Double Power Advantage of Corning NexCor Fiber Validated in Quantum Bridge Tests; Greater than 3 dB advantage demonstrated in Quantum Bridge lab results.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CORNING, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2004 Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was known until 1989 as Corning Glass Works. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GLW GLW Glasgow Airport (UK) GLW Gross Laden Weight GLW Good Lady Wife (Australia) ), a world-leading supplier of optical fiber, announced today that tests performed by Quantum Bridge Communications(R), Inc. validated the double power advantage of Corning's newly announced NexCor(TM) optical fiber for converged voice, video and data services networks. The test results confirmed NexCor optical fiber's improved stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS See Small Business Server. ) threshold of more than 3 dB over other standard single-mode fibers, an increase that enables twice the launch power for triple play networks, such as fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP (Fiber To The Premises) The installation of optical fiber from the carrier directly into the home or office. Also called "fiber to the home" (FTTH). See PON and FTTC. See also FTP. ) networks. NexCor fiber's 3 dB advantage is designed into the optical fiber itself through Corning-engineered MaxPower(TM) technology. SBS is a non-linear effect caused by launching at high optical power. Transmitting over the SBS threshold of the fiber results in noticeable signal degradation. An increase in the SBS threshold of an optical fiber improves the economics of analog video transmission for networks delivering analog video to consumers today, such as the passive optical networks (PONs) typically used in FTTP deployments. "Our testing confirms that Corning's NexCor fiber offers at least a 3 dB improvement in SBS threshold compared with standard single-mode fibers," said Feng Tian Tian or T'ien (Chinese; “Heaven”) In indigenous Chinese religion, the supreme power reigning over humans and lesser gods. The term refers to a deity, to impersonal nature, or to both. , PhD, director of advanced optics, Quantum Bridge Communications. "This doubled power-handling capability can translate to longer reach and higher split ratios for PON (Passive Optical Network) An optical point-to-multipoint access network. There are no optical repeaters or other active devices in a PON, hence the name "passive. networks." Added Barry Linchuck, director of global product line management for Corning Optical Fiber, "We are delighted with the results of our work with Quantum Bridge. As experts in FTTP system design, their validation of NexCor fiber's performance further demonstrates to us the fiber's real value for end users in today's triple play networks." NexCor fiber's 3 dB advantage allows network operators to deploy today's high-power analog video technology with broader, more efficient network coverage - reducing costs per subscriber - while simultaneously deploying a more efficient outside plant for future digital transmission. Quantum Bridge Communications is a leading provider of fiber to the premises Fiber to the premises (FTTP) is a form of fiber-optic communication delivery in which an optical fiber is run directly onto the customers' premises. This contrasts with other fiber-optic communication delivery strategies such as fiber to the node (FTTN), fiber to the curb , including fiber to the home and fiber to the business, solutions designed to address the bandwidth bottlenecks in today's access networks. About Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is a diversified technology company that concentrates its efforts on high-impact growth opportunities. Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light, with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the telecommunications, flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time , environmental, semiconductor, and life sciences industries. |
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