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| Santur
Corporation Announces 25 GHz Channel Spacing in Widely
Tunable Transmission Laser Products |
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FREMONT,
Calif. — May 30, 2002 — Santur Corporation,
a vertically integrated optical components manufacturer,
today announces the capability of 25Ghz channel spacing
in its widely tunable laser products. This feature is
now available for sampling in Santur’s TL1010-C
product that provides 10 milliwatts (mW) of tunability
across the C-band, and will be available in subsequent
20 mW and L-band products as well. The combination of
36 nm of tunability with 25 GHz channel spacings now allows
access to 180 channels across the C-band to provide the
high density channel count that service providers require.
"Much of the value of tunable lasers is in the quality
of the stabilization over a range of wavelengths, enabling
the tunable laser market to reach over $300 million by
2005," says Tom Hausken, director of optical communication
components at Strategies Unlimited. "While several
suppliers can stabilize their tunable lasers to 50 GHz
spacings, Santur offers a laser suitable for emerging
systems with 25 GHz spacings. Along with the wide tuning
range and output power, this raises Santur's profile as
a supplier." Strategies Unlimited is a leading market
research and consulting firm specializing in the analysis
of global markets for the optoelectronics, optical networks,
RF/wireless, photovoltaics, and compound semiconductor
industries.
"This is just one example of how we are responding
to the needs of our customers, who indicate their requirement
for dense channel spacing," said Richard Craig, CEO,
Santur Corporation. "Our products are now even better
suited for future-proofing their next generation systems."
As before, all channels are accessed by simple software
commands to the module, offering ease of use and high
value to the customer.
Representatives from Santur will be available during SUPERCOMM
2002 for further discussion.
Santur’s industry debut occurred in March of this
year at the 2002 Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) conference
with the announcement of the TL1010-C. Santur products
set a new standard with their unique combination of high-power
achieved without the use of a semiconductor optical amplifier
(SOA), wide tunability with no possibility of mode hops,
and stability in harsh environments. Santur has also sampled
its L-band and higher-power 20 mW module, both of which
will be commercially available. Key industry leaders have
received various sample versions of the Santur lasers
and have responded with great interest.
In combination with an external modulator, the TL1010-C
is ideally suited for use in a wide variety of dense wavelength
division multiplexing (DWDM) systems offered by network
providers. The wide tunability and favorable cost structure
enables flexibility in system design, lower inventory
costs, and streamlined logistics for network providers
of metro, long-haul, and submarine systems. Reliable,
low-cost, wide tunability as demonstrated in the Santur
product is also a key enabler for fully reconfigurable
networks.
About Santur Corporation
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Santur Corporation
is a vertically integrated manufacturer of high-performance
tunable lasers. Santur was founded in November 2000 and
has gathered world-class expertise in the fields of optical
device design and packaging. Founders and employees include
individuals previously employed at companies such as SDL
(now JDS Uniphase), Nortel and AT&T, with decades
of combined experience in designing, manufacturing, and
managing high-reliability laser products for use in the
telecommunications industry. A completely configured clean
room with MOCVD capability, advanced lithography, and
thin-film tools is used to fabricate state-of-the-art
components. Santur’s packaging facility is tooled
to carry out the low-cost, automated packaging process.
Investors in the privately held company include Sequoia
Capital (www.sequoiacap.com)
and Menlo Ventures (www.menloventures.com).
For more information, visit www.santurcorp.com,
call 1-(866)-TUNABLE or contact Julian Osinski, VP, Product
Marketing – phone, (510) 933-4100, ext. 236; or
E-mail, marketing@santurcorp.com.
Contact:
Julian Osinski
Vice President, Product Marketing
Santur Corporation
T: (510) 933-4100, ext. 236
F: (510) 656-7563
E-mail: marketing@santurcorp.com
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