The demands are changing so fast in this field that I don't know if the bigger companys are nimble enough to change. First LU didn't change fast enough and now NT.
Another company to watch besides Cien is NUFO
Press Release
SOURCE: New Focus Inc.
New Focus Unveils First Widely Tunable Laser for Long-Haul And Ultra-Long-Haul Systems
PowerTune Delivers 20 Milliwatts of Optical Power Across the Entire C-band Bringing Wavelength Agility to All Levels of the Telecom Network
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- New Focus Inc., (Nasdaq: NUFO - news), a leading supplier of innovative fiber optic products for next-generation optical networks under the Smart Optics for Networks(TM) brand, announced today the PowerTune(TM) tunable laser, the industry's first tunable laser with the optical power levels required by the telecom backbone. PowerTune technology is designed to deliver, for the first time, the full benefits of wavelength agility to the entire optical network. The product will also serve metropolitan network applications that require high power and tunability. New Focus is scheduled to deliver PowerTune samples to its systems provider customers in April, with production to start in late 2001.
``We're pleased to announce PowerTune, which builds on our many years of experience with tunable lasers and our capabilities in the design and volume manufacture of high performance optical components for the long-haul and ultra-long-haul markets. Installation of PowerTune tunable lasers in the telecom backbone will bring flexibility and efficiency to the network. End users will realize rapid system deployment, more reliable service, enhanced performance and reduced congestion problems,'' said Ken Westrick, New Focus president and CEO.
PowerTune consists of a laser module that includes the high power laser, wavelength locker, power control and other control functions along with control electronics. Its unique patent pending technology delivers 20 Milliwatts (+13dBm) of power over the entire C-band enabling the use of tunability in long-haul and ultra-long-haul networks.
``The bulk of optical networking systems sold today are for the long-haul market, which demand high levels of optical power,'' said Elizabeth Bruce, Research Analyst, Aberdeen Group. ``Lasers offering both wide tunability and high optical power will dramatically improve the efficiency and manageability of these networks.''
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