| SDL
Inc. |
optical
components, including 980
nm pump lasers used in DWDM systems |
$41
billion |
Jul
00 |
| Cronos
Integrated Microsystems |
MEMs-based
optical switching |
$750
million |
Apr
00 |
| E-TEK
Dynamics |
passive
components and modules for fiber optic systems |
$15
billion in stock |
Jan
00 |
| Oprel
Technologies |
optical
amplifiers, test equipment and optoelectronic packaging |
undisclosed |
Dec
9 |
| Optical
Coating Laboratories (OCLI) |
optical
thin film coatings |
$2.8
billion |
Nov
99 |
| SIFAM
Limited |
fused
optical components, including gain flattening filters and WDM
couplers that combine the 980 or 1480 nanometer pump laser signals
with the source network signal to enable amplification |
GBP
60 million (US$97 million). |
Nov
99 |
| EPITAXX |
passive
components, including long wavelength detectors and receivers |
$400
million in stock |
Oct
99 |
| Ramar
Corp |
10
Gbps and 40 Gbps lithium niobate modulator |
undisclosed
sum |
Oct
99 |
| AFC
Technologies |
optical
amplifiers and broadband instruments that use higher efficiency
Double Band Fiber Amplifier (DBFA) technology |
undisclosed
sum |
Sept
99 |
| JDS
FITEL Inc. + Uniphase Corp |
Uniphase,
which is based in San Jose, California, specializes in active fiber
optic components and modules, including lasers, modulators and
transmitters. JDS FITEL, which is based in Napean, Ontario,
specializes in passive fiber optic products, such as wavelength
division multiplexers (WDM), optical switches and isolators. |
US$6.1
billion |
announced
Jan 99 |
