Almae Technologies is a spin-off company from III-V Lab (the joint Nokia, Thales and CEA-Leti industrial research laboratory), and is majority-owned by an affiliate of Accelink Technologies.  Almae designs and produces InP epi wafers used to implement photonics circuits integrating semiconductor lasers. Almae’s high-speed ‘buried heterostructure' laser technology consists of embedding the semiconductor strip constituting the laser with semi-insulating InP material, enabling good thermal exchange and optimum optical guidance of the beam, as well as low parasitic capacitance and resistance. This technique enhances the implementation, stability and performance of integrated lasers. With over 2000 m2 of clean rooms, Almae has an annual full production capacity of several thousand semiconductor wafers, incorporating new-generation laser components that support high-speed access over optical fibers. The company is located at Marcoussis, France, south of Paris.