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To: JLS who wrote (23078)	4/1/2000 11:26:00 AM
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Here's where LPTHA fits in Optical Integrated Circuits A bunch of vendors and startups are developing new processes for making the optical equivalent of integrated circuits. It's early days, but if they deliver on their promises, optical networking gear will benefit from massive improvements in performance, and massive reductions in price. Optical Integrated Circuits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: Vendors are developing ways of making the optical equivalent of integrated circuits, in a re-run of the early days of the semi-conductor industry. The goal is to consolidate large numbers of separate optical devices into a single chip, customizing them for different applications, drastically reducing costs and improving performance. Key issues Materials A wide variety - including silica, silicon, polymer, rare earths - are being used for different applications. Each one has its own advantages and drawbacks, both in terms of the performance of the resulting chip and in the ease and in the cost of manufacturing it. Early days Right now, vendors are making relatively simple, standardized components such as DWDM chips, small switch modules and passive splitters. Players - Lightpath Technologies, Inc. lightpath.com - Lightwave Microsystems Corp. lightwavemicro.com - Lumenon Innovative Lightwave Technology Inc. lumenon.com - Nanovation Technologies Inc. nanovation.com. - many others Related stories in Light Reading: Is Lumenon's Share Price Set to Soar? Nanovation Prepares the Ground for an IPO Lumenon Heading For NASDAQ Listing by Peter Heywood