Iolon
Iolon Inc.was a manufacturer and designer oftunable lasersandoptical devices.[1]Its headquarters were inSan Jose, California.Its products included the Apollo line oflasers,as well as optical switches, polarization controllers, tunable filters, spectral monitors, and universaltransponders.Iolon raised over US$85 million in capital during thedot-com bubbleof 1995–2001, but faltered as thetelecommunicationsmarket tightened after the bubble burst.[2]Iolon's remaining assets were bought byCoherentin 2005, for $5 million.[3]
In 2006,Luna Technologiesacquired the rights to sell a version of the Apollo laser for use infiber optictest and measurement instrumentation, and sensing applications.[4]They are selling the modified Apollo laser under the brand name "Phoenix".[2]
References
[edit]- ^Heywood, Peter (2001-02-26)."Corning Backs Laser Startup".Light Reading.Retrieved2008-06-28.
- ^abRigby, Pauline (2008-03-19)."iolon's laser lives on at Luna".fibresystems.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2008-06-11.Retrieved2008-06-28.
- ^Matsumoto, Craig (2005-11-02)."Iolon Sells for $5M".Light Reading.Retrieved2008-06-28.
- ^"Luna Innovations acquires rights to Iolon laser from Coherent".Laser Focus World.2006-12-19.Retrieved2008-06-28.
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