Lightwave Microsystems 40-Channel AWG Mux/Dmux passes Telcordia tests
"Our customers have a significant amount of revenue dollars per second going through their systems using our AWGs. Therefore it's important to us to be able to supply them with reliable components," said Dave Rauch, vice president of engineering. "Passing Telcordia qualification testing let's our customers know we've got devices that will perform in harsh environments with no degradation in performance."
Industry standard, Telcordia GR1221 and GR1209 tests require a pre-determined number of components exposed over time to dry heat, damp heat, temperature cycling, mechanical shock, and vibration environments far beyond what would occur in real-world use; all to identify potential failure modes.
Lightwave Microsystems' 40-channel hermetically packaged AWG has passed full Telcordia GR1221 qualification tests. These extensive and rigorous environmental and mechanical tests were carried out over six test legs, with 11 components in each leg. The required measurements both before and after exposure on all 2,640 ports were without a single failure.
Similarly, Lightwave Microsystems' 40-channel non-hermetic AWG has passed Telcordia GR1209 defined qualification tests without a single failure, and is currently undergoing a full GR1221 qualification sequence.
Lightwave Microsystems Corporation designs, manufactures and markets standard, custom and semi-custom LightWeaver(tm) planar lightwave circuits and integrated devices for advanced optical communication systems. Devices are fabricated using both silica and polymer waveguide technology to provide passive and active components.
Passive components include AWG DWDM MUX/DMUXs while active components include optical switch arrays and variable optical attenuators. More information on Lightwave Microsystems Corporation can be found at