WATERVLIET, N.Y. -- Molecular OptoElectronicsCorporation (MOEC), today announced the availability of its high-powerWaveDaemon(tm) erbium doped waveguide amplifier gain blocks, featuring more than 20 dBm of saturated output power. With its noise figure of 5.5 dB and peak gain of > 25 dB, the amplifier is suitable for booster applications, as well as multiwavelength uses, and microwave photonic systems.The high power and low noise of MOEC's WaveDaemon, unique among compact low-cost optical amplifiers, gives system designers flexibility in designing preamplification and power boosting schemes for modern networks. With its high power, a single WaveDaemon gain block can take the place of as many as 8 or more single-channel EDFAs or SOAs for multichannel sub-band amplification. And with their low noise figure, WaveDaemon gain blocks can be cascaded to achieve even higher gain.MOEC will exhibit the WaveDaemon at the Optical Fiber CommunicationConference and Exhibition in Anaheim, California, March 19-21, 2002. In a separate release:Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation (MOEC), today announced the introduction of a new generation of variable optical attenuator (VOA) based on its patented Shadow® technology. With its submillisecond speed, industry-leading optical properties, and near-zero electrical power consumption, the Shadow Plus(tm) VOA offers a single solution for the myriad uses of attenuators in modern optical networks.The Shadow Plus combines the excellent broadband optical performancerequired in EDFA and other multiwavelength systems, with the high speeds that are sought in many single-channel schemes. This versatility offers system designers a single part for multiple uses, reducing design time, simplifying supply chain management, and allowing them to realize economies of volume purchasing.MOEC will exhibit the Shadow Plus at the Optical Fiber CommunicationConference and Exhibition in Anaheim, California, March 19-21, 2002.Compact 8-channel arrays are currently being developed.Molecular OptoElectronics Corp. (MOEC)For more information on OFC 2002, please visit: www.nottheofc.com