Optical Processors
Finisar Delivers Enhanced WaveShaper Programmable
NewWaveShaper S-Series Provides World's Most Flexible Programmable OpticalFiltering and Wavelength Selection Switching Capabilities for DWDM andOther Optical Applications
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - September 14, 2009) - Finisar Corporation (: FNSR), a globaltechnology leader for fiber optic subsystems and components forcommunication applications, today introduced the new WaveShaper S-Seriesextending the flexibility and performance of its family of ProgrammableOptical Processors. These enhanced optical processors provide advancedarbitrary filter generation and switching capabilities to simplify andincrease the precision of optical system development and production test.They are well-suited for telecom equipment and systems manufacturers, R&Dlaboratories, and universities.
WaveShaper optical processors offer the ideal tool for DWDM system andcomponent testing, optical pulse shaping and control, and high-speedoptical research and development. The new WaveShaper S-Series extends thisalready powerful platform with:
-- Enhancements to the Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) optical engine to
provide even higher optical resolution for improved control of filter shape
and dispersion;
-- New software, including drivers for LabVIEW and Linux, to simplify
integration of the WaveShaper into complex test systems;
-- Smaller form factor to free up valuable space within test systems.
"With the new S-Series, Finisar continues to demonstrate its leadership inoptical filtering and Wavelength Selective Switch technology," said SimonPoole, Director of New Business Ventures for Finisar. "By leveraging ourextensive optical expertise, we have again delivered unmatched control,precision, and flexibility to our customers."
The WaveShaper is the only fully programmable Optical Filter and WavelengthSelective Switch available on the market. Its unique ability to controlboth the amplitude and phase characteristics of filters and switches notonly simplifies testing of high-speed optical systems and subsystems at 40and 100 Gb/s, but also makes possible research and development in entirelynew areas. For example, with the WaveShaper, researchers are able toperform Optical Fourier Domain Waveform Manipulation as required forfemtosecond laser pulse generation.
"The WaveShaper has a unique capability to generate optical transferfunctions with arbitrary amplitude and phase," said Professor Ben Eggleton,at the University of Sydney. "The ability to easily and preciselyimplement Optical Fourier Domain Waveform transformations has openedup whole new areas of optical communications research based on theWaveShaper's precise control of pulse shape and timing."
The new WaveShaper 1000S and WaveShaper 4000S are available now. Finisarwill demonstrate both enhanced WaveShaper S-Series Programmable OpticalProcessors next week in booth #640 at ECOC in Vienna.