Photonics worldwide is a $700 billion industry that now extends beyond the telecoms sector to areas as varied as automobile & aerospace, consumer electronics, medicine, meteorology & manufacturing. Furthermore, Photonics is a fast growing industry that is estimated to become worth over $1 trillion in the coming years, with over 50% of this attributed to photonics components alone*.

Technix by CBS is the exclusive Canadian distributor and technical support provider for two types of optical design software packages putting us in the unique position of being able to offer optical simulation solutions for both macro and micro optical design.

Photon Design Ltd’s world-class photonics CAD software used across the globe by engineers and researchers in photonics for the design of photonic components and optical IC. The software is used for the design of a wide range of components including waveguides, fibers, nanowires, photonic integrated circuits, laser diodes & photonic crystals.

Technix by CBS is also the representative for Photon Engineering LLC and their world famous optical and illumination engineering software FRED capable of simulating the propagation of light through virtually any optical/mechanical system.

We are also an official distribution partner for Inometrix Inc. for their pioneering optical measurement solutions for the Sensing, Imaging and Telecommunications markets based on their patent-pending Virtual Reference technology. 


Our many years experience of using these CAD and characterization tools makes us perfectly placed to provide expert design consultancy and characterization services to the photonics industry allowing our clients to reduce their design time, improve their productivity and establish themselves at the forefront of their market.

Technix by CBS can become your source of design consultancy to be with you at each step from concept to prototype characterization.

* Source:  A Survey by the Canadian Consortium – December 2008