139
NANOSYS INC. 140
NEOPHOTONICS . 140
OMNIGUIDE INC. . 141
OMNIPV INC. . 141
OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH . 142
PHILIPS LUMILEDS LIGHTING COMPANY . 142
POLATIS, INC. . 142
QD VISION, INC. . 143
QUANTUM DOT CORP. 143
RITDISPLAY CORP. 144
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. . 144
SHENZHEN NANOTECH PORT CO. . 144
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP. 144
XEROX CORP. 145
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