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Press Releases :: 2008

Santur ships 200,000th widely tunable laser based on integrated laser arrays

FREMONT, CA – December 8, 2008 – Santur Corporation, the leading supplier of high performance tunable solutions for the global telecommunications industry marked a major milestone with the shipment of 200,000th tunable laser, one of the key elements in transformation of next generation networks. Santur, who is focused on providing leading edge Indium Phosphide(InP) devices, took about 7 years to ship the first 100,000 devices but only 1 additional year to ship the next 100,000. The ramp attests to a pivotal role played by Santur’s unique design and manufacturing capabilities to support the ubiquitous adoption of tunable lasers in metro and long haul networks worldwide. Santur devices have now accumulated over a billion hours of reliable operation in the field.

Paul Meissner, CEO of Santur, stated, “At Santur, we are proud of our continued partnership with our customers. This milestone attests to their trust in our ability to respond to their rapid increase in demand with a highly scalable product.”

Santur has extended leadership in market share position through the innovative design of its DFB laser array platform that enables a high level of integration of various functions including modulators and amplifiers on a single InP device.

About Santur Corporation
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Santur Corporation is the world’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer of high-performance tunable lasers for metro and long-haul WDM systems. For more information, visit www.santurcorp.com, call 1-(866)-TUNABLE, or e-mail marketing@santurcorp.com.

Contact:
Vibha Goel 
Director of Marketing 
Santur Corporation
 Phone: (510) 933 4346
 Fax: (510) 656-7563
E-mail: vgoel@santurcorp.com