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GROWTH EXPECTED IN THE OPTICAL ETHERNET TRANSCEIVER MARKET
The 1.25 Gb/s Optical Ethernet transceiver market is projected
to increase from roughly $460 Million (US) in 2002 to over
$960 Million (US) in 2006, according to a recent report from
CIR.
The report also predicts that Ethernet's progress into the
public network will be slow, thanks to several factors including
lack of acceptance within established service providers and
company failures combined with the poor financial outlook
for many Ethernet providers.
Consequently, CIR expects greater interest and opportunity
for sales in enterprise networking and uplink ports. Projections
are comparatively small for the access and metro portions
of the public network over next five years.
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for more information and to obtain a copy of CIR's report.
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TECHNOLOGY OF THE MONTH: LUMINESCENCE DEVICE IMPROVES DISPLAY
CONTRAST
This electro luminescence device reduces cross talk of light
between neighboring pixels, improving contrast for each pixel
of a display.
The device is fabricated by forming a lower electrode on
a substrate. The electrode has a predetermined pattern including
a recess and a light shield element. Insulation film is then
applied to the electrode.
Next, a luminescence layer is created on a portion of the
insulation film -- located in the recess of the lower electrode
-- and covered with a second layer of insulation film. An
upper electrode is then formed on top of the second insulation
film.
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PCF TECHNOLOGY OFFERS RESEARCH PERFORMANCE AND
COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL
Photonic crystal fiber (PCF) technology provides researchers
with an optoelectronic tool for spectroscopy, metrology, biomedicine,
imaging, and telecommunications, and continues to advance
toward the commercial realm for similar applications.
Parameters unattainable in standard fibers can be obtained
with PCF, according to a recent tutorial in oemagazine --
a monthly publication from SPIE. In fact, some researchers
suggest that PCF could become the ultimate transmission waveguide
for electromagnetic fields.
PCF characteristics include single-mode operation from the
UV to IR spectral regions, large mode areas with core diameters
>20 µm, highly nonlinear performance with optimized dispersion
properties, and numerical aperture (NA) values up to 0.9.
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to access the tutorial and learn more about PCF.
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SENSORS, AUDIO CHIPS GIVE PARKAY NEW VOICE IN
STORES THIS SUMMER
Didn't hear about the new Parkay(r) "Find the Talking Tub"
program? You will, like it or not, if you shop at one of the
10,000 U.S. stores running the program between July 15 and
August 11, 2002.
Any consumer who gets within 8 feet of select shelves holding
Parkay tubs will activate motion sensors that trigger audio
devices pronouncing, "The label says PARKAY - the flavor says
'butter.' Find a real Talking Tub and you could be an instant
winner!"
A lucky consumer who opens the lid to one of the special
tubs -- fitted with a light-sensitive voice chip -- will be
a winner and instantly receive information about how to obtain
their prize.
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for more information.
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