about
innovative laser solutions
for silicon photonics


Photo: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
recent news
05.2020
Clean Energy Trust invests in Iris Light
Iris Light joins the portfolio of cleantech investor Clean Energy Trust to boost data center efficiency.
12.2019
Iris Light awarded AFWERX STTR Phase 1 contract from US Air Force
Iris Light received an AFWERX Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract with partner Boise State University to advance hybrid silicon-nanomaterial lasers for silicon photonics.
09.2019
CRI Demo Day 2019
Iris Light CEO, Chad Husko, speaks on the future of Cloud data centers and how Iris Light embedded lasers are going break the bandwidth bottleneck.
04.2020
Iris Light reaches George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals
The George Shultz Innovation Fund at the University of Chicago selects Iris Light as a finalist in their Spring 2020 cycle for $250k investment.
11.2019
Iris Light and Boise State receive $242k IGEM grant
Idaho Department of Commerce gives Iris Light and Boise State University the green light for on-chip laser technology.
06.2019
Iris Light receives a SAFE investment from the New Venture Challenge (NVC)
As a finalist in the 2019 New Venture Challenge, Iris Light was awarded a SAFE investment.