Global Optical Modulators Market 2023-2027

Global Optical Modulators Market 2023-2027

Technavio has been monitoring the optical modulators market and is forecast to grow by $9519.57 mn during 2022-2027, accelerating at a CAGR of 6.65% during the forecast period. Our report on the optical modulators market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by growing demand for fiber-coupled integrated optical modulators, increasing demand for cloud-based storage, and growing demand for optic fibers.

Technavio's optical modulators market is segmented as below:

By Type

  • 10 to 40 Gbps
  • 40 Gbps and above
  • Less than 10 Gbps
By Application
  • Telecommunications
  • Data centers
  • CATV
  • Others
By Geography
  • APAC
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Middle East and Africa
  • South America
This study identifies the emergence of silicon-based electro-optic modulators as one of the prime reasons driving the optical modulators market growth during the next few years. Also, growing use of optical modulators in smart homes and increasing use of optical modulators in self-driving cars will lead to sizable demand in the market.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters. Our report on the optical modulators market covers the following areas:
  • Optical modulators market sizing
  • Optical modulators market forecast
  • Optical modulators market industry analysis
Technavio's robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading optical modulators market vendors that include AA Opto Electronic, AC Photonics Inc., Agiltron Inc., APE Angewandte Physik und Elektronik GmbH, Cisco Systems Inc., Conoptics Inc., Excelitas Technologies Corp., Fujikura Co. Ltd., Gooch and Housego Plc, Hamamatsu Photonics KK, Intel Corp., International Business Machines Corp., Jenoptik AG, Lightwave Logic Inc., Lumentum Holdings Inc., MKS Instruments Inc., Qorvo Inc., Schafter Kirchhoff GmbH, Thorlabs Inc., and Timbercon Inc. Also, the optical modulators market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. Technavio's market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2022
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global optical modulators market 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data table on global optical modulators market 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Type Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Type Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Application Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Application Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2022 and 2027
  • Market Segmentation by Type
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Type - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Type - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Type
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Type
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Type
    • 10 to 40 Gbps - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on 10 to 40 Gbps - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on 10 to 40 Gbps - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on 10 to 40 Gbps - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on 10 to 40 Gbps - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • 40 Gbps and above - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on 40 Gbps and above - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on 40 Gbps and above - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on 40 Gbps and above - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on 40 Gbps and above - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Less than 10 Gbps - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Less than 10 Gbps - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Less than 10 Gbps - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Less than 10 Gbps - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Less than 10 Gbps - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Type
      • Table Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Application
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Application - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Application - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Application
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Application
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Application
    • Telecommunications - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Telecommunications - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Telecommunications - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Telecommunications - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Telecommunications - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Data centers - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Data centers - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Data centers - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Data centers - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Data centers - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • CATV - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on CATV - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on CATV - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on CATV - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on CATV - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Application
      • Table Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Taiwan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Taiwan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Taiwan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Taiwan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Taiwan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Growing demand for fiber-coupled integrated optical modulators
      • Increasing demand for cloud-based storage
      • Growing demand for optic fibers
    • Market challenges
      • Low reliability on optical modulators for spaceflights
      • Limitations of optical modulators
      • High operating cost for managing optical modulators
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2022 and 2027
    • Market trends
      • Emergence of silicon-based electro-optic modulators
      • Growing use of optical modulators in smart homes
      • Increasing use of optical modulators in self-driving cars
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • AC Photonics Inc.
      • Table AC Photonics Inc. - Overview
      • Table AC Photonics Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table AC Photonics Inc. - Key offerings
    • Agiltron Inc.
      • Table Agiltron Inc. - Overview
      • Table Agiltron Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Agiltron Inc. - Key offerings
    • Cisco Systems Inc.
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Overview
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Key news
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Segment focus
    • Conoptics Inc.
      • Table Conoptics Inc. - Overview
      • Table Conoptics Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Conoptics Inc. - Key offerings
    • Excelitas Technologies Corp.
      • Table Excelitas Technologies Corp. - Overview
      • Table Excelitas Technologies Corp. - Product / Service
      • Table Excelitas Technologies Corp. - Key offerings
    • Fujikura Co. Ltd.
      • Table Fujikura Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Fujikura Co. Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Fujikura Co. Ltd. - Key news
      • Table Fujikura Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Fujikura Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Gooch and Housego Plc
      • Table Gooch and Housego Plc - Overview
      • Table Gooch and Housego Plc - Business segments
      • Table Gooch and Housego Plc - Key news
      • Table Gooch and Housego Plc - Key offerings
      • Table Gooch and Housego Plc - Segment focus
    • Intel Corp.
      • Table Intel Corp. - Overview
      • Table Intel Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Intel Corp. - Key news
      • Table Intel Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Intel Corp. - Segment focus
    • International Business Machines Corp.
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Overview
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Business segments
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Key news
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Segment focus
    • Jenoptik AG
      • Table Jenoptik AG - Overview
      • Table Jenoptik AG - Business segments
      • Table Jenoptik AG - Key news
      • Table Jenoptik AG - Key offerings
      • Table Jenoptik AG - Segment focus
    • Lumentum Holdings Inc.
      • Table Lumentum Holdings Inc. - Overview
      • Table Lumentum Holdings Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Lumentum Holdings Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Lumentum Holdings Inc. - Segment focus
    • MKS Instruments Inc.
      • Table MKS Instruments Inc. - Overview
      • Table MKS Instruments Inc. - Business segments
      • Table MKS Instruments Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table MKS Instruments Inc. - Segment focus
    • Qorvo Inc.
      • Table Qorvo Inc. - Overview
      • Table Qorvo Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Qorvo Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Qorvo Inc. - Segment focus
    • Schafter Kirchhoff GmbH
      • Table Schafter Kirchhoff GmbH - Overview
      • Table Schafter Kirchhoff GmbH - Product / Service
      • Table Schafter Kirchhoff GmbH - Key offerings
    • Thorlabs Inc.
      • Table Thorlabs Inc. - Overview
      • Table Thorlabs Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Thorlabs Inc. - Key offerings
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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