Jonathan Lacey

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.

Ofidium Pty Ltd. delivers increased bandwidth and reduced costs for telecommunications networks. The firm's optical OFDM technology provides capacity growth for new optical fiber and dramatic performance improvements for current networks. Its technology transforms the way communications network operators transmit data over optical fiber networks. The company was founded in 2007 by Arthur J. Lowery and Jean Armstrong and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.