News Articles http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/ 8/25/2008 1:37:10 AM SensorTran today announced a cooperative agreement with Micron Optics, Inc. to offer the world's first integrated, hybrid fiber optic sensing solution. The new system offers both Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) capabilities and Fiber-Bragg Grating (FBG) point sensing capabilities, which measure pressure, strain and vibration http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/SensorTran-And-Micron-Optics-To-Offer-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/25/2008 1:37:10 AM MRV COMMUNICATIONS, today announced a new Fiber Driver® EM316EUSM media converter module that delivers managed, optical Ethernet demarcation for bookend pair applications between the central office and a customer's network http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/MRV-Launches-Optical-Media-Converter-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/25/2008 1:31:30 AM Ekinops, a leading provider of next generation optical transport, CWDM, DWDM, and aggregation solutions for service providers and enterprise networks, announced that it is delivering these capabilities on the T-Chip, Ekinops' transport on a chip technology that is the foundation of the Ekinops 360 transport platform http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Ekinops-Raises-The-Performance-Bar-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/25/2008 1:27:21 AM SPI Lasers, a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber lasers, today announced an extended temperature range 20W Fiber targeting hot environments http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/SPI-Lasers-Announces-Extended-Operating-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/25/2008 1:20:23 AM Senko Advanced Components, Inc. announces their solution to time consuming field installation with the introduction of the new XP Fit Plus SC 900 µm Field Installable Connector. The XP Fit Plus is a pre-polished, pre-assembled connector compatible with the standard SC connector that uses index matching gel. http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/XP-Fit-Plus-SC-900-m-Field-Installable-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/21/2008 2:14:00 AM TXP Corporation, an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) for the telecommunications industry based in Richardson, Texas, and Cambridge Industry Group (CIG), a privately held, leading R&D and OEM supplier of FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) based in Shanghai, China, announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to merge the two companies http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/CIG-And-TXP-Agree-To-Merge-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/21/2008 1:53:00 AM The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) outlined details for its 100G long distance DWDM transmission project at the Q3 meeting in Montreal. During the joint session, carriers, along with system and component vendors, identified Dual-Polarization - Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DP-QPSK) as a modulation technique for integrated photonic components http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/OIF-100G-Project-To-Focus-On-Integrated-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/18/2008 5:43:26 AM Alloptic, a global leader in the development of RF over glass (RFoG) and passive optical networking (PON) solutions for CATV, telecom, and private network operators worldwide, today announced that it has been granted a patent by the Japan Patent Office for "Point-To-Multipoint Passive Optical Network That Utilizes Variable-Length Packets" (No. 2002-546329284479) http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Alloptic-Receives-Japanese-Patent-For-Point-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/18/2008 5:33:00 AM MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a leading provider of products and services for out-of-band networking, optical transport, metro Ethernet, and fiber optic components today announced the Optical Cross Connect 320 (OCC 320), a new high data-rate, all optical physical layer switch as the latest member of its family of test automation products (TAP) for automating network equipment test environments http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/MRV-Announces-All-Optical-100-Gbps-Cross-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/18/2008 5:04:00 AM StockerYale, Inc. ("the Company"), a leading designer and manufacturer of structured light lasers, LED modules and specialty optical fibers for industrial OEMs, medical and defense markets, today announced it had received a follow-on development order from one the world's largest defense contractors for the Company's pulsed Thulium Doped Fiber Laser (TDFL). Financial details of the follow-on order were not disclosed http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/StockerYale-Inc-Receives-Follow-On-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/18/2008 4:34:19 AM ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, recently announced the launch of a new generation of magneto optical current transducer (MOCT-P) optical instrument transformers for relaying applications suitable for high voltage networks http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/ABB-Launches-New-MOCT-P-Optical-Instrument-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/13/2008 4:57:00 AM Leading Atlanta Ethernet provider, American Fiber Systems (AFS), has been chosen by Hooters of America to provide network connectivity between their Atlanta-based headquarters and 422 remote locations, including corporate sites and restaurants across the nation http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/American-Fiber-Systems-Connects-Hooters-Of-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/13/2008 4:37:00 AM Fujikura Europe Ltd., has launched a low cost hand cleave tool to continue the expansion of its product range for in-field FTTH engineers http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Fujikura-Launches-Low-Cost-Hand-Cleave-Tool-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/13/2008 4:25:00 AM Bookham, Inc. has completed tier 1 customer demonstrations of its 40Gb/s ODQPSK tunable transmitter capability. The tunable transmitter assembly (TTA) is designed to meet price points that will enable cost-effective deployment of 40Gb/s transmission in Metro networks http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Bookham-Demos-40G-Tunable-Transmitter-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/12/2008 5:55:00 AM GAO Fiber Optics has released a new series of Netgear Compatible transceivers - GBICs, SFPs, and XFPs - which are specially designed to be fully compatible with Netgear's original products http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/GAO-Fiberoptics-Offers-Netgear-Compatible-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/12/2008 2:05:00 AM OFS, a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative fiberoptic solutions, announced recently that it is expanding and enhancing the capabilities of its best-selling PowerGuide All-Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) Optical Fiber Cable family http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/OFS-Expands-Capabilities-Of-Its-PowerGuide-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/11/2008 5:14:00 AM Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, Acacia Patent Acquisition LLC, has acquired rights to patents relating to optical switching technology http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Acacia-Subsidiary-Acquires-Rights-To-Patents-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/11/2008 2:22:59 AM Qwest Communications International Inc. announced today that it now offers its most advanced fiber-optic Internet services - with connection speeds of up to 20 Mbps - to more than 1 million potential customers in 18 markets http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Qwest-Reaches-Major-Milestone-In-Fiber-Optic-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/11/2008 1:30:10 AM Optelian is pleased to announce that it has been certified as a Calix Compatible Partner for its LightGAIN coarse wave division multiplexing (CWDM) and dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) systems, as well as its optical regenerators http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Optelian-Achieves-Calix-Compatible-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/11/2008 1:20:47 AM GAO Fiber Optics has released the high performance mini-OTDR model GAO6413. This Optical Time Domain Reflectometer integrates various useful functions into a compact, light-weight device. The waterproof exterior makes it suitable for use in adverse environments http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/GAO-Fiber-Optics-Presents-GAO6413-High-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 8/8/2008 2:15:00 AM