Photop Aegis delivers state-of-the-art fiber-optic sub-systems to international optical networking systems manufacturers, enabling service providers to deploy high-bandwidth video services like HD TV and Video-on-Demand. They offer a broad portfolio of cost-effective optical channel monitors for reconfigurable optical networks. Their subsidiary, Photop AOFR, specializes in fused fiber components for fiber lasers and optical couplers primarily used in telecom markets. Photop Aegis is located in Woburn, Massachusetts, with additional R&D in Flemington, New Jersey, while Photop AOFR is based in Canberra, Australia. Aegis Lightwave, a privately held company, offers cost-effective solutions for intelligent optical networks, including a wide selection of optical channel monitors for embedded DWDM monitoring. Their investors include Ironside Capital Group, Stata Venture Partners, and Alta Partners. In 2011, Aegis Lightwave was acquired by II-VI, but the terms of the deal were undisclosed.