April 29, 2010 – The CLEO/QELS: 2010 co-sponsors (APS, IEEE Photonics Society, OSA) and Laser Focus World recently announced NTT Advanced Technology Corporation as the winner of this year’s CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award. The award recognizes the company for its development of a very broad-wavelength-range (532-4000 nm), voltage-controlled laser beam scanner with no moving [...]
April 28, 2010 – DiCon Fiberoptics has introduced a new optical attenuator module for the GP750 test system. The fiber-optic test system is designed to automate optical switches and fiber-optic attenuators with complete plug-and-play modularity and easy control options. The new fiber-optic attenuator module is designed for use with singlemode fiber and can support up [...]
April 28, 2010 – Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced the Infiniium 90000 X-Series oscilloscope family with an industry-leading, real-time bandwidth of 32 GHz. Ten new models range from 16 GHz to 32 GHz and are bandwidth upgradable. These new scopes deliver the lowest noise and have the lowest jitter measurement floor in the industry, ensuring [...]
April 28, 2010 – JDSU has added the COSA-4055 CWDM optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) to its T-BERD/MTS-4000 Multiple Services Test Platform.
April 27, 2010 – CommScope Inc. has made a pair of additions to its BrightPath fiber-to-the-home offering to expand its availability into global markets and make it compatible for use in PON applications. CommScope’s BrightPath system is designed to integrate seamlessly within an existing hybrid fiber/coax network of the type used by cable operators. The [...]
April 27, 2010 – Transition Networks Inc., a leading provider of fiber access technology, today announced the introduction of the ION Platform, a new family of intelligent optical networking devices designed to drive a new standard in optical networking. Built to meet the increasing demand of today’s networks, the ION takes manageability and security in [...]
April 26, 2010 – FiberZone Networks has announced the general availability of a new software module on its automated fiber management (AFM) product line to automate recovery from fiber cuts and equipment port failures across a carrier’s network. The new Automated Fiber Recovery (AFR) module is designed to provide network-wide recovery management across diverse routes [...]
April 26, 2010 — Keithley Instruments Inc., an advanced electrical test instruments and systems provider, announced it will broadcast a free, web-based seminar titled, “Fundamentals of Ultrafast I-V Device Characterization,” on April 29, 2010. The one-hour presentation will examine the importance of ultrafast current-voltage (I-V) characterization across a broad spectrum of device and process technologies. [...]
Apr 22, 2010 – Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. , a leading supplier of fiber optic components, subsystems and integrated modules for the optical network equipment market, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Revenues for the first quarter of 2010 totaled $8,406,000, a 12% increase from revenues of [...]
April 21, 2010 – AFL Telecommunications has introduced the Noyes OFL280 FlexTester, a hand-held, multifunction OTDR and loss test set designed to offer flexibility and value. The OFL280 FlexTester models combine ease-of-use and portability with an integrated singlemode 1310/155-nm OTDR with PON-optimized and standard test modes, optical power meter, 1310/1550-nm laser source, and visual fault [...]
