Picolight Demonstrates Industry's First 10GBASE-LRM SFP+ Transceiver

Business Wire, Dec 7, 2006

Power-Efficient Small-Form Factor Transceiver Supports the IEEE 802.3aq Optical Interface Standard

LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- Fourth graph, second sentence of release should read: Since the initial demonstrations in March 2006, Picolight has sampled 8/10G 850nm SFP transceivers to more than 12 strategic customers and partners (sted Since the initial Picolight Demonstrates Industry's First 10GBASE-LRM SFP Transceiver demonstrations in March 2006, Picolight has sampled 8/10G 850nm SFP transceivers to more than 12 strategic customers and partners).

The corrected release reads:

PICOLIGHT DEMONSTRATES INDUSTRY'S FIRST 10GBASE-LRM SFP TRANSCEIVER

Power-Efficient Small-Form Factor Transceiver Supports the IEEE 802.3aq Optical Interface Standard

Picolight Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of optical transceivers and components, today announced that the company successfully demonstrated 1310 nanometer (nm) vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) transceivers in a 10 gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP ) design for the IEEE 802.3aq serial optical interface standard (10GBASE-LRM). With extended reach capability, small footprint and low power consumption, the new transceivers satisfy a broad range of extended link applications on legacy multimode fiber applications up to 220 meters in enterprise networks, using electronic dispersion compensation (EDC).

Picolight recently conducted the demonstration as part of an Ethernet Alliance interoperability test at the Cisco Photonics Labs in Monza, Italy.

"The success of the product demonstration marks an important milestone in Picolight's continued industry leadership of VCSEL transceivers for extended reach applications," said Vidya Sharma, vice president of marketing, Picolight. "With the recent adoption of the IEEE 10GBASE-LRM standard, Picolight is well-positioned to deliver a more cost-effective and power efficient solution for datacenters and enterprise networks as they look to extend their reach with 10G Ethernet applications."

Earlier this year, Picolight was the first company to demonstrate 10G 850 and 1310nm VCSEL based SFP transceivers at OFC/NFOEC 2006. Since the initial demonstrations in March 2006, Picolight has sampled 8/10G 850nm SFP transceivers to more than 12 strategic customers and partners.

"Picolight was the first company to market 4G 1310nm VCSEL-based transceivers for long-reach fibre channel applications and this product demonstration further validates the performance benefits 1310nm VCSEL delivers for the next-generation 10Gbit Ethernet deployments," said Jack Jewell, founder and chief technology officer of Picolight. "Our 1310nm VCSEL-based 10G Ethernet LRM SFP transceivers deliver lower power consumption at 450mW, lower electromagnetic interference and lower heat generation compared with distributed feedback laser, resulting in increased performance and reliability of our 10G SFP transceivers."

The 802.3aq serial optical interface standard was developed by the IEEE for the purpose of offering a cost-effective and small form factor compatible 10 Gigabit Ethernet optical links for extended reach applications on 62.5 micron Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)-grade legacy multimode fiber. 10GBASE-LRM uses EDC techniques to support transmission of 220 meters on installed legacy multimode fiber plant in data center and enterprise networks.

About Picolight Inc.

Picolight Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Colo., is an innovative designer and manufacturer of optical components and vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)-based optical transceivers for high-bandwidth optical systems in rapidly growing data center, enterprise, storage area, and metro networking markets. The company's mission is to leverage its breakthrough VCSEL technology, vertically integrated manufacturing strategy, and a market-focused culture to drive next generation optical interconnects for datacom applications. The company is dedicated to targeted product innovations in key growth markets that will fuel business expansion and profitability. Picolight is a rapidly growing, venture-funded company in a fast-paced optical transceiver and components market. For more information, see www.picolight.com or email sales@picolight.com.