Incorporates Dual Functionality in a Single Module at 10 Gb/s Data Rates
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- SDL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDLI) expands
its offering of integrated optical modules with the 9189 Series integrated
modulator/attenuator for use in fiber optic transmission networks operating at
OC-192 data rates of 10 Gb/s. The innovative 9189 Series combines the
functions of optical modulation and attenuation in a single fiber coupled
module. Optical modulators are used in SDH, SONET and DWDM fiber optic
transmission networks to encode data on the transmitted optical signal.
Attenuators are required to set the transmitted optical power to the
appropriate level for a specific network configuration. The 9189 Series
combines both functions by utilizing SDL's advanced integrated waveguide
technology and high reliability optoelectronic packaging capability.
The 9189 Modulator/Attenuator is designed to meet the growing demand for
high performance components at 10 Gb/s data rates in long haul fiber optic
networks. The 9189 Series accommodates a wide range of transmission
wavelengths allowing a single product to be used at any wavelength in the L-
or C-Band range of erbium doped fiber amplifiers. The 9189 integrated module
also features continuously tunable attenuation to accommodate variable network
configuration requirements. Both functions are achieved in a single lithium
niobate chip with two separately addressable waveguide sections packaged in a
hermetic module with fiber input and output. The fiber coupled module has
been tested according to the rigorous reliability requirements of Bellcore
GR-468-CORE. Evaluation units are available now with volume shipments
scheduled to begin in late Q1 2000.
According to Michael Murphy, Product Marketing Manager for SDL Integrated
Optics, "The 9189 highlights the value of optoelectronic integration. By
combining multiple functions on a single chip, overall performance is
increased while total cost is reduced. With this product we've successfully
leveraged our experience in lithium niobate waveguide design to meet both
modulation and attenuation functional requirements at 10 Gb/s data rates over
a wide range of signal wavelengths."
SDL's products power the transmission of data, voice and Internet
information over fiber optic networks to meet the needs of telecommunications,
dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM), cable television and satellite
communications applications. They enable customers to meet the bandwidth
needs of increasing Internet, data, video and voice traffic by expanding their
fiber optic communications networks much more quickly and efficiently than
would be possible using conventional electronic and optical technologies.
SDL's optical products also serve a variety of non-communications
applications, including materials processing and printing. Additional
information about SDL, Inc. is available on the Internet at http://www.sdli.com .
Statements in this press release which are not historical including
statements regarding SDL's or management's intentions, hopes, beliefs,
expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include statements regarding
the potential applications for the 9189 Series products, the ability of the
9189 Series products to meet both modulation and attenuation functional
requirements over a wide range of signal wavelengths more economically, the
increasing demand for high performance components at 10 Gb/s data rates in the
long haul fiber optic networks market, and the company's anticipated date for
volume shipments for the 9189 integrated module. It is important to note that
the Company's actual results could differ materially from those in any such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include customer qualification or manufacturing of the new product,
lack of market acceptance, alternative technologies, competitors' products,
and the risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports
including but not limited to, the annual report on Form 10-K and 10-K/A for
the year ended January 1, 1999, and the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 1999.
For more information on SDL, Inc. at no cost, please call
800-PRO-INFO (U.S.) or 732-544-2850 (Int'l), ticker SDLI.
SOURCE SDL, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Donald R. Scifres, Chairman and CEO, or
Michael L. Foster, VP Finance and CFO, both of SDL, Inc.,
408-943-9411; or general info, Lisa Horn Chainey, investors,
Susan Katz, or media, Scott Marx, all of the Financial Relations
Board, 415-986-1591
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