SpectraSwitch Announces WaveWalker VOA/Shutter Products; Liquid Crystal Technology Redefines Optical Components.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Optical Fiber Communications 2002 Booth #3989 SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2002 SpectraSwitch, Inc. today announced the latest additions to their family of liquid crystal products -- a new series of gigacycle gig·a·cy·cle n. Abbr. Gc See gigahertz. Noun 1. gigacycle - 1,000,000,000 periods per second Gc, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigahertz components. The 1100 Series VOA/Shutter and standalone Shutter both provide high attenuation Loss of signal power in a transmission. Attenuation The reduction in level of a transmitted quantity as a function of a parameter, usually distance. It is applied mainly to acoustic or electromagnetic waves and is expressed as the ratio of power densities. resolution and extinction in compact packages, with multi-billion-cycle durability. Delivering excellent optical specifications and robust performance across operating conditions, these low-cost VOA/Shutter products utilize SpectraSwitch's patented liquid crystal technologies, adding optional built-in attenuation. The versatile optical platform that is the basis for WaveWalker(TM) products enables semi-custom designs: packaging and user interfaces can be optimized on request, the granularity of the attenuation range can be customized to suit various gain trimming applications, and the shutter provides excellent blocking capability. Stop by and see the selection of WaveWalker Optical Components at the upcoming Optical Fiber Conference in Anaheim, Calif., from March 19 through March 21, Booth # 3989. About SpectraSwitch Headquartered in Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, USA. As of January 1 2007, the population of Santa Rosa was approximately 157,985 residents. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San , SpectraSwitch, Inc. designs semi-custom solutions for telecom applications. With products based on liquid crystal technology, a technology that leverages 30 years of proven performance and manufacturability, the WaveWalker(TM) portfolio includes a full line of all-optical switches and multi-functional Integrated Optical Components that enable versatile, ultra-reliable, intelligent solutions for the evolving optical network. SpectraSwitch is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. whose investors include Advanced Technology Ventures, CDIB CDIB Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood Venture Management, and NIF NIF See: Note issuance facility Ventures. For more information about SpectraSwitch visit the website at www.spectraswitch.com. |
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