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Uviquity's appointment of a former Coherent CEO underscores the industry shift toward aluminum nitride (AlN) as a critical substrate for scalable quantum photonics. The strategic focus on AlN distinguishes this venture by enabling unique capabilities like deep ultraviolet transparency and acoustic control that silicon platforms cannot match, potentially diversifying revenue beyond pure quantum computing applications.
Uviquity gains Coherent’s ex-CEO to build quantum photonics

Former Coherent CEO Chuck Mattera joins Uviquity as Strategic Advisor to accelerate the company’s aluminum nitride photonics platform for quantum and advanced sensing. Dr. Vincent D. (“Chuck”) Mattera, Jr., Founder and CEO of Avalanche Thinking, Inc., will advise Uviquity as it scales its integrated aluminum nitride (AlN) photonics platform.
Uviquity has enlisted Dr. Vincent D. (“Chuck”) Mattera, Jr., former Chair and CEO of Coherent Corp., as a Strategic Advisor to advance its specialized photonics platform. The deep-tech company is building integrated circuits on an aluminum nitride (AlN) foundation, a material uniquely suited for quantum systems and ultraviolet applications. “Uviquity has developed a remarkable integrated AlN photonics platform with the potential to unlock capabilities that existing photonics technologies…
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