Oclaro

Oclaro
Oclaro
Type Public (NASDAQOCLR)
Industry Optical components
Founded 1988
Headquarters San Jose, California
Key people Alain Couder (President and CEO)
Revenue $235.5 million (2008)
Operating income $(30.3) million (2008)
Net income $(23.4) million (2008)
Website www.oclaro.com

Oclaro (NASDAQOCLR) is a leading US-based business manufacturing and selling optical components. Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, the company now trades on the NASDAQ.

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History

The Company was founded in the United Kingdom in 1988 as Bookham Technology.[1] It became the first company in the world to make optical components that can be integrated into a silicon chip.[1] In 2002 the Company expanded substantially when it acquired the optical components businesses of Marconi and Nortel Networks.[1] In 2003 it acquired New Focus, a US business, for £118 million.[2] In 2004 it became a US-domiciled company.[1]

In late April 2009 the Bookham and Avanex Corporations announced that they had merged, creating one of the largest suppliers of optical components, modules and subsystems to the long-haul and metro elecommunications markets. The newly combined company was named Oclaro combining the words Optica and Clarity to communicate Oclaro’s clarity of vision and focus on photonics.[3]

Operations

The Company designs, manufacturers and sells optical components primarily for use in fibre optic networks.

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