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To: OWN STOCK who wrote (3886)	2/8/2001 8:21:53 PM
From: sirdar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3951

to pat and the sdliers/jdsuers from sirdar lets keep this thread. i've been reading this and jdsu's board for 5+ years and owning shares. its been very fortunate for our family. my basic understanding was that the communication system had to go optical and that called for lasers. i don't know if i was more smart or lucky, but whichever, we're wealthy. the future for sdli/jdsu is very promising.

To: OWN STOCK who wrote (3886)	2/8/2001 8:23:46 PM
From: Curtis E. Bemis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3951

coastal festooning New term for me. Explain please

To: OWN STOCK who wrote (3886)	2/8/2001 9:45:06 PM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 3951

While it is true a system can be configured to run on only Raman amplifiers, it would cost much more than one run with EDFAs (on a same-bandwidth basis)...so only in certain very limited circumstances, like coastal festooning...will it be the amplification scheme of choice. In most other cases, it will be used to broaden the optical bandwidth of the fiber...and will be used in tandem with EDFA, not in place of it... I figured ultra-long haul was just one part of the network, and certainly not going to put a dent in EDFA's numbers. Glad to know they work in tandem. Pat