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To: Mr Zone who wrote (23590)	1/11/2001 9:36:25 AM
From: Condor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 118717

Hi Mr. Zone, I have approached some extremely talented people to look into your company and if we make any headway, I'll be in touch. Your post intrigued me. As a starter you may want to follow this thread for awhile. Message 15161008 Regards C

To: Mr Zone who wrote (23590)	1/11/2001 9:35:00 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 118717

Hey Zone - here is LightReading's take on the latest LMGR product; LR is pretty much the leading FO news and analysis source these days. lightreading.com The FO switch market is a wild, wooly frontier with dozens of startups and several different approaches. Keep us posted if LMGR takes off.

To: Mr Zone who wrote (23590)	1/12/2001 8:52:09 AM
From: Condor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 118717

Mr. Z Some replies on acoustic optical switch and LMGR...so far seems the technology is rather nebulous ( but not to be ruled out) and the company...well.... Will update if anything more tangible comes in. Regards C +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I don't know about their switch technology but a quick read through the Chairman's letter from their AGM tells me the company is playing financial games: lightmanagementgroup.com I don't do penny stocks or take risks in companies that aren't backed by quality investors. I may miss a jewel, but I feel if a company has superior technology, they'll attract quality money. Good luck on your decision. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I've never heard of the company nor the technology. I'm a little skeptical for all kinds of reasons. Not being a physicist I'm unclear as to how an acousticly generated frequency could have an effect on a non-acoustic attribute - like light. Seems like a leap but who am i to argue. let's assume for a moment that LMG can in fact create a crystal that through injected acoustic "noise" they can refract light. The issues will become scalability, power, heat, and cost. None of these items are detailed on the web site so it's hard to make any reasonable assesment of the applicability or viability of the project. I will say that they're thinking about the right issues - that's clear... but beyond that I really can't comment. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yes, please let me know if you find out any more detail on this technology. This sector is ripe for innovation so it wouldn't surprise me to see some "earth shattering" stuff. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Aside from an awareness of the existence of acoustics (acoustic waves) used in switches, modulators and tunable filters, and how they work, I'm not aware of a major thrust by a particular vendor using them as a contender in the switch space. There may very well be, I'm just not aware. Maybe you can elaborate on your question somewhat, pointing to some examples where you may have heard of an uptick in their use? And maybe someone else here with more smarts in the area of acousto-optical switching than I can step in and assist on this topic. It's an area I've found to be peculiar in some ways in the past. The acoustic waves used actually sometimes range into the GHz range, as sub-multiples of the optical lambdas they interact with and affect in various ways. I'll do a little bit of research on the matter as time permits, in the meantime. Thanks for posting the question. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= Yes, I too would appreciate a more thorough treatment on the topic of acoustic waves in optics. I've done some reading on the matter in the past, which is outside of my personal sweet spot as you can see, and found some of it to be counter-intuitive, at first. But as you read on it becomes fascinating in some respects, blending some fairly basic rules of arithmetic with those of basic physics. It begins to fall into place at some point. But such readings don't give much clue as to the momentum (or resistance) that the technology might be experiencing in specific applications, and they certainly don't go into specific vendor adaptations on an up to date basis. Okay, it's time for someone else to step in here. If anyone wants to offer up anything on this subject please do so. If you prefer anonymity, either PM me with your contribution, or you can find my email address posted in my profile. Non-member lurkers from afar are welcome, too. TIA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++