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Lumentum in long-range VCSEL LiDAR breakthrough

By Peter Dykes

Lumentum has expanded its multi-junction vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)-based offerings to include high-performance 1D and 2D addressable arrays for advanced automotive, consumer and industrial LiDAR and 3D sensing applications. Lumentum says its VCSEL arrays enable a more compact, reliable, robust, and fully solid-state LiDAR solution with no moving parts. The high-power multi-junction addressable VCSEL arrays […]

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Lumentum to acquire NeoPhotonics for high-speed optical components

By Peter Dykes

Lumentum Holdings and NeoPhotonics Corporation have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Lumentum will acquire NeoPhotonics for US$16.00 per share in cash, which represents a total equity value of approximately US$918 million. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. Lumentum says the […]

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II-VI joins MSA group for wavelength-tuneable transceivers

By Peter Dykes

Optical communications components and subsystems vendor II‐VI Incorporated says it has joined the SmartTunable Multi-Source Agreement (STM) group) for wavelength-tuneable transceivers. II-VI joins as a founding member alongside Lumentum, which set up the group in September 2021. The aim of the group is to bring together market leaders of full C-band wavelength-tuneable transceivers to enable […]

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Vendors collaborate to simplify 5G mobile pluggables

By Peter Dykes

Nokia, Ericsson, II-VI, Lumentum and Sumitomo Electric have jointly published a technical paper which recommends predefined optical blueprints for Mobile Optical Pluggables (MOPA) which connect cell sites to fibre networks. The companies say that streamlining the US$500 million MOPA eco-system will help industry focus on most relevant solutions and facilitate 5G rollouts. The first-time joint […]

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Coherent bidding war continues as II-VI ups the stakes

By Peter Dykes

The battle for ownership of Coherent Inc. took another turn when II-IV raised its bid for the photonics manufacturer in a cash and share offer which Coherent’s board deemed ‘superior’ to Lumentum’s latest bid. Backed up by financial partners, both II-VI and Lumentum have been out-bidding each other for a number of weeks recently. Lumentum […]

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Coherent sale starting to resemble auction with II-VI offer

By Peter Dykes

The sale of Coherent Inc is beginning to take on the appearance of an auction after II-VI made an offer of US$130 per share, capping previous offers by MKS Instruments and Lumentum. Coherent’s expertise in photonics in lasers, microelectronics, precision manufacturing and instrumentation, along with its footprint in aerospace and defence markets are obviously hot […]

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Lumentum snaps Coherent for US$5.7 billion

By Peter Dykes

Lumentum 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 […]

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ECOC 2020: LUMENTUM showcases photonic solutions

By Peter Dykes

Lumentum is showing new products at the virtual ECOC 2020 event including its 100G PAM4 DMLs, latest HB-CDM variant, and new integrated coherent TROSA, which supports up to 69 Gbaud symbol. Additionally, the company has launched its high-performance datacom lasers chips which it says are now in significant production capacity. Lumentum Holdings Inc. said the company […]

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More companies pull out of OFC due to Covid-19 concerns – update

By Peter Dykes

Following Ciena and Lumentum’s announcements that they will not be participating in OFC this year due to growing concerns about the continued spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, a number of other companies are following suit. These include Infinera, ADVA, Acacia, FujitsuNetwork Communications, OFS, Viavi, Source Photonics, Inphi, Nokia, Molex and Corning. Ciena said it was […]

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Lumentum announces Penny Herscher as new board chair

By Peter Dykes

Lumentum Holdings has announced the appointment of Penny Herscher as chair of its board of directors. Ms. Herscher is a seasoned technology public company board director, executive and entrepreneur, with more than 15 years of experience as a high-tech CEO in Silicon Valley and more than 10 years of experience serving on public company boards […]

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New Lumentum SFF pump lasers have high power output, low consumption

By John Williamson

Lumentum Holdings Inc has announced what it says is a breakthrough series of four advanced 980 nm single-mode pump lasers. This next-generation series employs an advanced chip that inherits Lumentum’s proprietary high-reliability technology supplying significantly higher output power and efficiency. The series of single-mode pump lasers includes S32, S29, M31, and M29 devices. The S29 […]

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Lumentum sells optical transceiver lines to Cambridge Industries Group

By Matthew Peach

Lumentum, a developer of photonics products for optical networking and lasers for industrial and consumer markets, and Cambridge Industries Group, a supplier for the Information and Communication Technology industry, have announced a new deal and a partnership in which CIG will acquire certain optical transceiver product lines from Lumentum. CIG will also enter a long-term […]

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Acacia and Lumentum demo 200G CFP2-DCO interoperability

By John Williamson

Acacia Communications and Lumentum Holdings have successfully demonstrated interoperability between their respective CFP2-DCO modules operating at 200G. The modules, based on Acacia’s Meru DSP ASIC, demonstrated 200G transmission over an amplified link with greater than 1,000 km of standard single mode fibre, using high-performance 8QAM and 16QAM operating modes. The duo say this demonstration validates […]

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Lumentum announces completion of Oclaro acquisition

By Matthew Peach

Lumentum Holdings has announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Oclaro, commenced in March 2018. Oclaro’s stockholders had previously approved the merger agreement relating to Lumentum’s acquisition of Oclaro. As a result of the completion of the acquisition, trading in Oclaro common stock on the NASDAQ stock market ceased on December 10th. “I’m […]

Including high-speed fibre-optic communications, 3D sensing and materials processing.

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Lumentum selects Veeco MOCVD system for next-gen comms applications

By Matthew Peach

Including high-speed fibre-optic communications, 3D sensing and materials processing. Veeco Instruments has announced that Lumentum Holdings has ordered the Veeco K475i Arsenide/Phosphide Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition system for production of its advanced semiconductor components, which address the 3D sensing, high-speed fiber-optic communications and laser-based materials processing end-markets. “The global communications, industrial and consumer electronics […]

Best in class photonics capabilities join forces to accelerate innovation and industry roadmaps

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Lumentum acquires Oclaro for $1.8 billion In cash and stock

By Matthew Peach

– Best in class photonics capabilities join forces to accelerate innovation and industry roadmaps – Strengthens and broadens R&D capabilities and product portfolio – Estimate more than $60 million in annual run-rate synergies within 12 to 24 months – Expected to be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share immediately after closing Lumentum a key developer […]

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TrueFlex® Nano™ 1×9 WSS by Lumentum

By Optical Connections News Team

The Lumentum next generation TrueFlex Nano 1×9 Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS) is 42% smaller, and requires less operating power than existing solutions. It is a low-profile LCOS-based optics platform, designed for scalability and flexibility to support gridless networking including various modulation formats and superchannels. It supports a conventional broadcast-and-select ROADM architecture and in a dual-deployment […]

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Lumentum unveils higher output power 200W pump laser

By Optical Connections News Team

Source leverages established, reliable pump platform; accelerates development of 2kW+ fibre lasers. Lumentum has added a 200 W output power fibre-coupled pump laser module – called the ST2 – to its portfolio. This new diode laser leverages the established record of Lumentum’s high-brightness pump laser range. The ST2 supports the build-your-own kilowatt laser market. Available […]

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Lumentum to exhibit at four tradeshows between January and March 2017

By Matthew Peach

Lumentum is to exhibit at no fewer than four tradeshows worldwide over the coming three months. The company will be displaying several advanced products addressing the telecom, enterprise, data centre, and 3D sensing, as well as laser micromachining markets. The company says that by attending these shows it is demonstrating its commitment to and support […]

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Infinera validates DWDM portfolio over Lumentum white box optical line system

By Per Danielsen

Infinera and Lumentum. have successfully validated Infinera’s portfolio of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) platforms over Lumentum’s white box optical line system. Infinera now offers customers an open optical networking solution validated by interoperability testing between Lumentum’s white box optical line system and Infinera’s Intelligent Transport Networks. The joint solution supports an ecosystem that enables […]