Dr Mckenzie previous company26 Apr 2018 13:46
Now on the NASDAQ
Oclaro is a US-based business manufacturing and selling optical components. Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, the company now trades on the NASDAQ.
Oclaro
Type
Public
Traded as
NASDAQ: OCLR
S&P 600 component
Industry
Optical components
Founded
1988
Headquarters
San Jose, California
Key people
Greg Dougherty CEO)
Revenue
$566 million (2013)
Operating income
$(124.8) million (2013)
Net income
$(122.7) million (2013)
Website
Oclaro.com
History Edit
The Company was founded in the United Kingdom in 1988 as Bookham Technology.[1] It became the first company to make optical components that can be integrated into a silicon integrated circuit.[1] In 2002 the Company expanded substantially when it acquired the optical components businesses of Marconi and Nortel Networks.[1] In 2003 it acquired Cierra Photonics of Santa Rosa, California, and New Focus, a US business, for £118 million.[2] In 2004 it acquired Onetta, Inc. and became a US-domiciled company. In March 2006, Bookham acquired Avalon Photonics based in Zurich, Switzerland[1]