Company Profile | March 27, 2001

Arroyo Optics, Inc.

Source: Arroyo Optics, Inc.
What we do
Arroyo Optics has unleashed the next dimension of communication and data transmission. Our cutting edge products signal the future, seamlessly. Arroyo Optics develops and manufactures "all-optical" wavelength management solutions for telecom equipment manufacturers and service providers, as well as CATV systems integrators. Based on our newly developed technology and Fused Fiber Bragg Grating™ solutions, our innovative product line includes Interleavers, Multiplexers/Demultiplexers, Optical Add/Drop Modules, and Switching Filters. These products offer exceptional performance characteristics, including: Ultra-Low Insertion Loss; Wide Operating Temperature Range; Flat Bandpass; and Dynamic Wavelength Routing.

Our Mission
Arroyo Optics is strategically positioned to become the leading supplier of all-optical solutions for DWDM wavelength management by leveraging our in-house solutions for an all optical network.

Company History
Arroyo Optics was founded in 1994 by Dr. George Rakuljic, Dr. Tony Kewitsch, and Dr. Amnon Yariv, a professor at Caltech. Arroyo Optics has been awarded, or has pending, over 30 patents covering products, processes, and applications based on our innovative solutions. The company currently employs approximately 70 people in over 60,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space, including clean room facilities, in Santa Monica and Carlsbad, California.