Bookham Launches SFF Transponder With Electronic Dispersion Compensation
March 25 2009 - 11:21AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bookham, Inc.
(NASDAQ:BKHM), a provider of optical components and modules to the
telecom industry, has announced the launch of a 300 Pin Small Form
Factor (SFF) transponder with Electronic Dispersion Compensation
(EDC). The new product - TL9000M - will enable increased deployment
flexibility and simplification of network design rules, delivering
significant cost savings for network equipment manufacturers. The
10Gb/s TL9000M combines the size and performance benefits of the
existing Bookham SFF 300 Pin transponder with MLSD-based (maximum
likelihood sequence detection) EDC to provide significant tolerance
to chromatic dispersion (CD), polarization mode dispersion (PMD)
and nonlinearities inherent in telecom networks. This will enable
product deployment over a greater proportion of installed fiber
routes, including those that will not currently support required
spans of 80km at 10Gb/s without equalisation. The transponder will
also eliminate the need for expensive pre-characterising of fiber
paths for poor PMD performance. "The inclusion of MLSD-based EDC
into our small form factor transponder is a significant advancement
that will allow network engineers to use this technology for all
deployments," said Chris Clarke, VP Strategy and Chief Engineer
Telecom Division at Bookham. "Our indium phosphide building blocks
within the transponder allow the real estate to incorporate
electronics that give our products a significant advantage in terms
of performance. Combining this with the cost, size, and unrivalled
power dissipation elements, Bookham will bring this technology from
a niche application to potential industry-wide deployment." The
transponder incorporates the ClariPhy CL1012 clock and data
recovery (CDR) integrated circuit (IC) with EDC. The IC utilizes
MLSD technology in a low-cost, low-power CMOS process. The
transponder is smaller than competing EDC-enabled offerings and
offers lower power dissipation. The existing Bookham TL9000, first
launched in 2007, is significantly smaller than competing large
form factor tunable 300pin transponders; the new transponder will
retain this small form factor transponder footprint, enabled
through the combination of the unique Bookham indium phosphide
(InP) modulator technology and the ClariPhy low power dissipation
single-chip EDC solution. The addition of this powerful transponder
solution expands the Bookham portfolio of tunable devices, and
maintains the company's leadership position in terms of performance
and cost for SFF 300pin transponder development. About Bookham
Bookham, Inc. is a leading provider of high performance optical
products, spanning from components to advanced subsystems. The
company designs and manufactures a broad range of solutions
tailored for the telecommunications optical infrastructure and
selected markets, including industrial, life sciences,
semiconductor, and scientific. The Company utilizes proprietary
core technologies and a vertically integrated manufacturing
organization to provide its customers with cost-effective and
innovative devices, as well as flexible, scalable product delivery.
Bookham is a global company, headquartered in San Jose, Calif.,
with leading edge chip fabrication facilities in the UK and
Switzerland, and manufacturing sites in the US and China. Bookham
and all other Bookham, Inc. product names and slogans are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Bookham, Inc. in the USA or
other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the
property of their respective companies. DATASOURCE: Bookham, Inc.
CONTACT: Julie Molloy of Bookham, Inc., +44 (0) 7967 223 448, ; or
Howard Jones of Rooftop PR, +44 (0) 7500 849 738, Web Site:
http://www.bookham.com/
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