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The times, they are a-changin'.(Focus)
December 1, 2005... In my most recent previous life I was pretty heavily involved in the computer industry in parallel to my tech writing and editing career. I got on the bandwagon in the early 1980's and hung around there until just past the turn of the century, in various capacities. I recall the rise of...

PON filters.(TECH FOCUS: Active & Passive Components)
December 1, 2005... Triple-play services, including digital Internet signals of data and voice IP-phone, and an analog video signal, have been deployed for FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home) broadband optical networks. The high isolation PON filter chip (super-PON filter) uses a proprietary coating technology named...

Tunable dispersion compensation module.(TECH FOCUS: Active & Passive Components)
December 1, 2005... TeraXion introduces the ClearSpectrum[TM]-TDCM tunable dispersion compensation module for DWDM systems. The device allows for colorless dispersion tuning at each receiver, as required in 40 Gb/s transmission links, or for simultaneous dispersion trimming of multiplexed DWDM channels. The TDCM...

Optical extenders.(TECH FOCUS: Active & Passive Components)
December 1, 2005... Optelecom announces its GM and RM option modules. The modules are designed to allow users of AIPhone series LE intercoms to extend their intercom systems via optical fiber for distances of up to 50 km. This addition to the option modules adds AIPhone intercom transport capability to video...

Optical plug-in.(TECH FOCUS: Active & Passive Components)
December 1, 2005... DiCon Fiberoptics announces a Dynamic Power Equalization (DPE) plug-in for its GP700 line of optical test and measurement equipment. The DPE plug-in provides a constant-power optical output, at a preset, user-adjustable level, controlled via software. A closed-loop feedback circuit is used to...