Bookham Acquires Onetta for Optical amplifiers

Bookham has acquired Onetta, a start-up supplying optical amplifier modules and subsystems, for £13.0 million ($23.3 million). Onetta's Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFA) incorporate advanced optics, control electronics and firmware to provide leading edge performance. Onetta is based in Sunnyvale, California. http://www.bookham.comhttp://www.onetta.comIn February 2001, Bookham announced $56 million in second round funding. Investors include HarbourVest Partners, Sumitomo Corporation, J.P. Morgan H&Q, J&W & Seligman, Sequoia Capital and Matrix Partners.

Onetta was founded in February 2000 by Dr. Robert MacDonald (previously with New Focus) and Dr. Yan Sun (previously with Lucent's optical networking group).