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News Release from: JDSU | Subject: Mini WSS
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 February 2008
MEMS mirrors cut switches in half
Compact size makes the Mini WSS a "single slot" solution that saves shelf space on equipment racks, in turn reducing real estate costs within data centres
Half the size of typical wavelength selective switch (WSS) offerings, the Mini WSS from JDSU is designed to provide a compact and low-cost solution for traffic management in the metro and access areas of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) networks Increased use of voice, video and data applications among consumers has placed strains on network bandwidth, pushing the need for agile optical technology all the way from the core infrastructure to the outer edge of networks
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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JDSU's new Mini WSS technology incorporates all of the critical functions required for network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) and service providers to remotely add and drop network capacity or dynamically change a wavelength's path based on demand, without manual intervention or rebalancing of the network.
Its compact size makes it a "single slot" solution that saves shelf space on equipment racks, in turn reducing real estate costs within data centres.
Its WSS technology provides colourless switching, or the ability to direct wavelengths from and to any port.
It is scalable from 1x2 to 1x9 applications.
"As bandwidth demands continue to grow, network operators are looking for optical solutions that provide reconfigurability and tunability all the way throughout the network", says Jy Bhardwaj, Vice President and General Manager of Agile Optical Networks at JDSU.
"JDSU's new Mini WSS has been developed and packaged in a way to meet cost and size requirements vital for implementing more agility closer to the network edge".
Within the Mini WSS lies an array of electronically controllable microelectromechanical mirrors (MEMS), which act as the switching element between the input and chosen output port of the device.
The MEMS array is fabricated using the latest multistep photolithography and chemical processes on a silicon wafer and provides a robust solution for optical wavelength routing.
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