Innovation Built Upon Experience

Polatis is the world leader in optical switching technology innovations. Founded in 2005 as the merger of leading optical technology companies from Cambridge Massachusetts and Cambridge UK, Polatis combined products, technologies and resources to create new solutions for modern fiber-based networks.

The Polatis philosophy is simple. It is to bring together the brightest innovative minds, together with highly experienced industry veterans, to enable the development of a unique set of products in the optical communications arena. The Polatis team draws upon talented innovators from some of the best research institutions in the world, like MIT and Cambridge University, with a wealth of experience in optics, mechanics, materials and transmission systems.

Our mission is to deliver the best performing optical layer connectivity solutions to communications, video, test and defense systems providers. To meet this mission, we have developed a family of products built upon a unique set of technologies, such as our patented piezo-optical DirectLight® technology. Our products provide a new benchmark for physical layer switching and optical integration, with the best optical performance characteristics available anywhere. This technology forms the foundation for a new class of tunable devices and systems, including optical switches, network monitoring devices, video signal switching, and fiber monitoring.