SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 -- Syntune AB (search for Syntune), developer of single-chip tunable lasers and transmitters, today announced that the European Commission has turned to Syntune AB to assist in developing next-generation WDM-PON (search for WDM-PON) technology.
The project, called GigaWaM, was initiated by Ignis Photonyx (search for Ignis Photonyx) and will be technically lead from the Ignis PLC fab in Birkeröd, Denmark. One of the major goals for this initiative is to provide a cost per user that is less than that offered by current GPON systems, while at the same time increasing the bandwidth per user by more than a factor of ten. This will be accomplished through the development of low-cost components with a high level of integration.
Tunability is a key to the success of any program that uses wavelength division multiplexing, say Syntune representatives, who argue that the company's monolithic approach is the best choice for high-volume, low-cost applications.
"It is clear that people want more and more bandwidth at the home," contends Syntune CEO Patrik Evaldsson. "The best way to make any FTTH system future proof is to give individuals their own wavelength. This creates the most flexible system in the market."
Syntune currently offers what it claims is the smallest tunable production laser and the world's first commercially available, monolithically integrated, tunable transmitter. Syntune says this latest initiative means it will be able to provide cost efficient, widely tunable lasers for the home.
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