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JDSU Introduces Most Powerful Pump Laser for Undersea Optical Networks
New 5100 Series Provides 450mW of Power; Leverages JDSU's History of Performance and Reliability in the Terrestrial Pump Laser Market
| Source: JDSU
MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - May 4, 2009) - JDSU (NASDAQ : JDSU ) (TSX : JDU ) today announced
availability of the 450mW 5100 Series pump laser, the highest 980nm power
available to the undersea optical networking industry today. The 5100
Series will power undersea optical amplifiers that are needed to transmit
fiber optic signals along cables that span thousands of kilometers along
the ocean floor, acting as critical trans-continental links for broadband
communications. The new pump helps network equipment manufacturers (NEMs)
and service providers design higher bandwidth undersea networks that can
support more wavelengths or higher data rates.
The 5100 Series extends JDSU's historical leadership in the 980nm pump
laser space by leveraging its well-established terrestrial pump laser
package for undersea deployment. The JDSU terrestrial pump laser platform
has achieved 12 billion field hours with a failure in time (FIT) rate of
only 2.2, the lowest reported failure rate in the industry.
The 5100 Series also broadens JDSU's existing portfolio of undersea
isolators and PIN detectors manufactured in Shenzhen, China. All three
fiber optic components share a common undersea manufacturing infrastructure
with a very low fixed cost. Each component is based on a proven terrestrial
design that is also manufactured in high volumes on site, providing a
stable supply chain that helps JDSU lower material costs and maintain short
lead times for its customers.
"With more than 600,000 terrestrial pump devices deployed since 2000,
JDSU's customers can take comfort knowing that the 5100 Series is based on
an extremely reliable and proven design," said Toby Strite, High Power
Lasers marketing director for the Communications and Commercial Optical
Products business segment at JDSU.
For more information about JDSU undersea optical components and the 5100
Series, please visit www.jdsu.com/submarine.
About JDSU
JDSU (NASDAQ : JDSU ) (TSX : JDU ) enables broadband and optical innovation in
the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the leading
provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical
products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and
network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of
innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation,
semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and
defense, and decorative applications. More information is available at
www.jdsu.com.