San Jose, California – January 27, 2004 – JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU and TSX: JDU) announced today that it received Laurin Publishing’s Photonics 2003 Circle of Excellence Award for its liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) version of its light engine for microdisplay rear projection televisions (RPTV). The award, presented at a ceremony held yesterday in conjunction with the Photonics West Conference in San Jose, California, recognizes the year's 25 most innovative products in the optics industry.
Photonics Spectra's editorial advisory board chose JDS Uniphase for the award in recognition of excellence, innovation, and success in new product development in photonics technology. The JDS Uniphase LCoS light engine was reviewed on the basis of its uniqueness, importance to the industry, and technological achievement.
Unlike prior designs, the JDS Uniphase LCoS light engine does not rely on glass polarizing beamsplitters or stretched films for the separation of color and polarization states. This ensures that there is effectively no inadvertent cross talk between the desired and unwanted polarization states, which results in a remarkably pure and uniform image.
The light engine’s b color and polarization management of the JDS Uniphase LCoS light engine allow display manufacturers to produce high-contrast, high-uniformity images. The light engine produces uniform white and dark states, 13,000:1 sequential contrast without panels, and nearly perfect color uniformity. With panels, the light engine has achieved sequential contrast in excess of 2500:1.
Several RPTV and original equipment manufacturer featured JDS Uniphase LCoS and digital light processing (DLPtm) light engines in their products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 8-11, 2004. Brillian Corporation announced at the show that it had selected JDS Uniphase’s light engine for its LCoS-based 720p High Definition Television.
“We were extremely pleased with the performance of the JDS Uniphase LCoS light engine at CES and the positive feedback we are receiving from the RPTV industry,” said Greg Miller, vice president and general manager of JDS Uniphase’s OCLI Products Division.
About JDS Uniphase
JDS Uniphase Corporation, a worldwide leader in optical technology, designs and manufactures products for fiberoptic communications, as well as for markets where its core optics technologies provide innovative solutions for industrial, commercial and consumer applications. The Company’s fiberoptic components and modules are deployed by system manufacturers for the data communications, telecommunications and cable television industries. The Company also offers products for display, security, medical/environmental instrumentation, decorative, aerospace and defense applications. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.
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