Advanced Photonix, Inc. to Deliver 40G Optical Receivers
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Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

May 20, 2009... Picometrix, LLC, an Advanced Photonix Company, announced that it signed an agreement with a manufacturer of optical subsystems to supply 40G balanced optical receivers. The optical receivers will go into the optical sub system manufacturer's next generation transponders for long-haul telecommunication networks. The company expects annual revenues from this agreement in excess of $1 million in the current fiscal year (FY2010). Under the agreement, Picometrix will supply its line-side DQPSK optical receivers, which utilize its patented photodiode, amplifier, and component packaging technologies. Picometrix contends that these technologies give the optical receivers the highest performance with the most compact form factors on the market today. The company's optical receivers will be incorporated into the OEM's 40G transponders. This will in turn be deployed throughout the networks of telecommunication service providers.

"Even in these challenging economic times, the demand for bandwidth is still increasing at a rapid rate driven by bandwidth intensive video applications, such as IP-HDTV," said Robin Risser, president and general manager of Picometrix. "These video applications require the next-generation of high bandwidth infrastructure to effectively deliver these services to locations across the globe...." Advanced Photonix News Release

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