SPLI -> biz.yahoo.com Spectra-Physics Announces New Line of 200-GHz Narrow-Band Pass Filters for DWDM Applications in Telecommunications Market
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1999-- Spectra-Physics (Nasdaq:SPLI - news), a majority-owned subsidiary of Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. (Amex:THI - news) and the leading supplier of high-power semiconductor and solid-state laser systems, today announced a new line of narrow-band pass filters to support the requirements of the telecommunications industry for dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) applications. As the newest addition to Spectra-Physics' Zeroshift(TM) product family of passive optical components for telecommunications, the 200-GHz filters are designed to provide exceptional insertion loss, pass-band and isolation performance, which increase the performance of DWDM and optical add drop multiplexer (OADM) devices.
``Expanding the Zeroshift product line to include 200-GHz filters is an important step forward in our telecommunications market strategy,' said Patrick L. Edsell, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Spectra-Physics. ``We are able to apply nearly 40 years of experience in manufacturing high-performance optical products for laser applications, and we have focused our optics business on the telecommunications market opportunity.'
The new Zeroshift filters meet all Bellcore requirements for environmental exposure and durability. They are centered on the ITU grid and are available in a variety of grades, depending on system requirements.
Other Zeroshift products available today include anti-reflection coatings on gradient index lenses and lithium niobate isolators, as well as high-reflector coatings used in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers.
Spectra-Physics' vertically integrated manufacturing operations include all aspects of substrate fabrication, thin film coating, post-processing metrology, and Bellcore testing capabilities. For more information, call 1-888-735-5774 or visit spectra-physics.com.
The Company
Founded in 1961, Spectra-Physics is the leading supplier of high-power semiconductor and solid-state laser systems. More than 95 percent of Spectra-Physics' total revenues come from a diverse range of photonics applications in six strategic markets: computer and microelectronics manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, medical, image recording, telecommunications, and research. The company's manufacturing operations are based in Mountain View and Oroville, California, and in Tucson, Arizona. International operations consist of subsidiaries located in France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom and distributors in 30 additional countries worldwide. Spectra-Physics' Web site is located at spectra-physics.com. |
