JDSU has announced that ADVA Optical Networking is the recipient of the millionth JDSU 980 nanometer (nm) pump, a milestone that establishes JDSU as the leading supplier of laser pumps for more than a decade.
Laser pumps are used for erbium-doped fiber power amplifiers (EDFAs), a critical optical component that regenerates network signals weakened by traveling long distances across optical networks. Service providers are deploying optical networks with flexible infrastructures that can meet the growing consumer demand for voice, video, and data, which are driving record levels of internet traffic.
The latest JDSU laser pump, called the SP Platform, is designed to provide high performance to network equipment manufacturers in a reliable, low-cost package. The SP Platform also operates at up to 660 milliwatts of optical power, or more than four times the power of the first JDSU pumps introduced over a decade ago. This dramatic increase in performance is needed to support the growing demand for bandwidth.
"ADVA Optical Networking has one of the most flexible and scalable transmission platforms in the optical industry," said Christoph Glingener, Chief Technology Officer of ADVA Optical Networking. "Unlike most other system providers, we design and manufacture our own modules, providing state-of-the-art performance for backhaul, core, metro, and long-haul networks.".
JDSU has been a key supplier of optical components to ADVA Optical Networking for the past decade, and we appreciate the reliability and value that the JDSU laser pump offers.".
"JDSU is supplying high-power 980nm laser pumps at a record-breaking rate, while our SP ramp platform is rapidly meeting customer demands for more bandwidth," said Toby Strite, director of transport component marketing at JDSU.

JDSU has announced that ADVA Optical Networking is the recipient of the millionth JDSU 980 nanometer (nm) pump, a milestone that establishes JDSU as the leading supplier of laser pumps for more than a decade. 


Laser pumps are used for erbium-doped fiber power amplifiers (EDFAs), a critical optical component that regenerates network signals weakened by traveling long distances across optical networks. Service providers are deploying optical networks with flexible infrastructures that can meet the growing consumer demand for voice, video, and data, which are driving record levels of internet traffic. 


The latest JDSU laser pump, called the SP Platform, is designed to provide high performance to network equipment manufacturers in a reliable, low-cost package. The SP Platform also operates at up to 660 milliwatts of optical power, or more than four times the power of the first JDSU pumps introduced over a decade ago. This dramatic increase in performance is needed to support the growing demand for bandwidth. 


"ADVA Optical Networking has one of the most flexible and scalable transmission platforms in the optical industry," said Christoph Glingener, Chief Technology Officer of ADVA Optical Networking. "Unlike most other system providers, we design and manufacture our own modules, providing state-of-the-art performance for backhaul, core, metro, and long-haul networks.".  


JDSU has been a key supplier of optical components to ADVA Optical Networking for the past decade, and we appreciate the reliability and value that the JDSU laser pump offers.".  


"JDSU is supplying high-power 980nm laser pumps at a record-breaking rate, while our SP ramp platform is rapidly meeting customer demands for more bandwidth," said Toby Strite, director of transport component marketing at JDSU.