News and BusinessLumentum has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Coherent in a cash and stock transaction valued at US$5.7 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, Coherent stockholders will receive US$100.00 per share in cash and 1.1851 shares of Lumentum common stock for […]
Applications and ResearchThe Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) Multi Source Agreement (MSA) group has announced the release of an updated Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) revision 4.0 for the QSFP-DD form factor. To continue to address the evolving industry needs for an improved high-density, high-speed networking solution, 65 companies came together in support of […]
Technologies and ProductsCoherent – formerly Optoskand AB – has introduced RQB Fibre Optic Cables – described as new air-cooled, beam delivery, fibre optic cables with a standard QBH interface. These are designed for use with fibre lasers operating at CW power levels up to 1.5 kW, and pulsed lasers as high as 1 MW. The developer says […]