ADVISORY/Chorum Technologies' Dr. Gary Zhou And Dr. Chongchang Mao to Present Invited and Contributed Papers At Asia-Pacific Optical and Wireless Communications Conference.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Nov. 13)

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Presentations are Nov. 13 and Nov. 14 in Beijing 

  WHAT: Dr. Gary Zhou and Dr. Chongchang Mao from Chorum
        Technologies in Richardson, Texas, will each present a paper
        at the Asia-Pacific Optical and Wireless Communications
        Conference and Exhibition (APOC). Dr. Zhou's invited paper is
        entitled, Optical Slicer(TM) Performance and Applications and
        Dr. Mao's contributed paper is entitled Liquid Crystal Optical
        Switches and Signal Processors. APOC features the latest
        development in the fast-changing fields of optical and
        wireless communications, as well as a glimpse at the dynamic
        Asian telecom market. More than 450 contributed papers and 50
        invited papers will be presented at APOC.

   WHO: Dr. Gary Zhou is director of research and development for
        Chorum Technologies. Dr. Chongchang Mao is director of
        engineering for Chorum Technologies.

  WHEN: Dr. Zhou's paper:
        Tues., Nov. 13, 2001, at 4 p.m.

        Dr. Mao's paper:
        Wed., Nov. 14, 2001 at 9:45 a.m.

 WHERE: Dr. Zhou's paper:
        Conference 4581, Session 4C, Components III

        Dr. Mao's paper:
        Conference 4582, Session 3D, Optical Switching Technologies II

ABOUT
CHORUM: Chorum Technologies is a leading provider of all-optical
        processors and subsystems for high-capacity networks. Chorum
        Technologies' PolarWave(TM) family of optical filtering,
        switching, routing and processing technologies enables
        networks that are faster, more flexible and more cost
        effective. Chorum Technologies was founded in 1996 and is
        based in the Telecom Corridor(R) of Richardson, Texas. For
        more information, visit www.chorumtech.com.