ECI Telecom selects NeoPhotonics' ultra-low loss PLC ROADM

Sept. 23, 2008
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 -- NeoPhotonics' new ultra-low loss ROADM modules are being used in ECI Telecom's XDM Optical Networking Platform. The ultra-low loss ROADM incorporates NeoPhotonics' PLC technology to significantly reduce the insertion loss and increase the pass band, thus meeting the requirements for next-generation 40-Gbit/sec optical transmission systems, say the companies. 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 -- NeoPhotonics (search for NeoPhotonics) and ECI Telecom (search for ECI Telecom) today announced that NeoPhotonics' new ultra-low loss reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) modules are being used in ECI Telecom's XDM Optical Networking Platform. The ultra-low loss ROADM incorporates NeoPhotonics' advanced planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology to significantly reduce the insertion loss and increase the pass band, thus meeting the requirements for next-generation 40-Gbit/sec optical transmission systems, explain the companies. 

"NeoPhotonics' ultra low insertion loss and wide passband PLC ROADM, complementing ECI's existing WSS ROADM, has enabled us to meet and surpass performance goals for next-generation optical platforms, which we are now deploying in metro and long-haul networks around the world," reports Oren Marmur, vice president of ECI Telecom's Optical Networking Line of Business. "In line with ECI's 1Net, a comprehensive framework focused on the optimized transition to next-generation networks, NeoPhotonics' PLC ROADM helped us achieve greater flexibility and cost-effectiveness, while guaranteeing compatibility with future 40-Gbit/sec operations."

"NeoPhotonics is very pleased to announce that ECI Telecom is a lead customer for our new ultra low loss ROADM modules," notes Tim Jenks, CEO of NeoPhotonics. "ECI is widely recognized as a leading innovator in next-generation optical networks, and we feel that the advanced performance of our new ROADM modules will be a good fit for ECI's architecture."

"The incorporation of NeoPhotonics' ultra low loss DWDM MUX/DMUX into the popular ROADM configuration we are currently shipping lowers insertion loss by more than 2 dB, significantly decreases ripple, and increases the pass band by >50%, which are critical parameters in cascaded and 40-Gbit/sec DWDM architectures," adds Ferris Lipscomb, vice president of marketing at NeoPhotonics. "NeoPhotonics' ultra low loss ROADM is suitable for any of the popular 40-Gbit/sec coding schemes and can be used in architectures which cascade up to 16 nodes." 

NeoPhotonics says its new ROADM module builds upon the success of its extensive line of PLC products, including Arrayed Wavelength Gratings (AWGs) and Variable Optical Multiplexers (VMUXs). First shipped nine years ago, these products have been deployed by customers around the globe and have accumulated more than 300 million device hours in the field, say company representatives. 


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