From 1989 to 1999, RPC established new accuracy optical surface-relief technology using federal government funding mostly through the SBIR program and DARPA's Innovation Reinvestment (TRP) Program, and through commercial advancement contracts in conjunction with a number of large industrial and defense-related business. By 1999, the technology that RPC had actually developed was ready for business applications. Throughout the emerging optical telecommunications boom, RPC was obtained by Corning Incorporated in February 1999, relabelled Corning Rochester Photonics Corporation (CRPC) and was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corning. CRPC focused mostly on the advancement of new micro-optics components and systems for optical telecommunication systems. CRPC likewise worked carefully with other Corning divisions to create and establish novel screen innovation for rear forecast displays employing the new emerging micro-display devices. Regrettably, in spite of the success of its innovation and procedure advancement, with the bursting of the optical telecom bubble in late 2001, CRPC was nearby Corning Incorporated on December 31, 2002. In an effort to preserve the distinct and first-rate technology, abilities and engineering group produced through RPC and CRPC, Dr. Morris effectively worked out management buy-out contracts with Corning, and was able to spin-off two companies from CRPC: Apollo Optical Systems and RPC Photonics. The buy-out arrangement for Apollo Optical Systems (AOS) was signed on December 31, 2002, and the buy-out arrangement for RPC Photonics, Inc. was completed on May 8, 2003. AOS presently rents around 21,000 square feet of space. It includes in-house optical and mechanical style facilities, single-point diamond turning centers, polymer injection molding centers, an extensive optical metrology lab, optical system assembly areas, a well-equipped machine shop, and office

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