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Kotura, Inc. Licenses Silicon Photonic Patents From Bookham

Posted on: Monday, 7 March 2005, 03:00 CST

Kotura, Inc., a leading provider of silicon photonic components, announced today that it has non-exclusively licensed a portfolio of patents on silicon photonics from California-based Bookham, a leading manufacturer of optical components, modules and subsystems.

The innovative Bookham technology covered by the patents relates to the design and manufacture of silicon waveguide devices such as variable optical attenuators and modulators, and to the construction of multi-functional optical silicon chips. Bookham exited silicon photonics in 2003.

Haydn Jones, Director of IP for Bookham, commented, "Bookham originated many of the early patents in the silicon photonics space. We recognize that silicon technology continues to have great potential and feel that the timing is right for us to license our patents."

Jean-Louis Malinge, CEO of Kotura, stated, "Silicon photonics is emerging as an important technology with broad applications. Kotura has a world-class design team and many patents of our own. Together with the new portfolio of patents from Bookham, we have created a strong base of IP to support our future growth."

About Kotura, Inc.

Kotura develops, manufactures and sells silicon photonic components for the optical communications industry. Our commercial product, the Ultra VOA array, is a monolithic silicon device with the fastest response time available in the market today. The company is committed to delivering smaller, lower cost, integrated opto-electronic solutions while achieving the highest performance and reliability. For more information, please visit our web site at www.kotura.com.

About Bookham, Inc.

Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ:BKHM) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of optical components, modules and subsystems. The company's optical components, modules and subsystems are used in various applications and industries, including telecommunications, data communications, aerospace, industrial and military. Since 2002, the company has acquired the optical components businesses from Nortel Networks and Marconi, as well as Ignis Optics, Inc., the business of Cierra Photonics Inc., New Focus, Inc., and Onetta, Inc. The company has manufacturing facilities in the UK, US, China and Switzerland; and offices in the US, UK, Canada, China France and Italy; and employs approximately 2000 people worldwide. More information on Bookham, Inc. is available at www.bookham.com

Bookham is a registered trademark of Bookham Technology plc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies.

Source: Business Wire

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