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Kailight Photonics Advances All-Optical Signal Regeneration State of the Art for NRZ Applications

Posted on: Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 06:00 CDT

Kailight Successfully Cascades 50 Optical Signal Regenerators in a Network Loop Test

Kailight Photonics, developers of advanced optical modules, today announced that it set an industry record for NRZ (none-return to zero) all-optical signal regeneration. In a test to prove the performance of its latest technology, Kailight cascaded fifty of its Tunable All-optical Signal Regenerators (TASR-1040) in a 10Gb/s network loop test.

The TASR-1040 is part of Kailight's Tunable All-optical Signal Regenerator product line of modules. This product is being jointly developed with Sanmina-SCI, with financial support from the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation. The TASR-1040 provides all-optical regeneration and/or wavelength conversion for bit-rates ranging from 1Gb/s to 42.5Gb/s. The TASR-1040 also delivers bit-rate, protocol and modulation scheme transparency while dramatically reducing network transmissions costs.

"This test was designed to show that Kailight's all-optical technology can be used in large multi-node networks," said Sagie Tsadka, CEO of Kailight. "While we have passed similar tests for RZ (return to zero) signals, all-optical regeneration is more difficult for NRZ modulation schemes. This is the first time a company has shown that this technology can meet the stringent performance criteria required by real-world NRZ applications."

About Kailight Photonics

Kailight Photonics develops optical modules for the global telecommunications industry. The company's patented optical signal regeneration, wavelength conversion and transponder technology provides breakthrough levels of performance for systems vendors offering next-generation optical-networking solutions. Kailight is a privately-held, venture-funded company with offices in Dallas and Rehovot, Israel.

For more information about visit Kailight Photonics, please visit: http://www.kailight.com.

About Sanmina-SCI

Sanmina-SCI Corporation is a leading electronics contract manufacturer serving the fastest-growing segments of the global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina-SCI provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering unsurpassed quality and support to large OEMs primarily in the communications, defense and aerospace, industrial and medical instrumentation, computer technology and multimedia sectors. Sanmina-SCI has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world. Information about Sanmina-SCI is available at www.sanmina-sci.com.

About the BIRD Foundation: The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation promotes strategic partnerships between Israeli and American companies in various technological fields. BIRD assists, free of charge, in the identification of strategic partners for development of a joint product. The foundation works in full cooperation with the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Industry & Trade and the American National Institute of Standards and Technology. For additional information please visit www.birdf.com.

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