SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SDL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDLI), a
leader in high power semiconductor lasers, has been awarded the 2001
Commercial Technology Achievement Award for its new SDL-6380 multimode pump
laser. The Commercial Technology Achievement Award is chosen annually by
Laser Focus World's Editorial Advisory Board, a distinguished group of
specialists known for their expertise in optoelectronics technology and
applications, in order to recognize the most commercially significant new
products in diode lasers and other categories.
The new SDL-6380 device will enable the next generation of cladding-pumped
fiber systems by offering twice the reliable output power of current competing
pump lasers. Cladding-pumped fiber technology is central to a wide range of
important telecommunications and industrial products such as fiber lasers and
fiber amplifiers, and relies upon optical pumping in the 910 to 980 nm
wavelength range. This wavelength range is served by SDL multi-mode laser
diodes made using technology similar to SDL's leading 980 nm single-mode
lasers employed extensively in high-reliability terrestrial and undersea
erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) systems for telecommunications. The
introduction of the SDL-6380 has already led to significant new commercial
business for SDL including a large portion of a $66.7 million, two-year supply
agreement with IPG Photonics which was announced just two weeks ago.
"We are very pleased to have received this recognition from Laser Focus
World," commented Julian Osinski, SDL Product Manager. "We believe the
SDL-6380 represents an extraordinary breakthrough in reliable multimode pump
power and brightness. Twice the power from the same aperture size at the same
reliability level compared to current competing products allows our customers
to use half the number of pumps in their systems, reducing cost and
complexity." These lasers must also perform under rigorous environmental
conditions, such as at high temperature. SDL has completed over 250,000
actual device-hours of lifetesting on the SDL-6380 under accelerated
conditions in order to verify the lifetime claims for the award-winning
product.
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
SDL's leading position in high power semiconductor lasers, the increased
output power, brightness and reliability of the SDL-6380 multimode pump laser,
the importance of cladding-pumped fiber technology to a wide range of
telecommunications and industrial products, the ability of the SDL-6380 to
enable a reduction in system cost and complexity for customers, the ability of
the pump laser to perform under rigorous environmental conditions, and SDL's
ability to perform its obligations under the IPG Photonics supply agreement.
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 risks related to the
company's failure to meet volume production of the new product, the company's
inability to meet the power and performance specification levels required by
its customers, alternative technologies, competitive 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 for the year ended December 31,
1999, and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September
30, 2000.
About SDL
SDL's products power the transmission of data, voice and Internet
information over fiber optic networks to meet the needs of telecommunications,
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 on SDL, Inc. is available on the Internet at
http://www.sdli.com .
You are urged to read the joint proxy statement-prospectus included in JDS
Uniphase Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-4 in connection with
the merger of JDS Uniphase and SDL, Inc. filed with the SEC because the proxy
statement-prospectus and the Registration Statement on Form S-4 contain
important information. You can get copies of the joint proxy
statement-prospectus and the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and any other
relevant documents, for free at the SEC's web site, and copies of reports,
proxy statement and other information regarding JDS Uniphase or SDL filed with
the SEC are available free from the companies. Requests for documents
relating to SDL should be directed to SDL, Inc., 80 Rose Orchard Way,
San Jose, California 95134, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone
408-943-4343. Requests for documents relating to JDS Uniphase should be
directed to JDS Uniphase Corporation, 210 Baypointe Parkway, San Jose,
California 95134, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone 408-434-1800.
SOURCE SDL, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Donald R. Scifres, Chairman and CEO, or
Michael L. Foster, VP Finance and CFO, 408-943-9411, both of SDL,
Inc.; general or investor, Lisa Chainey, or media, Dawn
Swidorski, 415-986-1591, both of The Financial Relations Board
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