Programmable Optics
Powered by Light Control Metasurface™ Technology

Groundbreaking Physics Meets Mature Manufacturing

Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) chips guide photons using the light-bending properties of metamaterial surfaces. Nanostructures smaller than the wavelength of light work together to both shape and steer optical energy in any direction within the field of view.


LCMs are manufactured using conventional silicon fabrication processes available at semiconductor foundries worldwide.  This results in products that are scalable into the billions of units, yet can be optimized for cost or performance to suit the application.

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Key Advantages of LCM Optical Beamforming

Truly Solid State

CMOS chip features no mechanical components, requires no steering angle calibration, and is suitable for automotive temperature ranges

160° Steering Field Of View

Up to 180° with expanding optics. Wider achievable field of view than any other directional beam steering technology.

Software-Defined Scanning

Without mechanical inertia, LCMs can shape light in any pattern across the field of view in the order of microseconds.

Scalability to Fit Any Beam-Steering Application

Ranging from consumer electronics and long-range automotive 3D sensing, to optical communication and switching for hyperscaler data centers with ultra-large port counts.

Multiple Wavelengths and Architectures

LCMs can shape and direct light in any optical architecture, whether using VCSEL, edge emitters, or fiber lasers at 905 nm, 1310 nm, or 1550 nm wavelengths, employing ToF or FMCW.

Powered By Metamaterials

LCMs control light using the unique properties of metamaterial surfaces which operate at the sub-wavelength level.

Unparalleled Flexibility and Programmability​

Dynamic scanning for a dynamic world

Digital beam steering, enabled by optical beamforming with Lumotive LCMs, lights the way for the future of lidar and 3D sensing. Unconstrained by the motion and reliability of mechanical parts, a sensor can adjust its scanning behavior instantaneously, in real time, to respond to the situation.

Transformative Technology Across Applications

Lumotive products scale across multiple industries and offer a wide range of applications

3D Sensing

Optical Communications

Optical Switching

Defense Technologies

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