- 16 February 2005 -

Laser and RF strategy

Laser manufacture K2 Optronics has announced that Emcore has become a part of K2 Optronics' Series C financing round. In addition, the companies have formed a partnership for the development of advanced technologies for next generation laser products used in broadband applications.

"We are encouraged that the leader in RF transmission over fiber has become a technology partner with K2 Optronics," said president and CEO Raj Kapany, "By pooling our talents for R&D and product strategy toward next generation FTTP and CATV applications, we are confident that together we can deliver optimal value to systems end users."

Emcore VP, Dr P C Chen said, "Our relationship with K2 Optronics will result in a family of products with enhanced performance and features that enable compelling solutions for our primary markets in FTTP and CATV."