Announces Industry Leading 5 FIT Field Reliability Rate for 980nm Pump Laser Portfolio

MILPITAS and ANAHEIM, Calif., March 19, 2007 – JDSU, a leading enabler of broadband and optical innovation, today introduced two new high-performance products and disclosed industry leading reliability data related to its Erbium-doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) 980 nanometer (nm) pump laser portfolio.  EDFAs are a critical network element that bolster the performance of agile optical networks (AON) to support the proliferation of bandwidth hungry applications such as video on-demand, IPTV and online gaming. 

First, JDSU announced the release of its new 3000 Series 980 nm pump that produces 660 milliWatts (mW) of optical power,allowing for improved amplifier designs that capitalize on increased power to reduce the component count and noise figure of EDFAs.  The 3000 Series represents the highest power Telcordia-qualified 980 nm pump laser available in the market today.

In addition, JDSU launched the new 2945 Series 980 nm pump that provides a 20 percent reduction in power consumption compared to previous offerings.  This new pump produces 400 mW of optical power, while operating at an elevated internal temperature of 45° C.  The 2945 Series is enabled by laser chip technology that no longer requires power-hungry refrigeration down to 25° C for reliable operation. 

“As network providers seek to support increased traffic generated by bandwidth hungry services, the need for innovative solutions that deliver amplification across the network is critical,” said Toby Strite, manager of High Power Laser Marketing at JDSU.  “JDSU’s new pump lasers boost amplifier capability within agile optical networks by raising the bar for performance and efficiency.”

JDSU Achieves Industry Leading 5 ‘Failure in Time’ (FIT) Reliability Rate with Current 980 nm Pump Laser Portfolio

JDSU also disclosed that its current 980 nm pump lasers have performed in the field at a reliability figure below 5 FIT, based on more than five billion estimated deployment hours.  This figure, which equates to less than one failure every two hundred million accumulated field hours, is five times better than any previously disclosed 980 nm pump laser failure rate.  Network operators depend on the reliability of JDSU’s pumps to prevent network downtime and costly service calls.

“JDSU is widely considered to be the industry leader in laser pump reliability and its latest FIT rate certainly attests to this,” said Tom Hausken, director at Strategies Unlimited, a market research firm specializing in photonics.

The new products will be showcased next week during OFC/NFOEC 2007 at JDSU Booth #2421, in Anaheim, CA from March 27 – 29, 2007.

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Media: Noël Bilodeau Public Relations, 408-546-4567 or noel.bilodeau@jdsu.com
Investors: Jacquie Ross, Investor Relations, 408-546-4445 or investor.relations@jdsu.com