Alphion Corp., a Princeton Junction, N.J.-based maker of integrated photonic components, has secured $12.56 million of a $30 million Series E round, Alphion Corporation develops, manufactures and markets communications systems, subsystems, integrated and discrete photonic components based on its proprietary Qlight technology platform. The Alphion AOLT-4000 Optical Line Terminal and AONT-100/200/300 Optical Network Terminal family […]
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CoreOptics Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of 10/40/100 Gbps optical networking subsystems, today announced the closure of a $25 million round of financing from existing investors, bringing the company s total funding to date to more than $90 million. We have more than 10,000 units of our 10G transponders with MLSE functionality currently deployed, […]
Iamba Networks Inc. said Monday it closed a $7 million round of financing. The company said it “has been securing a market share lead in the Asian market and is penetrating other regions with its complete end-to-end GPON (gigabit-capable passive optical network) solution.” Iamba was founded in 2000.
BeamExpress SA, specializing in long wavelength Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology, announced it has secured first-round funding of $1.3 million. Located in Lausanne, Switzerland, BeamExpress SA is a privately-held company that designs and manufactures in cooperation with EPFL (The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) long wavelength VCSELs for high-speed optical communications as well […]
Redfern Integrated Optics, Inc. (RIO), the leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance low-cost transmitters for the fiber optic sensing and communication markets, today announced that it has secured an additional $7.5 million in funding. Redfern Integrated Optics, Inc. (RIO) develops and manufactures optical transmitters based on its proprietary planar external cavity laser technology (PLANEX(tm)), which […]
Xtellus, a supplier of scalable wavelength-selective switches (WSSs) for reconfigurable optical networks, has announced the addition of $8.3 million in growth capital. Xtellus says it will use the funds to further expand its WSS product lines and manufacturing facilities to meet what it calls “rapidly growing customer demand” fueled by the popularity of reconfigurable optical […]
Battelle Ventures, LP, and its affiliate fund, Innovation Valley Partners (IVP), have led the $9-million Series B funding round of Nistica, Inc., a global supplier of agile optical modules that simplify, automate and make affordable the delivery of high-bandwidth applications. “Nistica differentiates itself from others in the agile optical networking (AON) field by being able […]
PlanarMag Inc., a developer of electromagnetic components for the computer, data networking and telecom markets, has raised $1.5 mm in first-round funding. PlanarMag is developing a method for making electromagnetic components. The company grew out of talent at the University of California Davis and local electronics companies. UC Davis professor Anh-Vu Pham is PlanarMag’s chief […]
Kotura Inc., a Monterey Park, Calif.-based silicon photonics company, has raised $10 million in third-round funding. Kotura, Inc., a worldwide leader in silicon photonics designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of application-specific silicon photonics products that are deployed in commercial applications within the fields of communications, computing, sensing, and detection. KOTURA’s Ultra VOA arrays are […]
Capella Intelligent Subsystems, Inc. today announced it closed $15 million in equity financing. Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella’s patented WavePath® products provide the best performing WSS on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with […]
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