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Santur
Corporation Boosts Widely Tunable Transmission Laser Power To 20
mW
New
C-Band Product Delivers High Power Without An SOA
 DALLAS,
TX -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 09/27/2002 -- National Fiber Optic
Engineers Conference -- Santur Corporation, a vertically integrated
optical components manufacturer, today announced the availability
of the new TL1020-C tunable laser, providing 20 milliwatts (mW)
of tunability across the entire C-band. This offering doubles the
power output available in a widely tunable product since Santur’s
first announcement earlier this year, in order to meet the increasing
power needs of both metro and long-haul systems.
Santur’s
products have set a new standard in the industry 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, stability in harsh environments, and low cost. In addition
to the C-band products already announced, Santur has sampled L-band
versions of its products.
When
combined with an external modulator, the TL10120-C is ideally suited
for use in a wide variety of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
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
and long-haul systems, and are proving economically advantageous
even in today’s difficult market environment.
“This
new product reflects the need for higher output powers in the marketplace,
and our ability to develop higher power in a short amount of time
reflects the scalability of our design,” commented Bardia Pezeshki,
Santur’s CTO and founder.
All
the desired features of a standard, high-performance, fixed-wavelength
DFB laser are provided in the TL1020-C, with the additional features
of 36nm wide tunability and the functionality of variable optical
attenuation (VOA) in a compact, robust form factor. The simple design
of the patented DFB array and low-loss coupling scheme enables pure
DFB performance with an intrinsically low cost structure approaching
that of a fixed wavelength device. Since the optical characteristics
are identical to fixed wavelength DFBs, no system redesigns or compromises
are necessary to make use of the tunable laser. The Telcordia-ready
TL1020-C module also integrates a wavelength locker for ultra-stable
ITU grid operation down to 25GHz channel spacing, and includes built-in
control electronics and software for simple interfacing.
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.
A custom packaging lab is tooled to carry out the low-cost, automated
packaging process. Investors in the privately-held company include
Sequoia Capital (www.sequoiacap.com), Menlo Ventures (www.menloventures.com),
and Thomas Weisel Partners (www.tweisel.com).
For
more information, visit www.santurcorp.com, call (866) TUNABLE or
contact Julian Osinski, VP, Product Marketing – phone, (510)
656-7130, ext. 236; fax, (510) 656-7563; or E-mail, marketing@santurcorp.com.
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Contact: Julian Osinski
Company: Santur Corporation
Title: Vice President, Product Marketing
Phone: 510-656-7130, ext. 236
Fax: 510-656-7563
Email: marketing@santurcorp.com
URL: http://www.santurcorp.com
Contact:
Chris Cook
Company: Fourth Estate Public Relations Network
Phone: 510-595-6836
Email: chris@c2interactive.com
Cell: 510-919-7340
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