New Focus, Inc. unveiled what the company claims is the first commercially available 10-Gigabit per second, 850-nanometer vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) for laboratory applications. The New Focus Model 1780 VCSEL is designed for use in laboratory applications or for test and measurement of 10-Gbit/s data communications components. This product eliminates the need for users to build their own testing devices, enabling manufacturers to achieve earlier time-to-market for new products.
Model 1780 uses high performance microwave circuitry to ensure clean delivery of the electrical input to the VCSEL chip resulting in clean eye diagrams. Model 1780 complements and can form a link with the New Focus Model 1580 Receiver. With Model 1580 serving as a base reference, the two devices in tandem enable testing of the fiber itself.
New Focus has shipped beta units to customers for evaluation and will now take orders for delivery in six weeks at a price of $6,500 each.
About New Focus:
New Focus designs, manufactures and markets fiber optic products for next-generation optical networks. For more information, visit www.newfocus.com.