[0] Finisar Announces 10-GigE Serial Optical Transceivers; Revolutionary Technology Offers Significant Cost Savings.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2001 Finisar Corporation (Nasdaq: FNSR), a leading provider of gigabit fiber optic solutions for high-speed data networks, announces FTRX(TM), the industry's first 10-Gigabit Ethernet serial optical transceivers. Finisar's FTRX family has a smaller footprint than traditional telecom devices, and provides significant cost savings to networking and telecommunications equipment manufacturers. Finisar has already taken orders for FTRX, with deliveries expected to begin in the next several weeks. "In terms of cost, the use of high-speed serial transmission wins every time over wavelength division multiplexing See WDM. (communications) wavelength division multiplexing - (WDM) Multiplexing several Optical Carrier n signals on a single optical fibre by using different wavelengths (colours) of laser light to carry different signals. (WDM (1) (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) A technology that uses multiple lasers and transmits several wavelengths of light (lambdas) simultaneously over a single optical fiber. )," said Jerry Rawls, Finisar's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Four channel 2.5 Gb/s WDM solutions for 10 Gb/s requires more components and complexity than a single high-speed serial transmission link. The cost savings are especially important in upgrading metropolitan area networks (MANs), where a different set of economics apply, compared to long-haul wide area networks (WANs)." "Interface speeds of 10 Gb/s are critical for both current and evolving network architectures," commented Tracey Vanik, technical director at RHK RHK Ratahallintokeskus (Finnish: Finnish Rail Administration) RHK Ryan Hankin Kent (RHK, Inc. marketing consulting firm) RHK Rigshospitalets Kollegium (Copenhagen, Denmark dorm) , Inc. "True 10 Gig transmission reduces the number of optical components required to achieve capacity - one laser instead of four - and potentially reduces the number of associated signal processors as well." "Finisar's FTRX is a forward-looking family of products enabling networking and telecommunications equipment manufacturers to provide new, cost-effective switches, hubs and optical transmission systems, which will be used in upgrading MANs," Rawls added. To transmit signals at these higher data rates, traditional telecommunications devices either use lasers in combination with external modulators, or multiplex four lasers, each operating at 2.5 Gb/s. The FTRX is a breakthrough product line that can transmit and receive at bit rates up to 10.7 gigabits per second (Gb/s) by relying on a single 1310nm distributed feedback laser A type of diode laser that uses diffraction gratings rather than mirrors to create the resonance and oscillation in the cavity. It produces a finer range of wavelengths than a Fabry- Perot cavity. A distributed Bragg reflection laser is a similar technology that uses Bragg gratings. (DFB DFB acronym for dark, firm, dry meat. Called also dark cutting beef. ) or 850nm vertical cavity emitting laser (VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) Pronounced "vixel." A type of laser diode that emits light from its surface rather than its edge. A VCSEL's circular beam is easy to couple with a fiber, and due to its surface-emission architecture, can be tested ) in conjunction with cutting-edge high speed optics and Finisar's proprietary integrated electronics. The FTRX product line will transmit and receive data traffic for Fibre Channel, Ethernet and SONET standards. The current version of the FTRX product uses a 300-pin connector. Future additions to the product line, which will be introduced during the next few months, will include versions with a 200-pin connector, a 50-pin connector for the 10-Gigabit Ethernet "XAUI XAUI 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface XAUI Extended Auxiliary Unit Interface XAUI XSBI Attachment Unit Interface (IEEE 802.3ae) XAUI Ten Gbps Attachment Unit Interface " interface and a SONET OC-192 transponder for telecom applications. The FTRX family of transceivers includes the same high-performance features that have made Finisar an industry leader, such as very low jitter, wide open "eye patterns", and exceptional performance in FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. electromagnetic interference compliance tests. The new transceiver complies with Clauses 51 and 52 of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. P802.3ae Draft 2.0 (10 Gigabit Ethernet) and with the physical form factor defined by the MSA for the 300-pin OC-192 Transponder. The FTRX operates at 2.5 watts including power needed for multiplexing and demultiplexing. Initial versions of the FTRX will transmit at 1310nm over distances up to 10Km. The FTRX family is priced at $1,000-$2,000 depending on volume. About Finisar Finisar Corporation (Nasdaq: FNSR) is a leading provider of fiber optic subsystems and network performance test systems which enable high-speed data communications over Gigabit Ethernet local area networks (LANs), Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs), metropolitan data network applications (MANs), and CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. . The Company is focused on the application of digital fiber optics to provide a broad line of high-performance, reliable, value-added optical subsystems for networking and storage equipment manufacturers. The Company's operations are located at 1308 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. For more information, visit the Company's web site at http://www.finisar.com. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding Finisar Corporation's expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Finisar Corporation as of the date hereof, and Finisar Corporation assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to Finisar Corporation's business are set forth in Finisar Corporation's Form S-1, as amended and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 1999, and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.021301/bb2 |
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