Company Overview

Micron Optics is recognized as a premier supplier of wavelength tunable components and a technology leader of filter-based, optical modules and test instruments. Calvin M. Miller founded Micron Optics and provided customized tunable filters to researchers in the early 90’s and helped establish Erbium-doped fiber pre-amplified receivers as the preferred technology for today’s dense WDM fiber optic communication systems. Remaining focused on its core, seminal technology – the Fiber Fabry-Perot (FFP) tunable filter, Micron Optics has developed an array of products from its high-performance tunable filters, to absolute wavelength references, optical performance analyzers, and high-speed wavelength interrogators. These products address diverse markets such as telecommunications, optical sensing, biotech and general spectroscopy.

In 2002, we expanded our core tunable technology to include tunable thin film filters through the acquisition of Chameleon Optics. Chameleon Thin-Film (CTF) tunable filter technology allows customized bandpass shapes, large wavelength tuning ranges without polarization concerns, internal wavelength calibration and multiple port configurations for tunable add/drop applications. The simple and elegant solutions of the FFP and CTF offer “best-in-class” performance as tunable components and are powerful building blocks to address present and future product applications.

June 2002 was marked by sadness for Micron Optics. We, along with many pioneers in the optical industry, grieved with the tragic loss of our Founder, Calvin M. Miller. Cal was the true father of the Micron Optics family. He was responsible for the core development of the FFP technology, for handpicking our management and engineering teams, and for initiating the spirit and unity that binds the employees of Micron Optics as a family. He will truly be missed. However, through the technology and teams Cal put in place, Micron Optics is continuing his vision of providing products with “killer” performance based on “simply elegant solutions”.

In 2003, Micron Optics expanded the optical sensing product line to include the si720, an optical sensing analyzer and the si425, an optical sensing interrogator . The si425 is a complete, stand-alone, multi-sensor measurement system that provides a high optical power, rapid measurement rate of up to 512 FBGs on four fibers and is currently deployed on five continents and under three seas. The si720 complements the si425 to provide higher accuracy and resolution for a wide variety of optical sensors.

2004 is an exciting and focused year for Micron Optics. We will release new components, modules and instruments with breakthrough price/performance characteristics in both sensing and telecom markets. We will continue to wow our customers with our product performance and build long-term relationships through our commitment to quality and service. And, as always, we will truly enjoy doing it.

Jeff W. Miller,
CEO and President