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Alcatel Optronics acquires Kymata (Fiber News)

Alcatel Optronics is to acquire privately-held Kymata (Livingston, Scotland), in a share exchange valued at $117 million. Kymata produces arrayed waveguide gratings for use in DWDM systems using silica on silicon technology. Alcatel Optronics is an established manufacturer of active components such as lasers, photodetectors and optical amplifiers. The acquisition is part of Alcatel Optronics strategy to strengthen its planar waveguide expertise and passive component product lines with the aim of further integrating active and passive optical components. "Kymata is a perfect match with Alcatel Optronics and will allow us to gain at least two years in time-to-market for planar products," said Jean-Christophe Giroux, CEO of Alcatel Optronics. "This acquisition is a crucial step in the implementation of our strategy of active/passive integration, which we consider to be key to the future. Kymata s high-end passive components complement our own high-end active component portfolio."
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