SDL Ships Integrated Mux/Attenuator

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- SDL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDLI) todayannounced the first shipments of a new device that integrates both a40-channel Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer (DWDM), and a 40-channelVariable Optical Attenuator (VOA) into a single module. Based on SDL PIRI'sproprietary P-Core silica-on-silicon planar lightguide circuit technology,the device integrates the functionality of both an Arrayed Waveguide Grating(AWG) multiplexer and a thermo-optic VOA. SDL PIRI is a world leader in AWGshipments.

"We believe the level of integration of this device provides unprecedentedfunctionality in the marketplace today," said Donald R. Scifres, CEO andChairman of SDL, Inc. "Optical networking system designers now have apowerful new component, enabling flexible new architectures and newapproaches to scalability. Of particular importance is the application ofthe integrated component technology to next-generation networks, includingboth long-haul and metro architectures"

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