Fitel Technologies Introduces New Line Of Distributed Feedback -DFB- Products.Business Editors CLINTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2001 Fitel Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of pump lasers for the optical communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. market, and it's parent company, The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., today announced the availability of a series of distributed feedback (DFB DFB acronym for dark, firm, dry meat. Called also dark cutting beef. ) laser diodes for 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. ) transmission systems. The modules will be available on a sample basis beginning in July 2001, with full production capacity scheduled for the end of this year. Fitel will premier the laser diodes during the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC NFOEC National Fiber Optical Engineer Conference NFOEC National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference ) to be held in Baltimore, Maryland July 9-12. The products will be displayed in booth #5130 of the Baltimore Convention Center The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is managed and operated by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, a semi-private association started in 1980 by former Baltimore mayor William Donald . The available products include a series of 1550 nanometer (nm) continuous wavelength (CW) and direct modulated (DM) DFBs for OC-48/STM-16 dense WDM transmission systems. The products are available from 10 to 40mW. Fitel is also premiering a wavelength monitor integrated 1550nm DFB laser for high-speed, long-haul transmission systems. "These products are at the heart of optical communications systems," explained Gerry Bezems, VP of Marketing & Sales for Fitel Technologies. "By using our core competency in III-IV compound semiconductor technology, we are able to offer to the market a superior product for signal transmission." Fitel Technologies and Furukawa have a strong history and expertise in developing and manufacturing high-powered pump lasers, and currently hold nearly 70% of the total market share for 14xx pump lasers. Furukawa plans to accommodate the growing DFB market by leveraging the production capacity at its facility in Chiba, Japan. Furukawa will use its current manufacturing infrastructure to ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale production of the DFB products. "We've seen a growing need for these types of products in both long haul and metro applications," added Bezems. "Furukawa has the technology, the expertise and the production capacity to quickly address this growing market segment with high quality products." Fitel Technologies, Inc., is a wholly owned company that develops and markets a wide variety of fiber optic and optoelectronics solutions by The Furukawa Electric Company, Ltd., of Japan. Fitel is headquartered in Clinton, NJ. For more information on Fitel Technologies, Inc., visit the company's website at www.fiteltech.com. |
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