Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation

Since its founding in 2011, the Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation has experienced some incredible momentum in a relatively short time period. As Facebook was rethinking its infrastructure to accommodate its unprecedented growth and the technology needs to support it, they made the decision to share its designs with the public. The OCP  Foundation was incorporated by Facebook, Intel and Rackspace with Goldman Sachs and Andy Bechtolsheim (joining soon after). These OCP board members sought to create the same collaboration and innovation we see in open source software in the hardware space. And that’s exactly what’s happening.

Six years later, the OCP Foundation now is a global entity, with seven  board members and nine staff members to meet the needs of the growing community. While the initial focus was on greenfield projects, 2013 saw the addition of brownfield projects as well. We now have over 52 design contributions from 11 different companies and over 70 more in the pipeline which includes solutions for both greenfield and brownfield data centers.

The Open Compute Project Foundation continues to provide a platform for individuals and organizations to share their intellectual property (IP) with others and encourage the IT industry to innovate. We welcome innovation on all levels from all sources, holding high standards for only proven and consumable products and services. As the Foundation prepares for its annual Summit in March in Santa Clara, California, the focus will be adopting OCP hardware and how users can deploy their software solutions on OCP Accepted and Inspired hardware, regardless of the type of rack they specify.

About the OCP Summit:

The OCP Summit is a 2-day event that will feature a stellar lineup of speakers, announcements, demonstrations, booths and networking opportunities. More importantly, it’s your opportunity to work together with the OCP community to progress the future of important projects—Data Center, Compliance and Interoperability (C&I), Hardware Management, High Performance Computing (HPC), Networking, Open Rack, Server, Storage and Telco.

About OCP:

The Open Compute Project Foundation is a 501(c)(6) organization which was founded in 2011 by Facebook, Intel, Rackspace. Our mission is to apply the benefits of open source to hardware and rapidly increase the pace of innovation in, near and around the data center and beyond.

Source link: http://www.opencompute.org/

Suzhou TFC Optical Communication

Suzhou TFC Optical Communication plans communications tech JV, with partner

Oct 25 Suzhou TFC Optical Communication Co Ltd :

* Says it plans to set up a communications tech JV, with individual Wang Wei

* Says JV with registered capital of 5 million yuan and co will hold 60 percent stake in it

Source text in Chinese: http://www.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2016-10-25/1202780292.PDF

Source: http://dispute.press/news/1907902

ElectroniCast Consultants

Market Forecast Studies 

ElectroniCast specializes in forecasting technology and global market trends in electronics, fiber optics, light emitting diodes (LEDs), advanced photonics, integrated circuits, microwave/wireless, and network communications. As an independent consultancy they offer multi-client and custom market research studies to the world's leading companies based on comprehensive, in-depth analysis of quantitative and qualitative factors.

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Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

 Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with non-periodic dielectric multilayers

Researchers:

Taro Yamashita, Kentaro Waki, Shigehito Miki, Robert A. Kirkwood, Robert H. Hadfield & Hirotaka Terai

Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 35240 (2016)

doi:10.1038/srep35240

Published online:

24 October 2016

Abstract

We present superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SSPDs) on non-periodic dielectric multilayers, which enable us to design a variety of wavelength dependences of optical absorptance by optimizing the dielectric multilayer. By adopting a robust simulation to optimize the dielectric multilayer, we designed three types of SSPDs with target wavelengths of 500 nm, 800 nm, and telecom range respectively. We fabricated SSPDs based on the optimized designs for 500 and 800 nm, and evaluated the system detection efficiency at various wavelengths.

The results obtained confirm that the designed SSPDs with non-periodic dielectric multilayers worked well. This versatile device structure can be effective for multidisciplinary applications in fields such as the life sciences and remote sensing that require high efficiency over a precise spectral range and strong signal rejection at other wavelengths.

See the complete article – Source Link: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep35240

Fiber Optic Surgical Tool

Wright University team to present fiber-optic surgical tool to investors

Source: Life Science Daily

Researchers from Wright State University have been invited to present their business model for new medical technology that would eliminate the need for X-ray imaging in certain procedures.

The Wright State team recently presented their concept to top angel investors, entrepreneurial providers and university leaders at the 2016 Ohio Collegiate Venture Showcase.

“This is a big deal,” Caroline Cao, a professor of engineering at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, said. “Ultimately, I’m hoping for investors to invest but also for feedback and connections to resources that will help us develop and commercialize this device,” said Cao, who also is a professor of surgery at the Boonshoft School of Medicine.

The device is comprised of a small optical fiber that could be inserted into a patient undergoing endovascular procedures, enabling physicians to track surgical tools in real-time without the use of X-ray imaging.

“This would speed up the procedures and reduce the radiation exposure from X-rays for both the patients and the physicians,” Cao said. “We have proof of concept. We are now at the stage where we need to build a prototype. There is still going to be a period of development.”

Source Link: https://lifesciencedaily.com/stories/19012-wright-university-team-present-fiber-optic-surgical-tool-investors/

Globe Telecom, Inc. LTE and Fiber Optic Plans

Globe Telecom, Inc. is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines, supported by over 6,200 employees and about 1.05 million retailers, distributors, suppliers, and business partners nationwide. The company operates one of the largest mobile, fixed line, and broadband networks in the country, providing communications services to individual customers, small and medium-sized businesses, and corporate and enterprise clients. Globe currently has about 48.4 million mobile subscribers, about 3.5 million broadband customers, and 859 thousand landline subscribers.  The company’s principal shareholders are Ayala Corporation and Singapore Telecom. It is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GLO.

The company recently signed $750 million worth of deals with Nokia and two technology companies based in China during the president of the Philippines state visit in China.  The company said the agreements would accelerate its use of new Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technologies across the country for over a period of 5 years, improving its broadband services.

The deals were with Huawei Technologies, Nokia and Wuhan Fiberhome International Technologies, it said. Globe has nurtured long ties with Huawei, signing in November (2015) a partnership for its 3G and 4G network. The deal with Huawei covers deployment of LTE spectrum in Luzon.

Globe said that the project would provide wider LTE coverage and better indoor penetration, through an estimated 4,600 sites in the country. This would increase data and fixed-wireless broadband capacity to provide telecommunications services in order to provide access to areas of the country that currently have no access to broadband.

Globe has also contracted Huawei and Wuhan FiberHome for a plan to build an optical fiber infrastructure to support the rollout of fixed broadband lines in the country. Fiber optics will be deployed to about 20,000 small communities by 2020, which would provide ultra-fast Internet access to around 2 million homes in the Philippines.

XKL Announces the Launch of its 100GE Coherent Product Suite, eVolocity

Kirkland, WA – October 19, 2016 – XKL LLC, a leading provider of fiber optic networking systems, announces the launch of its 100GE coherent product line, eVolocity. The eVolocity platform provides up to 96 channels of coherent 100GE and 9.6 terabits of line-side bandwidth per fiber pair. eVolocity maximizes line utilization and uses statistical multiplexing to flexibly allocate capacity on a per client basis. The platform provides a bandwidth-on-demand solution in a high port density, 1RU form factor.

eVolocity was developed by XKL’s team of accomplished engineers and spearheaded by the company’s CEO and founder, Len Bosack. Ideal for data center interconnect, metro and long haul transport, the eVolocity platform uses a first-of-its-kind, OSI Layer 1 statistical multiplexing algorithm that allows for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth on an as-needed basis. The virtualized interfaces enable seamless capacity growth as customer demands increase. The eVolocity platform maximizes line utilization, allowing customers to run at full line rates. The statistical multiplexing feature supports flexible bandwidth allocation, with physical ports soft-assigned priorities, providing QoS controls.

“Spectral efficiency is essential for optical networking solutions,” says Bosack. “In addition to this, eVolocity is engineered to prioritize and allocate customer data intelligently, thus minimizing idle capacity. This dynamic bandwidth allocation is unique for Layer 1 and provides another means for customers to handle the explosion in bandwidth growth. Customers are looking for additional methods to get more data through the fiber. Spectral efficiency improvements via more complex modulation formats alone will not get the job done.”

“As with all XKL products, eVolocity is designed with the future in mind,” adds Chad Lamb, Director of Engineering for XKL. “Typical channel utilization of 50% or less leads to a large amount of unused Layer 1 capacity, eVolocity enables customers to reclaim this lost bandwidth. On top of this capability, we are using standard, off-the-shelf, 100GE coherent transceivers and, as coherent technology improves, we’ll integrate these enhancements into the product line. XKL customers will be taking advantage of both improved spectral efficiency in the optical domain, and superior efficiency in channel utilization. This is the XKL differentiator.”

eVolocity key features:

• Provides 100GE coherent line-side optics with 240Gb of client-side connectivity in a compact 1 RU form factor
• Bandwidth-on-demand with packet shaping using statistical multiplexing
• Digital ROADM and FlexArc technology, provides add/drop functionality in addition to point to point, ring and mesh topologies
• Low power consumption and smaller footprint, reducing recurring costs
• Offers bandwidth management at Layer 1, providing QoS for data demanding applications
• Interoperable with lit service or dark fiber

  For more information on eVolocity and other XKL products, visit www.xkl.com.

About XKL

Privately owned and operated by Cisco Systems co-founder Len Bosack, XKL provides high capacity DWDM optical networking products for robust enterprise deployment, service providers, and seamless cloud migration. The company is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. 

Windstream expands fiber transport network throughout western U.S.

Expansion adds new fiber routes, connects major markets across the country

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 18, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN), a leading provider of advanced network communications, is expanding its long-haul express fiber transport network throughout the western United States using Infinera's DTN-X platform.  This network expansion is part of the company's existing strategic capital investment initiatives and adds new fiber routes, connecting major markets across the country.

In the first phase of this project, scheduled to be complete by the end of 2016, Windstream will add four major markets to its 100G long-haul network: Salt Lake City, Reno, Las Vegas, and the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area.

The second phase of the project - expected to be finalized by the end of 2017 - adds 100G routes extending from the Bay Area to Los Angeles; Los Angeles to Phoenix; and Phoenix to El Paso. In total, the new routes will add approximately 4,800 route miles to Windstream's fiber network, which currently spans more than 125,000 miles and is the sixth largest in the nation. The network expansion will offer wholesale and enterprise customers access to over 1,200 10G Points of Presence (PoPs) in 800 cities and more than four hundred 100G PoPs in many premier carrier hotels and data centers across the United States.

"Our western fiber expansion demonstrates Windstream's commitment to delivering a robust network and exceptional customer experience to meet the increasing demand we are seeing from our customers for secure, high-performance solutions," said Mike Shippey, president of Windstream's wholesale business unit. "Broadening our fiber reach into the West Coast area - home to some of the most vibrant technology and start-up companies in the United States - now positions Windstream as a nationwide provider of high bandwidth transport services, and a service provider that should be top of mind with any customers looking for national Wave and Carrier Ethernet services."

Windstream's dense fiber network offers enterprise and wholesale customers across the country access to the company's broad portfolio of solutions, including optical Waves, MEF 2.0 Certified Carrier Ethernet, MPLS and Dedicated Internet Access. Additionally, the expanded network presence in the western U.S. provides the connectivity required to support international traffic coming into the United States from the Pacific Rim, offering Asia-Pacific providers low-latency, 100G connectivity to Tier 1, 2 and 3 markets across the United States, allowing them to aggressively expand their own market territories.

"Infinera Intelligent Transport Networks enable Windstream to provide its customers an industry leading long-haul network based on the DTN-X Family with seamless integration of FlexILS™ line system and Xceed Software Suite," said Bob Jandro, Infinera senior vice president of sales. "The Infinera solutions are built on innovation and enable Windstream to provide higher network efficiencies with reduced operational costs, delivering its customers flexible, on-demand connectivity."

"Windstream's fiber routes deliver diverse and unique, cost-effective options for increased capacity and improved reliability of network infrastructures, which are crucial in the fast-paced world of today's tech companies, including content providers, data center and cloud operators, international carriers and more," said Shippey. "This evolution into a complete, end-to-end provider is significant for Windstream, and we're very excited about bringing our high quality, scalable fiber solutions to even more customers across the country, helping their businesses flourish and succeed."

About Windstream

Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), a FORTUNE 500 company, is a leading provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions for consumers, small businesses, enterprise organizations and carrier partners across the U.S. Windstream offers bundled services, including broadband, security solutions, voice and digital TV to consumers. The company also provides data, cloud solutions, unified communications and managed services to business and enterprise clients. The company supplies core transport solutions on a local and long-haul fiber-optic network spanning more than 125,000 miles. Additional information is available at windstream.com. Visit their newsroom at news.windstream.com or follow them on Twitter at @Windstream.)

Siemon Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Recertification

September 29, 2016. Watertown, CT — Siemon, a leading global network infrastructure specialist, today announced that it has achieved certification to the latest revision of the ISO 9001 quality management standard by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). To achieve this milestone, LRQA conducted a full system audit of the Siemon Company’s Watertown, Connecticut headquarters, as well as the company’s Chertsey, UK; Brno, Czech Republic; Shanghai, China; and Tijuana, Mexico locations.

The ISO 9001 standard defines best practices of a quality management system for the design, manufacturing, installation and services provided by an organization. Following more than three years of revision work by experts from nearly 95 participating and observing countries, the International Standards Organization released the 2015 revision of the standard last September. With the new requirements there is a strengthened emphasis on leadership and management commitment, including actively engaging and taking accountability for the effectiveness of the management systems. There is also a focus on objectives as drivers for improvement and to measure, monitor and analyze performance.

“We have always aligned both our QMS and our EMS with our business strategy, so when the new ISO standard was released, Siemon had a significant advantage with many of the systems requirements already in place. After a rigorous review, we only needed to slightly refine some practices and update documentation,” explains Lou Beres, Director of Continuous Improvement for Siemon. “For example, our system requirements apply to all Siemon employees and are not limited to manufacturing, and we have mature management systems that are based on a ‘plan-do-check-act’ continuous improvement process. We also have systems already in place to understand and align our processes with economic and environmental developments, technology innovations, regulatory developments, organizational culture and changing societal needs.”

The new ISO 9001:2015 standard replaces previous editions, and companies looking to achieve recertification have three years to comply with the new ISO standards. While many are still in the process of working toward recertification, less than 1% of certified companies passed recertification and have been recommended for certification to the 2015 revision of the standard by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance. Siemon is proud to be one of the few and one of the first to achieve this milestone.

For more information, visit www.siemon.com/company

About Siemon

Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the design and manufacture of high quality, high performance low voltage infrastructure solutions and services for Data Centers, LANs and Intelligent Buildings. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with global sales, technical and logistics expertise spanning over 100 countries, Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper and optical fiber cabling systems, cabinets, racks, cable management, data center power and cooling systems and Intelligent Infrastructure Management solutions. With over 400 patents specific to structured cabling, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and the development of Industry Standards, underlining the company's long-standing commitment to its customers and the industry.

Siemon Interconnect Solutions (SIS) is a Siemon business unit comprised of a team of dedicated technical sales professionals supported by Siemon Labs, mechanical, electrical and signal integrity engineers committed to solving industry and customer driven interconnect challenges. They provide custom network infrastructure solutions to: OEM's, Leading Manufacturers, Value-Added Resellers and System Integrators.

Source: The Siemon Company

ElectroniCast - Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Global Market Forecast (2015-2021) - Announcement

Published:              October 12, 2016

Text Pages:            715 (PDF)

Also Included:         Excel File and PowerPoint Slides

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This is the ElectroniCast worldwide market forecast of the consumption of component-level fiber optic attenuators in communication applications.  The optical attenuators, which are covered in this study, are components used to control (reduce) the power level of an optical signal used in optical fiber communication networks. Fiber optic attenuators are an important part of the optical communication link by allowing the adjustment of signal transmission into the dynamic range of the receiver.  Either a fixed or variable attenuator is generally positioned before a receiver to adjust optical power that otherwise might fluctuate above an extreme range of the receiver’s design, causing it to generate errors.

Fixed-type (not adjustable) fiber optic attenuators refer to the attenuator that can reduce the power of fiber light at a fixed value loss, for example, 5dB. While variable fiber optic attenuators refer to the attenuator that can generate an adjustable Loss to the fiber optic link.  Fiber optic attenuators can be designed to use with various kinds of fiber optic connectors.  The attenuators can be female-to-female, which are referred to as bulkhead- types; or male-to-female, which are referred to as plug-types.  In-Line fiber optic attenuators are designed with a piece of fiber optic cable at any length and/or connectors.

Variable optical attenuators (VOAs) are either manually adjustable or electronically adjustable.  VOAs have been widely used in fiber-optic communication, optical signal processing, fiber optic sensing as well as testing instruments.

This report quantifies stand-alone component-level fiber optic attenuators, as well as component-level fiber optic attenuators that are inside value-added or integrated modules.  However, only the fiber optic attenuators are counted, not the entire value-added module. 

When counting (quantifying) variable optical attenuator array modules and integrated modules, which may have more than one component-level attenuator, each component-level attenuator is counted separately.  For example: with an integrated value-added module, we count only the complete (component-level) fiber optic attenuator as well as cost-adjusting for the optics, optical fiber alignments, and optical fiber and associated packaging, and other required materials. 

Typically, fiber optic attenuators have used filter technology to decrease optical power.  Light is usually transmitted from one fiber, through a spatial or temporal filter, and then focused into a second fiber for transmission through the balance of the optical links. Some of the other methods include angular (APC), lateral or axial displacement of two fiber ends, grayscale (neutral density) filters, fiber macro-bending, liquid crystals, PLC, MEMS, magneto-optic, acousto-optic or electro-optic. 

Fixed attenuators (not adjustable) afford the network designer an inexpensive lumped element to decrease optical power.  Packaged in either panel mount or cable assemblies, fixed attenuator types include bulkhead, connector build out, jumper/pigtailed and in-line.  Attenuation is often segmented into whole decibel increments such as 1dB, 3dB, 5dB, 10dB, 13dB, 15dB and 20dB. Fiber attenuators are often associated with a connector-type, such as: LC, SC, ST, FC, MU, SC/APC, FC/APC, and other, as well as optical fiber-type (single mode and multimode). 

Variable (adjustable) attenuators are ideal for simulating cable loss for research and development (laboratory) testing of optical communication link power limits or reducing power in the links where receivers are in the process of being overloaded.  Fixed in-line (cable assembly/jumper) attenuators can distinguish the color band coding process to simplify the specification identification of the optical communication link components during field installation, stocking, or maintenance operations.  VOAs (variable optical attenuators) enable adjustment capabilities, so the injected loss may be simply reduced as specific components degrade and increase their own attenuation over a few years.

The variable optical attenuators (VOA), also known as variable fiber-optic attenuators (VFOA) is a basic building block for several optical systems such as wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) transmission systems, optical beam formers, fiber-optic adaptive controls, and other applications.

The market data are segmented into the following geographic regions, plus a Global summary:

·        America (North, Central and South America)

·        EMEA (Europe, Middle Eastern countries, plus Africa)

·        APAC (Asia Pacific)

In this report, the fiber optic attenuator market is also presented by the following product categories:

·        Fixed

o       Bulkhead/Plug/Panel Mount

o       In-Line Jumper

·        Variable (VOA)

o       Manually VOA

o       Electronically VOA (EVOA)

-  MEMS-Based EVOA

-  Other EVOA       

The worldwide market forecast of the consumption of fiber optic attenuators is segmented into the following communication applications:

·        Telecommunications

·        Private Data LAN/WAN

·        Cable TV

·        Military/Aerospace

·        Specialty

Below, are three levels (or “food chain”) pertaining to the fiber optic attenuator marketplace.  For the purposes of this ElectroniCast study, we quantify and provide a market forecast for “Level 2”

Level 1 - The chip, die

Level 2 – The Component-Level fiber optic attenuator

Level 3 – Module (array attenuators, integrated modules, other)           

INFORMATION BASE

This study is based on analysis of information obtained continually over the past two decades, but updated through early-October 2016.  During this period, ElectroniCast analysts performed interviews with authoritative and representative individuals in the fiber optics, telecommunications, datacom, cable TV and other communication industries, from the standpoint of both suppliers and users of fiber optic transmission links.  The interviews were conducted principally with:

         •         Engineers, marketing personnel and management at manufacturers of fiber optic attenuators, circulators, collimators, specialty fiber, connectors, isolators, couplers, DWDM filter modules, dispersion compensators, photonic switches, modulators, transmitters/receivers, OADMs and other related optical communication components.

         •         Engineers, marketing, purchasing personnel and market planners at major users of passive and active optical components, such as telecommunication transmission, switching, distribution and apparatus equipment, telephone companies, data communications equipment companies, cable TV system suppliers, and a number of other end users of fiber optic communication components and technology.

The interviews covered issues of technology, pricing, contract size, reliability, documentation, installation/maintenance crafts, standards, supplier competition and other topics.

A full review of published information was also performed to supplement information obtained through interviews.  The following sources were reviewed:

·  Professional technical journals and papers; Trade press articles

·  Technical conference proceedings

·  Additional information based on previous ElectroniCast market studies, including the Fiber Optic Forecast Service Data Base, the Fiber Optic Cable Forecast, the Optical Amplifier and Component Global Forecast, the Fiber Optic Installation Apparatus Forecast, the Fiber Optic Circulator Forecast, Fiber Optic Coupler, Isolator, Filter, DWDM, Switch, Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers, Transmitters/Receivers, SONET/SDH, and other related component Market Forecasts

·  Personal knowledge of the research team

In analyzing and forecasting the complexities of the Global market for fiber optic communication components, it is essential that the market research team have a good and a deep understanding of the technology and of the industry.  ElectroniCast members who participated in this report were qualified.

Bottom-up Methodology     ElectroniCast forecasts are developed initially at the lowest detail level and then summed to successively higher levels. The background market research focuses on the projected amount of each type of product used in each application in the base year, and the prices paid at the first transaction from the manufacturer. This forms the base year data.  ElectroniCast analysts then forecast the growth rates in component quantity use in device type, along with price trends, based on competitive, economic and technology forecast trends, and apply these to derive long term forecasts at the lowest application (use) levels. The usage growth rate forecasts depend heavily on analysis of overall end user trends toward digital broadband communication equipment usage and economic payback.

Cross-Correlation Increases Accuracy      The quantities of fiber optic attenuators, DWDM, optical fiber/cable, connectors, transceivers, transport terminals, optical add/drop MUX, couplers/splitters, isolators, photonic switches and other products used in a particular application are interrelated. Since ElectroniCast conducts annual analysis and forecast updates in each fiber optic related product field, accurate current quantity estimates in each application are part of this corporate database. These quantities are cross-correlated as a “sanity check.”

ElectroniCast, each year since 1985, has conducted extensive research and updated their forecasts of each fiber optic component category. As technology and applications have advanced, the number of component subsets covered by the forecasts has expanded impressively.

About ElectroniCast

ElectroniCast, founded in 1981, specializes in forecasting technology and global market trends in fiber optics communication components and devices, as well providing market data on light emitting diodes used in lighting.

As an independent consultancy we offer multi-client and custom market research studies to the world's leading companies based on comprehensive, in- depth analysis of quantitative and qualitative factors. This includes technology forecasting, markets and applications forecasting, strategic planning, competitive analysis, customer-satisfaction surveys and marketing/sales consultation. ElectroniCast, founded as a technology-based independent consulting firm, meets the information needs of the investment community, industry planners and related suppliers.

Fiber Optic Component Attenuators

Global Market Forecast & Analysis

Table of Contents

1.         Executive Summary                                                                                                                           

1.1          Overview                                                                                                                                              

1.2          Fiber Optic Networks – Overview                                                                                                    

2.             Fiber Optic Attenuator Market Forecast                                                                                          

2.1          Overview                                                                                                                                               

2.2          Global Market Forecast                                                                                                                     

2.3          American Region Market Forecast                                                                                                                 

2.4          EMEA Region Market Forecast                                                                                                        

2.5          APAC Region Market Forecast                                                                                                        

3.             Fiber Optic Attenuator Competitors and Related Entities                                                          

3A Fiber Optic Communications, Inc.                                                                                             

Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd                                                                                                       

AC Photonics, Inc.                                                                                                                              

Adamant Co., Ltd.                                                                                                                               

Advanced Connectek (ACON)                                                                                                          

AFW Technologies Pty. Ltd.                                                                                                              

Agilent                                                                                                                                                   

Agiltron                                                                                                                                                 

Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. (AFL), Noyes Fiber Systems                                                                          

Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. (AFOP) - Corning                                                                   

Amphenol Fiber Optic Products                                                                                                      

Anritsu Corporation                                                                                                                            

AOC Technologies Inc.                                                                                                                     

Ascentta Inc.                                                                                                                                        

Bank Photonics,Inc.                                                                                                                           

Boston Applied Technologies Incorporated (BATi)                                                                     

Brimrose Corporation of America                                                                                                   

Cisco Systems                                                                                                                                   

CoAdna                                                                                                                                                

COF Communications Co., Ltd.                                                                                                      

Corning Incorporated                                                                                                                        

Diamond SA                                                                                                                                        

DiCon Fiberoptics Inc.                                                                                                                       

Digital Lightwave Incorporated  – VeEX                                                                                         

EigenLight Corporation                                                                                                                     

Emerson Electric                                                                                                                                

Enablence Technologies                                                                                                                                 

E-Photics (Shenzhen) Communications, Inc.                                                                              

EUROMICRON GmbH                                                                                                                      

EXFO                                                                                                                                     

FDK Corporation                                                                                                                                

Fiber Instrument Sales, Inc. (FIS)                                                                                                                   

Fiber Optic & Telecommunication Inc. (FO&T)                                                                             

Fiber Optic Devices Ltd. (FOD)                                                                                                        

Fiber Systems Inc.                                                                                                                             

Fiberall                                                                                                                                                 

Fiberdyne Labs Inc.                                                                                                                                           

Fiberer Global Tech Ltd.                                                                                                                   

Fiberlogix International Limited                                                                                                       

Fibersense & Signals, Inc.                                                                                                                               

Finisar Corporation                                                                                                                            

Flyin Optronics Co., Ltd.                                                                                                                    

FOCI                                                                                                                                    

FOLAN                                                                                                                                                  

Fostec Company, Limited                                                                                                                                

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. / OFS                                                                                                    

GAO Fiber Optics                                                                                                                                

Gould Fiber Optics                                                                                                                             

Greenlee Textron Inc.                                                                                                                        

Hakuto Co., Ltd. (Photom)                                                                                                                                

Hitachi Metals                                                                                                                                     

HUBER+SUHNER                                                                                                                             

IDEAL Industries, Incorporated                                                                                                       

JDSU (Lumentum Operations LLC and Viavi )                                                                            

KAIAM Corporation                                                                                                                             

Kingfisher International Pty Ltd, Australia                                                                                      

Korea Optron Corporation (KOC)                                                                                                    

Lead Fiber Optics (LFO)                                                                                                                   

LIGHTech Fiberoptics Inc.                                                                                                                

Lightwaves2020, Inc.                                                                                                                         

LUXCOM                                                                                                                                              

Mellanox Technologies (Kotura)                                                                                                     

MEMSCAP                                                                                                                                            

Microwave Photonic Systems, Inc. (MPS)                                                                                      

Molex Incorporated                                                                                                                             

MRV Communications, Inc.                                                                                                              

NEL (NTT Electronics Co. Ltd.)                                                                                                       

NeoPhotonics Corporation                                                                                                              

Neptec Optical Solutions, Inc. (Neptec OS, Inc.)                                                                          

Newport Corporation                                                                                                                         

Oclaro Incorporated                                                                                                                           

O/E Land Inc.                                                                                                                                       

O-Net Communications Limited                                                                                                     

Oplink Communications, Inc. (Emit Technology)                                                                        

Opneti Communications Co.                                                                                                           

Opterna                                                                                                                                                                

OptiWorks, Inc.                                                                                                                                    

Optokon a.s.                                                                                                                                        

Opto-Link Corporation Limited                                                                                                        

Optosun Technology                                                                                                                         

Optowaves Inc.                                                                                                                                   

OSTenp Corporation Limited                                                                                                           

OZ Optics Ltd.                                                                                                                                     

Photop Technologies, Inc. (II-VI Incorporated)                                                                             

Precision Rated Optics (PRO)                                                                                                         

Princetel, Inc.                                                                                                                                       

Plank Optoelectronics, Inc.                                                                                                               

Radiant Communications Corporation                                                                                         

Santec Corporation                                                                                                                            

Seikoh Giken Company Limited                                                                                                     

Senko Advanced Components                                                                                                        

Sercalo Microtechnology Ltd.                                                                                                           

Sopto Technologies Co., Ltd                                                                                                           

Shenzhen Tellid Communication Tech. Co., Ltd. (Tellid)                                                           

Shinkwang Information Communications, Limited                                                                     

Spiktel Technologies Private Limited                                                                                             

Sun Telecom                                                                                                                                       

SWCC Showa Holdings Co., Ltd.                                                                                                   

Telecom Bridge (TB Tech)                                                                                                               

Techwin (China) Industry Co., Ltd                                                                                                   

Tektronix                                                                                                                                            

Terahertz Technologies Inc. (TTI)                                                                                                   

Thorlabs                                                                                                                                               

Timbercon, Inc.                                                                                                                                   

TE Connectivity Ltd.                                                                                                                            

Valdor Technology International Inc.                                                                                              

VeEx Inc (Sunrise Telecom Inc.)                                                                                                     

Wilcom Inc (Precision Rated Optics/PRO)                                                                                    

Xerox Corporation                                                                                                                              

Yamasaki Optical Technology                                                                                                         

Yokogawa Electric Corporation                                                                                                       

4.             Fiber Optic Attenuator Technology Review                                                                                    

4.1          Overview                                                                                                                                               

4.2          Selected Research Paper Summaries                                                                                         

4.3          Selected U.S. Patent Summaries                                                                                                   

5.            Optical Communication Trends                                                                                                       

5.1          Fiber Network Technology Trends                                                                                                  

5.2          Components                                                                                                                                       

5.2.1       Overview                                                                                                                                               

5.2.2       Transmitters and Receivers                                                                                                            

5.2.3       Optical Amplifiers                                                                                                                                               

5.2.4       Dispersion Compensators                                                                                                                              

5.2.5       Fiber Cable                                                                                                                                          

5.3          Devices and Parts                                                                                                                              

5.3.1       Overview                                                                                                                                               

5.3.2       Emitters and Detectors                                                                                                                     

5.3.3       VCSEL & Transceiver Technology Review                                                                                    

5.3.4       Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits / Photonic  Integrated Circuits (PIC)                                  

5.3.5       Modulators                                                                                                                                           

6.             Methodology                                                                                                                                        

6.1          ElectroniCast Research and Analysis Methodology                                                                                   

6.2          Assumptions of Fiber Optic Component Global Market Forecast                                            

7.             Definitions - Acronyms, Abbreviations, and General Terms                                                      

8.             Market Forecast Data Base – Overview and Tutorial                                                                  

8.1          Overview                                                                                                                                               

8.2          Tutorial                                                                                                                                                 

ElectroniCast Market Forecast Data Base – Excel Spreadsheets:

Global

America

EMEA

APAC

Data Figures – PowerPoint Slides

                                               

List of Figures

1.1.1                       Fiber Optic Component Attenuators Global Forecast, By Type ($Million)                               

1.1.2                       EVOA Global Forecast, By Type ($, Million)                                                                   

1.1.3                       Fiber Optic Component Attenuators Global Forecast, By Application ($Million)    

1.1.4                       Fiber Optic Component Attenuators Global Forecast, By Region ($Million)           

1.1.5                       Optical Fiber Amplifier Performance Trends                                                                                

1.1.6                       Hand-Held Fiber Test Attenuator                                                                                    

1.1.7                       Hand-Held Fiber Test Attenuator                                                                                    

1.2.1                       FTTP PON Architecture                                                                                                     

1.2.2                       Basic Data Center Topology                                                                                            

1.2.3                       Multi-Tier Data Center Architecture                                                                                 

1.2.4                       HFC Distribution System                                                                                                  

1.2.5                       Fiber Map (United States of America)                                                                            

1.2.6                       Fiber Service Pricing Comparison                                                                                  

1.2.7                       Fiber Hut, Telecom Cabinets, and FTTH Network Configuration                             

1.2.8                       Fiber Optic Equipment Building – Fiber Hut                                                                 

1.2.9                       Types of Metro Networks                                                                                                  

1.2.10                     Africa: Subocean Fiber Cable                                                                                          

1.2.11                     South-East Asia Japan Cable System Upgrade                                                          

1.2.12                     Data Centers in Japan                                                                                                      

1.2.13                     Data Centers in Asia                                                                                                         

1.2.14                     Distributed Continuous Fiber Optic Sensor System Components                          

2.1.1                       Assortment of Fiber Optic Attenuators                                                                           

2.1.2                       Fixed-Type/Plug-Type (Male/Female) Attenuators                                                       

2.1.3                       Fixed-Type FC/PC Bulkhead Female-to-Female Fiber Optic Attenuator                 

2.1.4                       Fiber Optic Patch Panel- Rack Mount- 12 ports                                                           

2.1.5                       Fixed-Type Fiber Optic Inline Attenuator with Jumper Cord/Connectors                 

2.1.6                       Plug-Type Variable Manual Attenuator                                                                           

2.1.7                       Bulkhead-Type Variable Manual Attenuator                                                                                  

2.1.8                       Manual Fiber Optic Variable Attenuator Module                                                           

2.1.9                       MEMS-Based Electronically Fiber Optic Variable Attenuators                                   

2.1.10                     MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator Schematic                                                              

2.1.11                     MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA)                                                                       

2.1.12                     Linear Sliding Neutral Density (ND) Filter-Based EVOA                                            

2.1.13                     Fiber To The Home Installation                                                                                       

2.1.14                     Metro Ethernet                                                                                                                     

2.1.15                     Integration vs. Discrete Solutions                                                                                   

2.1.16                     Configuration of the ROADM Optical Switch Module                                                   

2.1.17                     Dynamic Wavelength Processor Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS)                   

2.3.1                       EVOA in the America Forecast, By Type ($, Million)                                                     

2.4.1                       EVOA in the EMEA Region Forecast, By Type ($, Million)                                           

2.5.1                       EVOA in the APAC Region Forecast, By Type ($, Million)                                           

3.1                          Small Form Packaged Variable Optical Attenuator                                                     

3.2                          Mirror MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator                                                                       

3.3                          MEMS Attenuator Array Module                                                                                        

3.4                          Manually Tuned Variable Optical Attenuator                                                                 

3.5                          MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator Schematic                                                              

3.6                          MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA)                                                                       

3.7                          In-Line Fixed Attenuator                                                                                                    

3.8                          Plug-In Fixed Attenuators                                                                                                  

3.9                          Fixed Attenuator with LC Connector                                                                               

3.10                        Variable Optical Attenuator Module with Angled Interface                                          

3.11                        SM Optical Fiber Attenuators— Buildout Style                                                              

3.12                        Variable Optical Attenuators (VOAs)                                                                               

3.13                        Fixed In-Line Attenuators                                                                                                  

3.14                        Fixed Plug Style Attenuators                                                                                             

3.15                        MTP (M) 2x Loopback In-Line                                                                                           

3.16                        Manual VOA                                                                                                                         

3.17                        EVOA                                                                                                                                     

3.18                        Fixed-Type Attenuators                                                                                                      

3.19                        MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA)                                                                       

3.20                        Build-Out Optical Attenuator - LC                                                                                    

3.21                        In-Line Optical Attenuators, Flat Wavelength, LC UPC                                               

3.22                        In-Line Optical Attenuator                                                                                                 

3.23                        MEMS Biomedical Variable Optical Attenuator                                                             

3.24                        Very Small VOA                                                                                                                   

3.25                        Very Small Free-Space VOA                                                                                             

3.26                        Optical Fixed Attenuators                                                                                                  

3.27                        Very Small Free-Space VOA Schematic        

3.28                        In-Line Attenuator                                                                                                               

3.29                        Optical Fixed Attenuators                                                                                                  

3.30                        Optical Fixed Attenuators                                                                                                  

3.31                        Handheld Optical Variable Attenuator For Single-Mode Fiber                                   

3.32                        Handheld Optical Attenuator                                                                                            

3.33                        Multimedia Qualification Tester                                                                                       

3.34                        MEMS Variable Optical Attenuators                                                                                

3.35                        Electrostatic MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator                                                           

3.36                        Hand-Held Motorized Optical Level Attenuator                                                             

3.37                        Fiber Test Attenuator                                                                                                         

3.38                        Fixed Attenuator-plug type                                                                                                

3.39                        Attenuated Patchcord & In-line Patchcord                                                                     

3.40                        Optical Attenuator (VOA)                                                                                                    

3.41                        Fixed-Type Fiber Optic Attenuators                                                                                 

3.42                        8-Channel VOA Array Module                                                                                           

3.43                        Single-Channel VOA                                                                                                          

3.44                        Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) VOA Module                                                        

3.45                        Variable Optical Attenuators (VOA) Modules                                                                 

3.46                        Arrayed Variable Optical Attenuator Module                                                                  

3.47                        VOA Multiplexer / Demultiplexer Module                                                                        

3.48                        Illustration of the Use of a VOA Multiplexer / Demultiplexer                                       

3.49                        Illustration of a VOA Multiplexer / Demultiplexer Module                                             

3.50                        Optical Function of M-Z Interferometer on Silica PLC                                                 

3.51                        Illustration of Ultra-High-Speed and High-Capacity Optical Transmissions         

3.52                        Variable Optical Attenuator                                                                                               

3.53                        Bulkhead Fixed Optical Attenuators                                                                                                

3.54                        Collimator Variable Optical Attenuator                                                                           

3.55                        Product Coverage                                                                                                              

3.56                        Product Offering                                                                                                                  

3.57                        Attenuator Box with Three Attenuators                                                                           

3.58                        MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator                                                                                   

3.59                        MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator                                                                                   

3.60                        Hand-Held Digital Optical Variable Attenuator                                                             

3.61                        Dual-Polarizer-Based Stepper Motor-Driven PM Fiber VOA                                       

3.62                        Fixed-Type Optical Attenuators                                                                                        

3.63                        Fixed-Type Optical Attenuators                                                                                        

3.64                        Fixed-Type Optical Attenuators                                                                                        

3.65                        MEMS-Based VOA                                                                                                              

3.66                        Digital Optical Variable Attenuator                                                                                  

3.68                        Fixed-Type Optical Attenuator Structure Comparison                                                 

3.69                        Fiber Optic Attenuators                                                                                                      

3.70                        Optical Variable Test Attenuator                                                                                      

3.71                        High-performance Variable Optical Attenuator Modules                                            

4.1.1                       Fixed-Type Optical Attenuator Structure Comparison                                                 

4.1.2                       Dual-Polarizer-Based Stepper Motor-Driven PM Fiber VOA                                       

4.1.3                       Variable Optical Attenuator Dies                                                                                     

4.1.4                       MEMS-Based Variable Optical Attenuator Module                                                       

5.1.1                       100G CFP2 Transceiver for 40km                                                                                  

5.3.3.1                    CWDM SFP 1G 80km Transceiver                                                                                  

5.3.3.2                    VITA 66 Fiber Optic Backplane Connector Module                                                      

5.3.3.3                    VPX Board Utilizes VITA 66.4 Optical Backplane                                                         

5.3.3.4                    Typical Intra-Office Interconnections                                                                              

5.3.3.5                    1-Port OC-768c/STM-256c Tunable WDMPOS Interface Module                             

5.3.4.1                    Monolithic Indium Phosphide Photonic Integrated Circuit                                         

5.3.4.2                    Photonic Integrated Circuit                                                                                               

5.3.5.1                    400 Gbit/sec Dual Polarisation IQ Modulator                                                                               

5.3.5.2                    40 to 60Gbps Silicon-Based Optical Modulator                                                           

5.3.5.3                    Integrated silicon optical transceiver for large-volume data transmission                             

6.1.1                       ElectroniCast Market Research & Forecasting Methodology                                    

List of Tables

1.1.1       Global Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Type (Value Basis, $Million)          

1.1.2       Global Fiber Optic EVOAs Consumption Forecast, by Type (Value Basis, $Million              

1.2.1       OM3- and OM4-Specified Distances for Ethernet                                                                        

1.2.2       IEEE 802.3ba 40G/100G - Physical Layer Specifications                                                          

1.2.3       United States Broadband Plan – Goals                                                                                        

1.2.4       Mexico FTTX Number of Lines, By Selected Operators New Installation  (Quantity)            

1.2.5       Licensed Local Fixed Carriers in Hong Kong                                                                                              

1.2.6       Key specifications of the PC-1 Trans-Pacific System                                                                 

1.2.7       Features: Distributed Continuous Fiber Optic Sensor System Components                        

2.2.1       Global Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Type (Value Basis, $Million)          

2.2.2       Global Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Type (Quantity Basis, Units)          

2.2.3       Global Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Type (Avg. Selling Price, each)      

2.2.4       Global Fiber Optic EVOAs Consumption Forecast, by Type (Value Basis, $Million              

2.2.5       Global Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Region (Value Basis, $Million)     

2.2.6       Global Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Region (Quantity Basis, Units)     

2.2.7       Global Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Application ($Million)                       

2.2.8       Global Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Application (Quantity, Units)          

2.3.1       America – Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Type (Value Basis, $Million)    

2.3.2       America – Bulkhead/Plug/Panel Mounted Fixed Attenuators (Value, Quantity, ASP)                            

2.3.3       America – In-Line Jumper Fiber Optic Fixed Attenuator (Value, Quantity, ASP)                     

2.3.4       America – Manual VOA Component Attenuators (Value, Quantity, ASP)                                 

2.3.5       America – Electrically VOA Component Attenuators (Value, Quantity, ASP)                           

2.4.1       EMEA – Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Type (Value Basis, $Million)        

2.4.2       EMEA – Bulkhead/Plug/Panel Mounted Fixed Attenuators (Value, Quantity, ASP)                                

2.4.3       EMEA – In-Line Jumper Fiber Optic Fixed Attenuator (Value, Quantity, ASP)                         

2.4.4       EMEA – Manual VOA Component Attenuators (Value, Quantity, ASP)                                     

2.4.5       EMEA – Electrically VOA Component Attenuators (Value, Quantity, ASP)                               

2.5.1       APAC – Fiber Optic Component Attenuator Forecast, by Type (Value Basis, $Million)        

2.5.2       APAC – Bulkhead/Plug/Panel Mounted Fixed Attenuators (Value, Quantity, ASP)                                 

2.5.3       APAC – In-Line Jumper Fiber Optic Fixed Attenuator (Value, Quantity, ASP)                          

2.5.4       APAC – Manual VOA Component Attenuators (Value, Quantity, ASP)                                      

2.5.5       APAC – Electrically VOA Component Attenuators (Value, Quantity, ASP)                                

3.1          Fiber Optic Attenuator Competitors and Related Entities                                                          

3.2          Features and Applications for Fixed Type Attenuators                                                                                

3.3          Specifications of Variable Optical Attenuators                                                                              

8.1.1       Fiber Optic Attenuator Data Base (Excel Spreadsheets) Product Categories                       

8.1.2       Fiber Optic Attenuator Data Base (Excel Spreadsheets) Application Categories