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Timbercon Unveils PRIZM LightTurn Cable Assemblies at OFC/NFOEC Tradeshow

Timbercon, a manufacturer of fiber optics product and solutions, has recently declared the availability of the PRIZM LightTurn cable assemblies at the OFC/NFOEC tradeshow in Los Angeles, California.

From Timbercon 8 Mar 2012

EXFO’s IQS-9100B Optical Switch Offers Fast Switching Time and Long-Term Reliability

EXFO has introduced its MEMS optical switch test module called the IQS-9100B, the latest addition to the company’s Windows-based IQS-600 platform.

From EXFO Inc. 8 Mar 2012

CEA-Leti and III-V lab Exhibits Integrated Silicon Transmitter at OFC 2012

A joint lab of CEA Leti, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs France, and Thales Research and Technology called CEA-Leti and III-V lab has recently declared that it has established an integrated tunable transmitter on silicon.

7 Mar 2012

Corning, ADVA Optical Networking to Demonstrate 100 G Solution at OFC/NFOEC

ADVA Optical Networking and Corning will exhibit a 100 G solution for the metro environment at the OFC/NFOEC 2012 in Los Angeles. This solution features the minimal cost-per-bit 100G transmission over a distance of 125 km with no passive dispersion compensation or inline amplification, working with standard single-mode fiber with increase reach of nearly 85 km.

7 Mar 2012

Mindspeed Unveils New Family of Burst-Mode Laser Drivers

Mindspeed Technologies, a provider of semiconductor systems for network infrastructure applications, has introduced the latest member of its burst-mode laser drivers for use in optical networking units that offer fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) multi-play services through fiber-access networks utilizing Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) and Gigabit Ethernet PON (GEPON) technologies.

7 Mar 2012

NeoPhotonics Unveils Multicast Switch for ROADM Applications

NeoPhotonics has introduced its multicast switch based on photonic integrated circuit (PIT) for future-generation reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) applications.

7 Mar 2012

CALIENT Introduces New 320-Port Photonic Switch for Data Centers

CALIENT Technologies, a specialist in photonic switching technology, has introduced its new 320-port photonic switch called the S320, which is the company’s next-generation 3D MEMS switching technology.

7 Mar 2012

Cable+Wireless Worldwide’s EPEG Optical Network to Use Infinera’s DTN-X Platform

Cable&Wireless Worldwide has chosen digital optical network solution of Infinera for its Europe Persia Express Gateway (EPEG) network to deliver a high-capacity reliable network connection between Asia and Europe.

From Infinera 7 Mar 2012

Corning Launches Ultra-Bendable ClearCurve VSDN Optical Fiber

Corning recently declared the launch of ClearCurve VSDN optical fiber, the latest advancement in the bend-insensitive fibers of ClearCurve series. This fiber has been specifically designed to support the inflow of high-speed interconnects between PCs and other electronics devices.

From Corning Incorporated - Advanced Optics 7 Mar 2012

EMCORE Exhibits New 40 and 100 Gbps CFP Optical Transceiver Modules at 2012 OFC

EMCORE, a supplier of compound semiconductor-based components, has recently declared the launch of 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps Form-factor Pluggable (CFP) optical transceiver modules for 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) applications, respectively.

From Emcore Corporation 7 Mar 2012

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