Aptos, CA (USA) – September 15, 2016 -- ElectroniCast Consultants, a leading market research & technology forecast consultancy addressing the fiber optics communications industry, today announced the release of a new market forecast of the global market consumption and technology trends of small beam collimating lens assemblies in fiber optic communication (including telecommunication, datacom and cable TV) passive and active/integrated (hybrid) components/devices. 

The market study covers single lens assemblies, 2-12 lens arrays, and arrays with more than 12 lenses. Both of the lens array categories are forecast with strong growth rates of around 20% per year (2015-2021).Single lens fiber optic collimator assemblies held the global market share lead, with 75% in 2015; however the category is forecast with relatively flat growth.

“Collimator lenses are used in a variety of photonic products; however this market study forecasts the use of micro-sized collimator lens assemblies, which are used specifically in optical communication components/devices. Fiber optic collimator lens assemblies serve as a key indicator of the growth of the fiber optic communication component industry,” said Stephen Montgomery, Director of the Fiber Optic Component group at the California-based consultancy.

ElectroniCast defines lens assemblies as “loose” lenses (one or more), which are attached to an optical fiber or fitted/attached into (or on) a planar waveguide/array substrates or other device(s), such as a ferrule, for the purpose of collimating light for optical fiber communication.

The global consumption of fiber optic collimator lens assemblies, which are used in commercial optical communication applications, reached $342.5 million in 2015. Consumption is based on the geographical (region) location where the lens assembly is initially used into (the) higher-level component or module package.  ElectroniCast forecasts that the Asia Pacific Region (APAC) will hold the market share lead for most of the timeframe covered in the forecast period; however the America region, led by the United States, and the Europe/Middle East/Africa region (EMEA) are forecast for faster growth versus the APAC region.

The Asia Pacific region is the leader in value of the fiber optic communication collimators market; however, the America and EMEA regions are forecast for faster growth …