#154 | Optical Communications | JF Morizur, Cailabs

Update: 2025-11-10

Description

Cailabs is a French laser company and one thing they are doing are optical communications between Earth to Space. This has a number of advantages over radio frequency communications, which is why it is being adopted by customers, for example in defense. The company also just raised EUR57M. Founder & CEO JF Morizur is our guest.

🕰️ Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast Introduction
01:08 Intro & Elevator Pitch
02:32 Advantages of Optical Communication
10:31 Solving Atmospheric Interference
24:13 Market Demand
26:38 Future of Optical Architecture
26:51 Spectrum Scarcity
28:31 Optical vs. Radio: A Hybrid Future
29:50 In-Flight Connectivity
31:12 Optical Comms and Constellations
37:37 Risk and Industrialization of Optical Comms
41:04 Supply Chain and Scalability
44:03 Future Plans and Expansion
46:56 Safety of Lasers
48:36 Extraterrestrials & Science Fiction

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