Lightwave Logic
LWLG · NASDAQ · Basic Materials
$5.10
+$0.08 (+1.59%) today
Market Cap
$786.25M
24h Volume
$19.7M
P/E Ratio
0.0
52w High
$18.22
52w Low
$2.97
Est. AI Revenue
80%
7-Day Sparkline (Static)
Company facts
Performance
About Lightwave Logic
Lightwave Logic is a development-stage materials and photonics company. It engineers electro-optic polymers, organic materials that convert electrical signals into optical ones inside modulators, the devices that put data onto light in fiber networks. Its business model combines supplying materials with licensing its technology to device and transceiver makers.
The core product family is its Perkinamine chromophores, polymer materials designed to run modulators at higher speeds and lower drive power than common alternatives. That matters for AI data centers, where optical interconnect bandwidth and power budgets are under constant pressure. The company reports design-win engagements with customers in the transceiver supply chain, though it has not yet reached commercial-scale production.
Founded in 1991 and renamed Lightwave Logic in 2008, the company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, with a team of about 34 employees, and trades on the NASDAQ.
Lightwave Logic in the AI buildout
Lightwave Logic sits in the Networking layer of the AI buildout. Every generation of AI cluster pushes optical interconnects toward higher speeds and lower power, and modulators are a key component in that chain. Its polymer approach targets the transceivers that link switches and servers inside data centers. The company is a technology developer rather than a volume supplier today, so its buildout role is potential rather than realized: adoption by transceiver makers would place its materials at the heart of AI networking.
LWLG is tracked in Networking & Optics, rated Strategic on the AI Exposure leaderboard.
By the numbers
52-week range
LWLG trades at $5.10, 14% of the way up its 52-week range of $2.97 to $18.22.
Market cap
Market capitalization is $786.25M, with an AI Exposure Score of 55 out of 100.
Next earnings
Lightwave Logic is next expected to report earnings on November 12, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Lightwave Logic do?
Lightwave Logic develops electro-optic polymers and the optical modulators built from them. These materials convert electrical data into light inside fiber optic transceivers. The company supplies materials and licenses its technology to device makers rather than manufacturing transceivers itself.
How is Lightwave Logic exposed to AI?
Its technology targets the optical interconnects inside AI data centers, where bandwidth and power efficiency are constant constraints. Supercycle rates it Strategic with an AI Exposure Score of 55 out of 100, capped because the company has not yet reached commercial-scale revenue.
What is Perkinamine?
Perkinamine is Lightwave Logic's family of proprietary chromophores, the engineered organic molecules at the heart of its electro-optic polymers. They are designed to enable modulators that switch faster and draw less power than devices built on common alternative materials.
Who leads Lightwave Logic?
Yves LeMaitre serves as CEO. The company was founded in 1991, took the Lightwave Logic name in 2008, and operates from Englewood, Colorado with a team of about 34 employees. It trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker LWLG.
Is LWLG a pure play AI stock?
On thesis, yes: the business exists almost entirely because of AI-era interconnect demand. But Supercycle places it in the Strategic tier because it remains pre-commercial-scale, and the score reflects execution risk rather than a lack of AI linkage.
Profile written 2026-08, updated as the business changes. Editorial content, not investment advice.
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