BERLIN, Germany, – September 17, 2007 – Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM), a leading provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, announced today at ECOC 2007 that it is developing a fullband, 10Gbit/s, long reach, tunable pluggable transceiver.
The new product, set for commercial availability in the first half of 2008, will combine the company’s leading indium phosphide (InP) DS-DBR tunable laser and Mach-Zehnder modulator with a high performance APD receiver in a pluggable Super X2 format. The product will offer all of the existing benefits of tunability combined with the ‘pay as you grow’ convenience of a hot pluggable module.
“The industry has long recognised the advantages of tunable technology and the flexibility of front panel pluggable modules; this new product will combine both benefits,” said Jon White, product line manager, InP MZ and tunable portfolio, at Bookham. “Bookham is using its vertical integration and manufacturing excellence to provide tunable, pluggable functionality using tried and tested technology.
“Our ownership of the core InP chip technology and our heritage in MZ modulators, monolithic tunable lasers and pluggable optics means that we are well positioned to make the tunable pluggable ideal a workable, reliable reality. We are also working towards next generation tunable TOSA components that will enable further size reduction.”
Products from the Bookham tunable portfolio, including the Bookham Tunable Transmitter Assembly (TTA) and the Tunable Small Form Factor transponder (TSFF), are on display at the Bookham stand (number 17049) throughout the show.
The company’s leading pluggable module, the DWDM SFP transceiver, will also be featured. Available with nominal optical output powers of +3dBm and +6dBm, 100GHz channel spacing and C- and L-band wavelengths, the DWDM SFP transceiver provides equipment vendors with the ability to support SONET/SDH, Ethernet and Fibre Channel with one product. The MSA compliant module is capable of transmitting at rates from 155Mb/s to 4.25Gb/s, enables an uncompensated link length of up to 180km for STM-16/OC-48/OTN-1 and provides 80km reach at 4G Fibre Channel rates.
During ECOC, Bookham Chief Engineer Robert Keys will take part in the Market Focus Seminars, presenting on the emergence of electro-optic devices to drive network capacity growth. The presentation will take place on Tuesday 18th at 12:00 in the Market Focus arena on the exhibition floor.
