Lars Eng

Silicon Light Machines Corp. develops and markets optical technology and products for fiber-optic communications networks. The firm's grating light valve technology is a spatial light modulator on the surface of a silicon chip that is used in optical components, print, and display-related products. Its products serve various applications including digital display, computer-to-print systems, maskless lithography, and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1994 and is located in San Jose, CA.

Finisar Corp. operates as an optical communications company. The firm provides components and subsystems to networking equipment manufacturers, data center operators, telecom service providers, consumer electronics and automotive companies. Its products include optical transceivers, active optical cable, optical engines, communication components, sensing components, and optical instrumentation. The company was founded by Frank H. Levinson and Jerry S. Rawls in April 1987 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Lucent Technologies used to design, develop and manufacture telecommunications systems, software and products. The company was headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, UK.

Agere Systems, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures integrated circuits used in communications networks and computer equipment