News and BusinessOptoelectronic device manufacturer II‐VI Incorporated says it has successfully completed the acquisition of Finisar Corporation, which was first announced on November 9th, 2018. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Finisar shareholders will receive on average US$15.60 in cash and 0.2218 shares of II-VI common stock per 1.0 share of Finisar common stock depending on […]
Technologies and ProductsFinisar has introduced its WaveAnalyser™ 1500S/L High Resolution Optical Spectrum Analyser designed to inspect the spectral characteristics of optical channels in the L-band of the telecommunications spectrum. This instrument has been developed for researchers and engineers focused on optical communication systems operating in the L-band as well as for manufacturing test applications on the production […]
News and BusinessFinisar, a developer of subsystems and components for fibre optic communications, announced on August 5th that its Chief Executive Officer, Michael Hurlston (pictured), informed the Board of Directors of his intention to resign his position with the company to pursue another opportunity. The Board of Directors accepted Hurlston’s resignation, which is effective immediately. He was […]
News and BusinessStrategic Combination Has Leading Positions in Photonics and Compound Semiconductors Engineered materials and optoelectronic components specialist II-VI Inc is to merge with major optical communications supplier Finisar Corp. The duo have entered into a definitive agreement under which II-VI will acquire Finisar in a cash and stock transaction with an equity value of approximately US$3.2 […]
News and BusinessFinisar, a developer of components for fibre optic communications, has announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter, ended October 29, 2017. “We experienced strong demand in our second fiscal quarter for our 100G QSFP28 transceivers for data centres,” said Jerry Rawls, Finisar’s CEO. “However, our overall revenues for the second fiscal quarter were $332.2 […]
Technologies and ProductsCompany claims to be “first in industry” to ship new MSA-compliant modules supporting legacy duplex multimode fiber infrastructure. Finisar is in full production of its 100G shortwave wavelength division multiplexing optical transceiver. The pluggable QSFP28 transceiver is claimed to be the first mass-produced module capable of transmitting 100 Gbps over a single pair of multimode […]
News and BusinessFinisar has developed a bi-directional 10-gigabit SFP+ module for the metro-access market. The tuneable DWDM module is designed to expand capacity at locations where fibre is scarce. Finisar demonstrated the module working at ECOC 2017. According to Finisar, interest is growing in using DWDM optics for wireless, metro-access and cable networks that are undergoing upgrades. […]
Technologies and ProductsFinisar has introduced Flextune, a new hardware configurable feature for wavelength-tunable optical transceivers. The feature significantly simplifies deployment of DWDM transceivers in Remote PHY access networks constructed by Multiple System Operators. The company presented Flextune as well as its UltraSpan optical amplifiers for remote PHY access networks and 200 Gb/s coherent optical transceivers for business […]
Technologies and ProductsTest solution combines four 50G lanes to scale up to 200Gbps. Spirent Communications, a developer of optical test and measurement systems, has announced the world’s first 200G Ethernet Test System. This additional Ethernet speed is enabled by new 50G electrical interfaces, which allow the deployment of cost-effective 50G links from high performance servers to a […]
News and BusinessFinisar, a global technology leader for subsystems and components for fibre optic communications, announced in June financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2016, ended May 1, 2016. “Revenues for our fourth fiscal quarter were $318.8m, an increase of $9.6m, or 3.1% compared to the prior quarter, primarily driven by growth in […]