Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. SpectraMux Compact CCWDM Passes Stringent Telcordia 1209 and 1221 Qualification.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2003 Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFOP AFOP Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. AFOP Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs AFOP Association Française des industries de l'Optique et de la Photonique AFOP and for other purposes AFOP acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia ) is an innovative supplier of fiber optic components, subsystems and integrated modules for the optical network equipment market. AFOP today announced that it has achieved a significant milestone: the new SpectraMux(TM) Compact CWDM (Course WDM) An optical transmission method that is used for shorter distances than dense WDM (DWDM). Also known as "wide WDM," CWDM transmits fewer channels and uses wider spacing between the channels for distances up to 60 km. Wider spacing up to 25 nm, compared to 1. (CCWDM CCWDM Compact Course Wavelength Multiplex (AFOP) ) has passed the industry's most stringent reliability testing procedures and achieved Telcordia 1209 and 1221 qualification. AFOP is committed to providing leading edge, Telcordia-qualified products that can withstand harsh operating environments. Telcordia qualification is significant because it demonstrates that the SpectraMux CCWDM meets the long-term reliability standards required for expanding high-capacity networks from the enterprise to the core. "The rapid pace at which this product has been brought from development to successful Telcordia qualification is quite remarkable," said Peter Chang, 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. of AFOP. "I am very pleased with the experience, skill and dedication of our team. This, in turn, will give our customers the further confidence to design the SpectraMux CCWDM product line into current and future systems." AFOP's SpectraMux CCWDM module is designed to significantly reduce costs, while improving optical performance, in a package less than 1/4 the size of conventional CWDM modules. With a channel spacing The amount of bandwidth allotted to each channel in a communications system that transmits multiple frequencies such as fiber optics. It is measured as the spacing between center frequencies (or wavelengths) of adjacent channels. See guard band. of 20 nm and wide bandpass characteristics it is ideal for use with non-temperature controlled lasers. Other features include high center wavelength accuracy and stability, low insertion loss The amount of loss attributed to a particular device being used in (inserted into) the system. For example, a circuit added to filter out unwanted frequencies may reduce the output current by some amount. See injection loss. , high directivity, an epoxy-free optical path, and low polarization dependent loss. These CCWDM Mux/Demuxes are available in four or eight channels and include an expansion port for 16 channel systems. About AFOP Founded in 1995, Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of high performance fiber optic components and integrated modules. AFOP's products are used by leading and emerging communications equipment manufacturers to deliver optical networking systems to the long-haul, enterprise, metropolitan and last mile access segments of the communications network. AFOP's product line of passive optical components includes interconnect systems, couplers and splitters, thin film DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing components and modules, fixed and variable optical attenuators, and depolarizers. AFOP is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with manufacturing and product development capabilities in the United States, Taiwan and China. AFOP's website is located at http://www.afop.com. Forward-looking Statements Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements as to the expected availability, features and benefits of AFOP's products, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of 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. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, manufacturing difficulties, possibly delays in the release of other products, the impact of competitive products, and other risks detailed from time to time in AFOP's SEC reports, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ended June, 2003. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. AFOP disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. |
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