Iolon

Iolon Inc. was a manufacturer and designer of tunable lasers and optical devices. [cite web |url=http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=3860 |work=Light Reading |title=Corning Backs Laser Startup |date=2001-02-26 |first=Peter |last=Heywood |accessdate=2008-06-28] Its headquarters were in San Jose, California. Its products included the Apollo line of lasers, as well as optical switches, polarization controllers, tunable filters, spectral monitors, and universal transponders. Iolon raised over US$85 million dollars in capital during the dot-com bubble of 1995–2001, but faltered as the telecommunications market tightened after the bubble burst.cite web |url=http://fibresystems.org/cws/article/news/33452 |title=iolon's laser lives on at Luna |first=Pauline |last=Rigby |date=2008-03-19 |work=fibresystems.org |accessdate=2008-06-28] Iolon's remaining assets were bought by Coherent in 2005, for $5 million. [cite web |url=http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=83532 |title=Iolon Sells for $5M |work=Light Reading |date=2005-11-02 |first=Craig |last=Matsumoto |accessdate=2008-06-28]

In 2006, Luna Technologies acquired the rights to sell a version of the Apollo laser for use in fiber optic test and measurement instrumentation, and sensing applications. [cite journal |title=Luna Innovations acquires rights to Iolon laser from Coherent |journal=Laser Focus World |url=http://www.laserfocusworld.com/display_article/280263/12/none/none/INDUS/Luna-Innovations-acquires-rights-to-Iolon-laser-from-Coheren |date=2006-12-19 |accessdate=2008-06-28] They are selling the modified Apollo laser under the brand name "Phoenix".

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