JDSU Plans OFC Releases

SAN JOSE, Calif. and OTTAWA -- JDS Uniphase Corporation (Nasdaq: JDSU and TSX: JDU) will announce a range of new components, modules and test instruments at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) in Atlanta, March 25-27. The new products reflect the greater emphasis on reducing costs for network equipment and operation, utilization and upgrade of existing systems, and movement toward the network edge.

"JDS Uniphase continues to introduce innovative products in a challenging environment," said Jozef Straus, CEO and Co-Chairman, JDS Uniphase. "We remain committed to pursuing new technologies relevant to current market needs. We are vigilant in supporting our customers with products that we believe can reduce operational and maintenance costs, increase network efficiency, and address priority market segments."

In response to the relative change in focus from the network core to the network edge, the majority of the Company’s new products are targeted for enterprise and storage, metro core/regional, and access/aggregation applications. In addition, the majority of new products are transmission components and modules, reflecting the move from building new systems to increasing utilization in current networks.

Information about the new products has been consolidated in a special location on the JDS Uniphase website that will remain posted until the end of April at: http://www.jdsu.com/ofc2003.

Reducing network equipment and operating costs

In addition to being lower cost, many of JDS Uniphase’s new products also have a cost-reducing impact on other system components, system installation or operation. For example, the ERM 568 receiver is 75% smaller than previous models, helping to reduce overall size and cost.

Small form factor pluggable (SFP) package designs are now used for telecommunications transceivers, such as CT2 Series, that are lower cost and both easier and quicker to install. For data communications, the JSM Series SFP transceivers have lower EMI, a wider operating voltage and are designed for tight spaces, thereby enabling cost-effective, dense packed system designs. Digital diagnostics that allow remote monitoring are now available for some transmission modules.

Many JDS Uniphase products help lower power consumption, which can have a significant effect on system cost by reducing the need for bulky and expensive cooling devices. One of these, the XENPAK data communications transceiver, now requires only 3.5 W, the lowest in its class. The new 1200 Series uncooled 980 nm pump laser operates at a fraction of the power, size and cost of standard models requiring thermo-electric coolers.

Improved utilization of existing systems

Equipment manufacturers and carriers are working to more fully utilize current networks, and in some cases, upgrade to add capacity. New JDS Uniphase transmission components that help put available capacity to use include receivers and source lasers, such as the high power (63 mW) CQF 935/908 laser for CATV and other markets. New transmission modules include transceivers and transponders for both 2.5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s systems. For the first time, OFC will be providing a special exhibit tour for telecommunications service providers. JDS Uniphase will feature its Network Ready Products, solutions that meet service providers’ needs for simple upgrades and expansions in access markets, including fiber exhaust, reach extension and protection applications.

Emphasis on the network edge

JDS Uniphase products for the enterprise and storage, metro core/regional, and access/aggregation markets include the previously mentioned CT2 Series (fully SONET-compliant for all reaches) and the CD2 Series pluggable MSA DWDM transceiver for 2.5 Gb/s systems. Also being shown are the 54RM/57TM FSK transmitter/receiver pair and a 57TM DWDM transmitter for up to 650 km links. The new tri-speed models of the JSM Series data communications transceivers can be used in 1 or 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel or 1 Gigabit Ethernet applications.

For 10 Gb/s applications, JDS Uniphase will introduce the PN1 Series 300-pin MSA transponder for short to intermediate reaches and preview the PT1 Series for short and very short reach. The PH1 Series, a transponder with low power requirement (4.5 W typ., 7 W max. with jitter filter) and microprocessor-control to support MSA I2C requirements, and the PM1 Series for TDM/DWDM applications, will also be shown.

Instrumentation

New JDS Uniphase Instrumentation products lower manufacturing costs by reducing the cost of test equipment and increasing testing efficiency. With the new SWS-OMNI-2, used for measuring insertion loss, polarization dependent loss, group delay and differential group delay, testing can be completed 10-15 times faster than with the previous model.

The new SQ switch offers the best repeatability available at ±0.005 dB for up to 4 channels and ±0.01 dB for higher channel counts. Multiple configurations (one or two inputs and up to eight outputs) in the same compact package help reduce size and cost.

New cassettes for the Multiple Application Platform (MAP) extend its capabilities to 850 nm wavelengths at data rates of up to 10 Gb/s (and meeting IEEE 802.3ae requirements) for testing components used for short reach and very short reach network edge applications

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