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To: trilobyte who wrote (281)	2/27/2001 12:38:14 AM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 475

Does anyone know whether one or the other approach to the tunable lasers offers a distinct advantage? The quote is: "While both lasers are high power, Iolon's is continuously tunable while New Focus’s jumps between the wavelengths defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)" I don't have the answer you need but I'm sure someone does. when is the OFC meeting you are referring to? March 18 to 22. fiberoptics.about.com Pat

To: trilobyte who wrote (281)	2/27/2001 1:32:36 AM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 475

I started looking for articles on tunable lasers and found quite a few. Keep in mind you have to compare speed, power, and distance because there are trade-offs. LightReading on New Focus: lightreading.com More on tunable lasers: lightreading.com Performance compromises Right now, there's a trade-off between tunable range and output power. Some lasers can be configured to replace any of the lasers in today's 40-channel DWDM systems, but they won't sustain very long transmission distances. Other lasers will deliver loads of oomph for a long-haul network, but they won't cover many wavelengths. Atoga: convergedigest.com Nortel’s CorTek: nortelnetworks.com