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July 14, 2005 Tel Aviv, Israel -- According to a press release, the USA-Israel Bi-national Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, in its June 23, 2005 board meeting, acknowledged and approved a joint R&D proposal submitted by RED-C Optical Networks and Capella Photonics, regarding the delivery of an integrated EDFA/ROADM subsystem.
According to the release, the integrated EDFA/ROADM subsystem is to be based on RED-C's Sentior 3000 and Capella's WavePath products. RED-C says its Sentior 3000 is the only amplifier available with an embedded optical channel monitor. Capella says its WavePath Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS) represents the next generation of ROADM devices, providing flexible switching, monitoring, management, and diagnostic functions. The companies say integrating the two technologies will result in a powerful product offering, aimed at dynamic metro and long-haul networks.
The companies say the integrated EDFA/ROADM subsystem, currently in an intensive development phase, will feature synchronized operation in a cost-effective, space-saving format designed for easy integration into transmission networks. Key benefits of the subsystem, according to the companies, will include stability of the optical system during variations of spectral and power properties, fully integrated transient control, mitigation of ROADM insertion loss and associated OSNR penalty, complete east/west separation, and full monitoring capabilities.
"This is a great achievement for RED-C and Capella; it reflects the high appreciation we received from BIRD's board of governors and management," remarks Yossi Boker, co-founder and CEO of RED-C. "We are confident that the cooperation between these two excellent teams in developing the integrated EDFA/ROADM subsystem will enable confronting one of the main challenges associated with tomorrow's optical networks."
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