News and BusinessLumentum 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 […]
News and BusinessBelgium-based photonics manufacturer Luceda, has opened an office in Shanghai to provide products and services targeted at the Chinese market, as well as bringing resources closer to its customers and partners. Luceda has been a player in the Chinese market for the last four years and rates the Chinese region as the second most important […]
News and BusinessFurukawa Electric and Fujitsu Optical Components (FOC) have agreed to collaborate on product development of integrated devices for next-generation, high-capacity optical communications. The companies say they will utilise the strengths of both companies to develop high-capacity, compact, low power consumption devices for next-generation communications networks, meeting the need for solutions in the Asia region. The […]
News and BusinessDWDM SoC transceiver maker EFFECT Photonics has closed the first round of its Series C funding, co-led by Smile Invest and existing investor Innovation Industries Fund, 12 months after launching its Manta full photonic integration coherent PIC. Other investors include Photon Delta, btov Partners, Brabant Development Agency (BOM) and individual investors. James Regan, EFFECT’s […]
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 […]
Technologies and ProductsPIXAPP, which claims to be the world’s first open-access Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) assembly and packaging pilot line, has introduced two new prototype packaging platforms to enable the early-stage testing and evaluation of integrated photonic devices. The PIXAPP Grating Coupler Based Generic Packages (PIXAPP-GCP-10 and PIXAPP-GCP-100) are now available to users that need fast and […]
News and BusinessNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Intel Corporation (Intel) and Sony Corporation (Sony) are creating a new industry forum, the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) global forum. The organisation’s objective is to accelerate the adoption of a new communication infrastructure that will bring together an all-photonics network infrastructure, including silicon photonics, edge computing and […]
Applications and ResearchA collaboration between the Sydney Nano Institute and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has for the first time manipulated a light wave, or photonic information, on a silicon chip that retains its overall ‘shape’. The Sydney-Singapore team has for the first time observed ‘soliton’ dynamics on an Ultra-Silicon-Rich Nitride (USRN) device fabricated in […]
News and BusinessAccording to figures released by the UK’s Photonics Leadership Group (PLG), companies manufacturing and delivering services based on photonics technology in the UK produce £13.5 billion in output every year, contribute £5.3 billion of gross added value to the UK economy annually and employ 69,000 people in the UK at a productivity of £76,400 per […]
Technologies and ProductsMacom Technology Solutions (“Macom”), a supplier of semiconductor solutions, will showcase an expanded portfolio of optoelectronic and photonic solutions at the Optical Networking and Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) 2019, which takes place in San Diego, California, March 5th – 7th, Booth #2739. Attendees are invited to meet Macom representatives at the booth to hear updates on how […]
Applications and ResearchIn a paper appearing this week in APL Photonics, from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara describe how the future of silicon-based lasers may be in tiny, atom-like structures called quantum dots. Such lasers could save a lot of energy. Replacing the electronic components that connect […]