NeoPhotonics Doubles Capacity of Narrow Linewidth Tunable Lasers for Coherent DWDM Systems
Narrow Linewidth Tunable Lasers are Critical Components for High
Speed 40 and 100 Gbps Coherent Systems
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2011--
NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN), a leading designer and
manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit, or PIC, based modules and
subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications networks,
today announced that the company is in the process of doubling capacity
for production of narrow linewidth tunable lasers. NeoPhotonics offers
these lasers in an OIF MSA standard ITLA form factor and the products
are designed to provide the low noise and narrow linewidths required for
40 and 100 Gbps coherent applications.
The NeoPhotonics products are compact, widely-tunable laser assemblies
designed to be optimized for narrow linewidth with up to 35mW launch
power in the C band and 20mW in the L band. The products’ narrow
linewidth and frequency stability are enabled by a NeoPhotonics
phase-shifted DFB laser chip and a proprietary packaging technology,
while the ITLA assembly also includes an integrated wavelength locker as
well as industry standard electrical and firmware interfaces. The narrow
linewidth tunable laser has been available to customers since April 2010
and has become one of the leading lasers used in coherent systems.
“Our narrow linewidth tunable lasers are key components for coherent
transport in telecommunications systems, which we believe is rapidly
emerging as a dominate architecture for 40 and 100 Gbps networks,” said
Tim Jenks, CEO of NeoPhotonics. “We believe there is currently a
shortage of these critical products while demand continues to grow. We
are in the process of more than doubling our production capacity of
narrow linewidth tunable lasers with minimal expected additional capital
expenditures. We anticipate our added capacity to be on-line in the
first quarter of 2012.”
About NeoPhotonics
NeoPhotonics is a leading designer and manufacturer of photonic
integrated circuit, or PIC, based modules and subsystems for
bandwidth-intensive, high-speed communications networks. The company’s
products enable cost-effective, high-speed data transmission and
efficient allocation of bandwidth over communications networks.
NeoPhotonics maintains headquarters in San Jose, California and ISO
9001:2000 certified engineering and manufacturing facilities in Silicon
Valley and Shenzhen, China. NeoPhotonics has been included in the
Russell 3000® Index since its reconstitution in June 2011.
For additional information, visit www.neophotonics.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Readers are
cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and
may differ materially from actual future events or results. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as
assumptions and current expectations. The company’s actual results and
the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. The risks and uncertainties that could
cause the company’s results to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements include but are not limited
to: acceptance by customers of narrow linewidth tunable laser products
or the timing of such acceptance may not be as the company expects; the
timing of or costs related to the expansion of capacity for production
of narrow linewidth tunable lasers may not be as the company expects;
the demand for narrow linewidth tunable laser products may be volatile
or lower than the company expects and its production capacity may be
underutilized; demand for narrow linewidth tunable laser products could
decrease from the company’s expectations due to general conditions in
the telecommunications equipment industry, the capacity of third parties
providing similar products or the world economy generally, and other
risks and uncertainties described more fully in the company’s documents
filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Source: NeoPhotonics Corporation
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