BILLERICA, Mass., and CAMBRIDGE, U.K. — Polatis Inc., the leading manufacturer of optical switches for the telecoms industry, today announced that it would give live demonstrations of two next generation optical switching technologies at NXTcomm 2007, taking place from June 19th - 21st at McCormick Place, Chicago.
“Polatis is responding to needs expressed by our customers, in growth markets such as DWDM, ROADM, and FTTH,” said Dr. Aaron Bent, VP Sales and Marketing at Polatis. “The advanced technologies that we are showing at NXTcomm build on the existing portfolio of Polatis products and our reputation for outstanding performance and reliability.”
Polatis will unveil its Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS), an ultra low-loss switching technology, aimed at reducing network cost and enabling new architectures in next generation DWDM networks. The Polatis WSS technology differs from many switches designed for ROADMs, as it does not rely on MEMS. It can individually attenuate or block any wavelength and can pass or drop any wavelength with only 3 dB of optical insertion loss. The WSS technology is highly scalable and can be used to create 1×9, 1×4 and 1×20 fiber drops, for access, regional and ultra-long haul applications. Polatis will demonstrate its 1×9 WSS at NXTcomm.
“The WSS is a critical piece of the rapidly evolving and growing ROADM market. We are working with carriers now to demonstrate how significantly a sub-3 dB WSS can change the economics of building a DWDM network,” states Dr. Bent.
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