Finisar Corporation is a manufacturer of optical communication components and subsystems.
The company was founded in April 1987 by Frank Levinson and Jerry Rawls in Menlo Park, California.[3][4] In November 1999, it went public via an initial public offering.[3] In 2008 Finisar merged with Optium Corporation.[5] In September 2019, Finisar was acquired by II-VI Incorporated for US$3.2 billion.[6][7]
Finisar's products include optical transceivers, optical engines, active optical cables, optical components, optical instrumentation, ROADM & wavelength management, optical amplifiers, and RF-over-Fiber.[1] Their products enable high-speed voice, video, and data communications for networking, storage, wireless, and cable TV applications.[1]
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In 2008 Finisar merged with Optium Corporation. In September 2019, Finisar was acquired by II-VI Incorporated for US$3.2 billion. Finisar's products...
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WSS were initially developed by Australian company Engana, now part of Finisar. The LCoS can be employed to control the phase of light at each pixel to...
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Malaysian headquarters for several foreign multinational companies, including Finisar, Voith, ITL Asia Pacific, and Sagami Manufacturers. The Ipoh City Council...
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alum, Jerry S. Rawls. Rawls, the president and chief executive officer of Finisar Corp., donated $10 million to the Krannert at the Frontier Campaign. The...
in such people as General Motors Chairman and CEO Edward Whitacre, Jr., Finisar CEO Jerry S. Rawls, Belo Corporation CEO Dunia A. Shive, and ExxonMobil...
1974), American musician and record producer Jerry S. Rawls, American Finisar Corporation, President and CEO John Rawls (1921–2002), American philosopher...
in such people as General Motors Chairman and CEO Edward Whitacre Jr., Finisar CEO Jerry S. Rawls, Belo Corporation CEO Dunia A. Shive, and ExxonMobil...
the plant was sold to Broadex. Kaiam was sued for patent infringement by Finisar, following which the company collapsed in early 2019. In January, Kaiam...
Flexible or Elastic networks under ITU G.654.2 through products such as Finisar's Flexgrid™ WSS. For more detailed information on the applications of LCoS...
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toward its construction. Rawls was formerly the chief executive officer of Finisar Corp. The building is connected to the Krannert building via an above ground...
Unlimited in 1992 with Dr. Marshall J. Cohen. Sensors Unlimited was sold to Finisar Corp for $600 million in 2000. It was then repurchased by the management...
Levinson is best known for being co-founder (with Jerry S. Rawls) of Finisar Corporation. Levinson holds a BS in physics from Butler University, and...
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