Tony Englese

Part of EFFECT Photonics BV, EFFECT Photonics Ltd. develops photonics integrated optical communications products. The company is based in Brixham, UK. The British company was founded in 2014. The CEO is Roberto R. Marcoccia.

EFFECT Photonics BV develops optical components for mobile networks and datacenters. It delivers integrated optical components based on InP (Indium Phosphide) which is the material of choice for combining efficient laser light sources, waveguides, modulators, amplifiers, and photodiodes used in optical communication systems. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

CALIENT Technologies, Inc. manufactures photonic optical circuit switching systems. Its systems enable dynamic optical layer optimization in next generation datacenters and software defined networks. The firm designs and fabricates its systems using state of the art MEMS equipment in its own fabrication facility. The company was founded by Daniel Blumenthal, Charles M. Corbalis and John E. Bowers in 1999 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Aurrion, Inc. develops and manufactures silicon photonic integrated circuits. The firms platform enables all the elements of photonics systems, including active components such as lasers, modulators and amplifiers, to be fabricated on the wafer scale with the performance of traditional III-V materials and the control and cost-structure of silicon foundries. The company was founded by Alexander W. Fang and John E. Bowers in 2007 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Xsigo Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells data center solutions. The company was founded by Ariel Cohen, Cheng Tang, Ashok Krishnamurthi and S. K. Vinod in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.