LIGHTCONNECT Expands its ROADM Portfolio by Introducing a 100 GHz Metro Dynamic Channel Equalizer -- DCE.Business Editors NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2003 Enables Full Wavelength Tunability in 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 Regional Networks at Static OADM OADM Optical (WDM) Add-Drop Multiplexer OADM Optical Add Drop Multiplexer Prices LIGHTCONNECT, a leading global supplier of dynamic components and modules for optical networks, today introduced a MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. based Dynamic Channel Equalizer (DCE (1) (Distributed Computing Environment) Software from The Open Group that allows applications to be built across heterogeneous platforms in a network. DCE includes security, directory naming, time synchronization, file sharing, RPCs and multithreading services. ) with a 100GHz ITU grid spacing and industry leading optical performance, including high extinction, low PDL See page description language. 1. PDL - Page Description Language. 2. PDL - Program Design Language. 3. PDL - Push Down List. 4. PDL - Dave Lebling, one of the co-authors of Zork. and large useable bandwidth. The 100GHZ DCE complements and builds upon LIGHTCONNECT's successful 50GHZ DCE currently designed in at several major OEMs worldwide. "The overwhelming customer acceptance of our 50GHz DCE in the long haul market validates the significant OPEX See CAPEX. cost savings experienced by service providers when deploying fully reconfigurable OADM," said Yves LeMaitre 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 LIGHTCONNECT. "This new architecture is becoming the preferred solution in metro networks as evidenced by several recent RFPs. With the introduction of the new 100 GHz DCE, LIGHTCONNECT enables optical system manufacturers to offer ROADM ROADM Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer ROADM Reconfigurable Add Drop Multiplexing solutions with best-in-class optical performance at the price of older static OADM." The LIGHTCONNECT 100GHZ DCE can independently equalize or block up to fifty DWDM channels on a 100 GHz grid and is the ideal building block for designing cost-effective Metro ROADM. These demanding applications require the most stringent optical performance, which the LIGHTCONNECT device is able to offer with an extinction of greater than 43 dB, useable bandwidth in excess of 55 GHz, and very low PDL, insertion loss and in-band ripple. The LIGHTCONNECT DCE is designed for reliability, ruggedness and low cost manufacturing.
Industry-leading performance features:
Channel spacing 100 GHz (C or L band)
Number of channels 50
Equalization dynamic range 0 - 20 dB
Channel bandwidth greater than 55 GHz
Channel blocking attenuation greater than 43 dB
Insertion loss less than 4 dB
PDL 0.3 dB
Inband Ripple 0.2 dB
PMD 0.5 ps
Package size 220 mm x 110 mm x 30 mm
Power consumption less than 6 Watts
The 100GHZ DCE communicates with the host system through either a Dual Port RAM or RS232 interface. For evaluation purposes, the DCE can be operated in automatic or manual mode with a user-friendly command set through a Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI) running on a PC. Pricing and Availability: The 100 GHz Dynamic Channel Equalizer is shipping now and is expected to complete Telcordia qualification by first quarter of 2004 and is priced below $200 per channel in volume. About LIGHTCONNECT, Inc. LIGHTCONNECT designs and manufactures dynamic MEMS-based, fiber optic components and modules for next generation intelligent optical networks. The company's MEMS technology provides proven solutions to meet the rapidly growing need for reconfigurability in optical networks. LIGHTCONNECT's products offer superior optical performance and best-in-class reliability. For more information, visit www.lightconnect.com or send an email to info@lightconnect.com. |
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