Agilent Technologies to acquire Adaptif Photonics

Santa Clara, CA and Hamburg, Germany--Agilent Technologies and Adaptif Photonics GmbH have signed an agreement for Agilent to acquire Adaptif, a privately held company that provides technology and products used for polarization analysis and control for testing optical components and systems for telecom and other sensing and laser markets. Financial details were not disclosed.

According to Agilent, Adaptif's technology and intellectual property complements Agilent's product offerings and enhance Agilent's instrument portfolio for fiber-optic test. In addition, the acquisition will help Adaptif's and Agilent's customers obtain comprehensive insight into their optical components and high-speed optical network designs with a full spectrum of test solutions. Adaptif has a close association with the renowned optical center of expertise at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg and has developed extensive intellectual property in optical-measurement product development.

Agilent plans to sell Adaptif Photonics products upon the deal closing, which is expected to occur this month. All Adaptif employees are expected to join Agilent.