Luminar Technologies Acquires Freedom Photonics

Luminar Technologies Acquires OptoGration Inc.

July 19, 2021

Manufacturing

Luminar Technologies has acquired its exclusive InGaAs photodetector design partner and specialized fabrication partner, OptoGration Inc., securing chip IP and production capacity to support series production of its Iris lidar sensor. The deal brings OptoGration’s founders into Luminar, secures roughly one million InGaAs chips per year capacity (expandable), and deepens integration with Luminar’s Black Forest Engineering assets to accelerate production and reduce costs.

Quantum Computing Inc. Acquires Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. for $110 Million

February 5, 2026

IT Services

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) has completed its all-cash acquisition of Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. (LSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Luminar Technologies, Inc., for $110 million. The deal creates a more vertically integrated, domestically manufactured photonics and quantum technology platform by combining QCi’s thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) integrated photonics with LSI’s lasers, detectors, packaging, and manufacturing capabilities.

Luna Innovations Acquires General Photonics

March 4, 2019

Telecommunications

Luna Innovations Incorporated acquired General Photonics Corporation, a Chino, California-based provider of polarization management components, modules and optical test equipment, for $20 million (including up to $1 million earnout). The purchase expands Luna's Lightwave division and strengthens its communications test product portfolio by adding complementary measurement and polarization control capabilities and vertical integration synergies.

Luminar Technologies Acquires EM4 Optoelectronics Unit from Gooch & Housego

March 1, 2024

Manufacturing

Luminar Technologies has acquired the EM4 optoelectronic components and laser modules business (G&H Boston) from Gooch & Housego to strengthen its Luminar Semiconductor division and broaden its capability into aerospace and defense markets. Gooch & Housego disclosed the sale of EM4 for up to $12 million; the deal was finalised in March and supports Luminar's strategy to expand beyond automotive lidar into wider photonics and semiconductor manufacturing.

CACI International Acquires SA Photonics

December 16, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

CACI International has completed the acquisition of SA Photonics, a developer of free-space optical (FSO) communications and LiDAR sensing technologies. The deal expands CACI's photonics engineering and scaled manufacturing capabilities — adding facilities in California and Florida — to serve U.S. government, intelligence, and commercial space (LEO) customers.

Ouster Acquires Sense Photonics and Launches Ouster Automotive

October 25, 2021

Automotive

Ouster, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Sense Photonics in an all‑stock deal (approximately 10 million Ouster shares) and established a new division, Ouster Automotive, to accelerate mass‑market adoption of solid‑state digital lidar. The transaction adds Sense's IP (100+ pending patent applications and an exclusive license to 250+ patents), ~80 global employees, and advances Ouster's automotive programs including a flagship OEM development deal and negotiations for multiple series production programs.