June 21, 2006 – NeoPhotonics, a supplier of fiber optic component and module solutions for core, FTTx and other broadband networks, announced the acquisition of LightConnect Inc., of Newark, Calif. and OpTun Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif.
LightConnect is a manufacturer of MEMS-based components and modules for the fiber optic communications industry, with products including VOAs, blockers, dynamic gain equalizers dynamic channel equalizers. OpTun is a leading developer of planar lightwave circuit-based based reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexers. Terms of the acquisitions, based on a combination of cash and stock, were not announced.