1.   And short hollow fibers based on photonic crystals could show up in optical networking components like switches, in high-powered industrial lasers and medical equipment.

2.   A. Almost half our technology holdings are in optical components or networking.

3.   Corning, once linked with SDL, was in talks until last week with Nortel Networks about a possible merger of their optical components businesses.

4.   Earlier this week Nortel ended discussions to combine its optical components unit with that of Corning.

5.   Last year, Spinner profited by sticking with favorites like Plantronics, which makes lightweight telephone headsets, and the Newport Corp., an optical component maker.

6.   --Makers of some basic, supply-constrained telecom gear like specialty semiconductors and optical networking components.

7.   Local optical component makers are reveling in the business opportunities opened up by the new technology.

8.   Nortel is donating devices, Corning is donating optical components and specialty fibers, and BellSouth is providing software and business savvy.

9.   Silicon Valley Group manufactures lithography systems and optical components used in spy satellites.

10.   Silicon Valley manufactures lithography systems and optical components used in spy satellites.