05 JUNE 2008 -- Photline Technologies (search for Photline), a supplier of optical modulation technology says it has merged with the French start-up AdLightec (search for AdLightec), a supplier of high speed electronic modules. The new company will benefit from an enlarged technology platform and will operate under the Photline Technologies name.
AdLightec high speed digital and microwave electronic circuits and modules combined with Photline Technologies lithium niobate modulators will provide the industry with high performance optical modulation products, the company says. Photline believes the merger will give it a key position in the marketplace as it now owns a technology platform capable of designing and manufacturing both the optical and the electronic parts of high-bandwidth and high data rate optical modulation products.
The resultant technologies combination will enable the design of more powerful and better integrated optical modulation offerings with improved performance and optimized power consumption and size, Photline adds. The company will offer the devices to the telecom industry and the defense, instruments, and sensing markets.
According to CEO Henri Porte, "This merger positions Photline Technologies in an unparalleled situation to better serve existing customers of both companies and to expand its customer base by offering more complete solutions that meet [the] market's expectations. It will allow the company to accelerate the regular growth it has experienced since its creation."
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