Axonlink Unveils Its New Access & Metro Agile WDM -AWDM- Technology.Business Editors/High Tech Writers RED BANK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2003 Axonlink, a leading provider of optical wave division multiplexing (spelling) wave division multiplexing - A common misnomer for wavelength division multiplexing. solutions, today announced the completion of its Agile Wave Division Multiplexing (AWDM AWDM Analog Wavelength Division Multiplexing AWDM All Wheel Drive Mafia ) demonstration system. The AWDM technology was demonstrated at Axonlink's corporate headquarters in New Jersey to selected customers and press representatives. AWDM is the first commercial implementation of a well researched optical receiving technology known as heterodyne het·er·o·dyne adj. Having alternating currents of two different frequencies that are combined to produce two new frequencies, the sum and difference of the original frequencies, either of which may be used in radio or television receivers by proper optics. Axonlink's AWDM transceiver features full transmit and receive tunability using off-the-shelf optical components, enabling a low cost and agile alternative to 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 and 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. optics. AWDM demonstrates 6db receiver sensitivity better than leading industry APD APD atrial premature depolarization (see atrial premature complex, under complex ); pamidronate. receivers. Other benefits include easier amplification than CWDM and DWDM, as low as 12.5Ghz wavelength spacing and simple low cost fiber interface using colorless splitters. Axonlink targets adoption of AWDM for wavelength services, fiber relief and fiber to the building (FTTB) access and metro applications where it significantly reduces carrier capital and operational expenditures. "We are proud to announce the first known commercial implementation of our heterodyne optics," said Dror Nahumi, Axonlink's 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. . "Utilizing the prior knowledge developed by optical research engineers world-wide and Axonlink's new intellectual property, we were able to cross major technical hurdles. We can now demonstrate an agile, low cost and reliable alternative to complex fixed WDM optics. We are committed to optimizing the technology for access and metro applications utilizing state-of-the-art optical and electrical integration technologies" David Gross, Senior Optical Networking Analyst at CIR, said "Axonlink's AWDM is uniquely positioned as an enabling technology to access and metro applications. Its low cost tunable capabilities can solve carriers' operational challenges by lowering capital expenditures associated with optical cross-connects and fixed WDM systems." About Axonlink Axonlink Inc. develops optical WDM solutions enabled by its patents pending AWDM technology that are optimized for access and metro applications. For more information, please visit Axonlink on the web at www.axonlink.com |
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