Sumitumo Electric Previews OFC Stuff

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd, a leading manufacturer of fiber optic cable, fiber management systems, fusion equipment, photonic components and interconnect solutions for the communications industry, is displaying its broadest range of optical solutions at the OFC 2004 Conference in Los Angeles held during the last week in February. Its three US subsidiaries-ExceLight Communications, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, and Sumitomo Electric USA-are uniting in the Sumitomo Electric Pavilion (booth 1609) to showcase the extensive end-to-end capabilities, solutions, and new innovations provided by the Sumitomo brand name.

New "first to market" innovations include 40km XFP transceivers, which can operate up to 70 degrees C. The 10Gb/s pluggable transceivers are being demonstrated by ExceLight Communications. Ideal for SONET OC-192 IR-2 and 10GBASE-ER applications, the transceivers feature a newly developed mini thermoelectric cooler (TEC), which requires only 60% of the power required by a conventional TEC. ExceLight provides the OFC visitor its extensive pluggable transceiver family, as well as the latest array of transmitters, receivers, lasers, photodiodes, and passive components.Among its broad product offerings, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave is showcasing its PureAccess® pigtails and patch cords, which address the industry's need for component miniaturization and tight access wiring for applications requiring tighter routing and higher fiber density. The pigtails and patch cords boast bend radiuses of up to 7.5mm (0.3in.) ?up to a 75% reduction in bend diameter from interconnect products utilizing standard single-mode fiber.To address the need for increased productivity and speed for multi-fiber connectorization, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave's Type-65M24 Micro-Mass(tm), v-groove alignment, fusion splicer sets a new standard for high fiber count applications. The company is demonstrating the unit at OFC to highlight the reliably quick 50-second splice time for 24 fibers and one of the fastest built-in fiber protection sleeve heaters on the market that can be used for either mass or single splicing applications.

Augmenting the products and solutions offered by ExceLight Communications and Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, Sumitomo Electric USA is showcasing Sumitomo's Z-Fiber,(tm) a single-mode fiber with the world's lowest transmission loss for use in long-haul submarine cable applications; PureEther-Access(tm) bend-insensitive 50µm multimode fiber with single and multi-fiber connectors for use in ethernet applications requiring tight bend radiuses; and a broad selection of the latest in specialty optical fiber for both telecom and industrial applications. To offer customers the most comprehensive options for both their fiber and interconnect needs, Sumitomo Electric USA is also displaying the most advanced innovations in high-density, low-loss, and flame retardant fiber interconnect solutions.

"The Sumitomo brand has been associated for years with quality, stability, service, and breadth of innovation," comments Hideyuki Takashima, Executive Vice President for Sumitomo Electric. "The Sumitomo Electric Pavilion at OFC offers our customers the competitive edge they need to succeed in the migration to an all-optical network."

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.