VI Systems (VIS), a member of EPIC (European Photonics Industry Consortium), founded in 2006, is a fabless developer and producer of optical engines for data transmission at ultrahigh bit rates and the related electro-optic components for applications in datacommunications, access networks and sensing. VIS offers integrated circuits, optical components, such as vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and PIN photodiodes. VIS executes technology transfer projects and has a portfolio of 20 VCSEL and PIN-related patent families. www.v-i-systems.com