The Superluminescent Diodes Market is anticipated to expand from USD 336.131 million in 2025 to USD 498.707 million by 2030, registering a 8.21% CAGR.
The demand for superluminescent diodes in the medical industry has been increasing which is anticipated to surge the growth of the superluminescent diodes market during the forecast period. The demand for OCT has been increasing over the years due to a rise in the prevalence of various eye diseases that require OCT. This is expected to have a positive impact on the market growth in the coming years as well.
Furthermore, superluminescent diodes are increasingly being used in direct light projection, mostly scanning projectors, which is expected to supplement the market growth. The rise in the popularity of virtual reality (VR) technology is also leading to a rise in demand for superluminescent diodes, as they are widely used in applications like virtual reality goggles. Moreover, superluminescent diodes are also increasingly being used in fiber optic gyroscopes which have applications in navigation and positioning systems, stabilization equipment, angular velocity sensors, and autonomous vehicle guidance backup systems for GPS-inaccessible areas. The rising use of these applications is expected to propel the growth of superluminescent diodes during the forecast period.
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is one of the prominent applications of superluminescent diodes and the rising prevalence of diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy in which OCT is widely used, is anticipated to propel the growth of the superluminescent diodes market during the forecast period. According to an article published by Cureus Journal of Medical Science in the US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health in November 2020, an estimated 76 million people around the world suffer from glaucoma. The number of people suffering from glaucoma is projected to reach 111.8 million by 2040. The World Glaucoma Association states that in most cases of glaucoma, blindness can be prevented with appropriate control and treatment. BrightFocus Foundation, formerly known as the American Health Assistance Foundation states that as many as 11 million people in the United States have some form of age-related macular degeneration. This is projected to reach around 22 million by the year 2050. Moreover, a growing elderly population is supplementing the increasing prevalence of macular degeneration as the tendency to have the disease increases with age. These factors are leading to rising demand for OCT and are anticipated to propel the growth of the superluminescent diodes market during the forecast period.
Superluminescent Diodes Market Segmentation