Oclaro Expands Distribution Partnership with AMS Technologies to Include all Telecommunication Products

San Jose, Calif., - August 24, 2009 - Oclaro, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCLR), a provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, today announces that its distribution partnership with AMS Technologies will be expanded to cover all products from the Oclaro telecommunications divisions.

The combined product ranges cover the breadth of component, module and subsystem products for the telecommunications industry, including a range of amplifier solutions, tunable and high speed transmitters, receivers and dispersion compensation technologies.

"AMS Technologies has been our strategic partner for several years, successfully developing new markets and applications for Oclaro products," said Ralph Dean, European Sales Manager for Oclaro. "They are well integrated with our organisation and the expansion of the distribution agreement serves to augment our sales and marketing strategy for the European region."

AMS Technologies supports the European market from local offices in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

About Oclaro

Oclaro, with headquarters in San Jose, California, is a tier 1 provider of high performance optical components, modules and subsystems to the telecommunications market, and is one of the largest providers to metro and long haul network applications. Oclaro, the result of the combination of Bookham, Inc. and Avanex Corporation, leverages proprietary core technologies and vertically integrated product development to provide its broad customer base with cost-effective and innovative optical solutions. The company's Advanced Photonics Division is chartered with driving Oclaro's diversification and growth into new markets, leveraging Oclaro's strong brand, chip design and manufacturing expertise. Oclaro is a global company, with leading chip fabrication facilities in the U.K., Switzerland and Italy, and manufacturing sites in the US, Thailand and China.

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