The company operates in two segments, Communications, and Commercial and Consumer.
The Communications segment provides source lasers, photodetectors and receivers, modulators, wavelength lockers, transmitters, transceivers, transponders, cable television transmitters and amplifiers, pump lasers, add-drop multiplexers, wavelength division multiplexing couplers, filters, isolators, circulators, switches and attenuators, telecommunications specialty modules, test instruments, and network ready products.
The Commercial and Consumer segment provides optics and display products; and lasers, coated optics, and assemblies for defense, aerospace, instrumentation, biomedical, and other applications.
The company’s specific product applications include computer monitors and flat panel displays, projection systems, photocopiers, facsimile machines, scanners, security products, and decorative surface treatments.
The company’s products are used in communications; and commercial and consumer applications, including optical networks, entertainment, brand protection, and defense.
The company markets its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and strategic partners in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
JDS Uniphase was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
