EMCORE Announces Successful Performance Test Results of OBI Mitigated L-EML™ RFoG ONU Transceiver
June 11 2018 - 4:00AM
EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR), a leading provider of advanced
Mixed-Signal Optics products that provide the foundation for
today’s high-speed communication network infrastructures and
leading-edge defense systems, announced today successful
performance test results of its Linear Externally Modulated Laser
(L-EML™), Radio Frequency over Glass (RFoG) Optical Networking
Unit (ONU) transceiver by Kyrio, a subsidiary of CableLabs. Kyrio’s
results showed that EMCORE’s L-EML™-based ONUs are significantly
better at reducing the occurrence of Optical Beat Interference
(OBI) in a passive optical network than traditional ONUs.
Kyrio’s results are based on a test of up to 32 Distributed
Feedback (DFB) ONUs and 32 L-EML™-based ONUs in a network with
Kyrio provided passive optical splitters and cable. The testing
compared the OBI performance of the set of traditional DFB RFoG
ONUs to EMCORE's new L-EML™ solution for RFoG upstream
communication. OBI results in poor data performance of all ONUs,
cable modems and consumer devices connected to the same optical
splitter. The results from this testing examined the ability of
EMCORE L-EML™-based ONUs to reduce the occurrence of OBI to provide
a better customer experience.
“EMCORE’s L-EML RFoG ONU achieves OBI mitigation due to the
inherent narrow spectral width of our laser technology, as well as
through proprietary upstream laser wavelength management designed
to significantly improve RFoG network performance in high-density
customer environments,” said Gyo Shinozaki, Vice President of
Marketing at EMCORE. “We are extremely pleased that test results by
Kyrio proved that our L-EML-based RFoG ONU reduced the effects of
OBI compared to traditional ONUs,” added Mr. Shinozaki.
EMCORE’s L-EML™ RFoG ONU transceiver is designed to support
standard CATV downstream and upstream transmission bands.
Downstream it receives a 1550 nm forward path optical signal
carrying an RF cable television spectrum up to 1.2 GHz. For return
path the L-EML™ transmitter operates at 1610 nm and supports
5-42/65/85 or 204 MHz spectrum options. The unit is compliant with
the SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) RF over
Glass specification.
EMCORE will showcase its OBI mitigated L-EML™ RFoG ONU
transceiver and the Company’s complete line of cable network
solutions at ANGACOM 2018, June 12-14 at the Cologne Congress
Center, Cologne, Germany, Hall 8, Booth #Q60. We will be meeting
with customers and industry analysts at our booth and invite you to
contact us if you are interested in scheduling a meeting.
About EMCORE
EMCORE Corporation is a leading provider of advanced
Mixed-Signal Optics products that provide the foundation for
today’s high-speed communication network infrastructures and
leading-edge defense systems. Our optical chips, components,
subsystems and systems enable broadband and wireless providers to
continually enhance their network capacity, speed and coverage to
advance the free flow of information that empowers the lives of
millions of people daily. The Mixed-Signal Optics technology at the
heart of our broadband transmission products is shared with our
fiber optic gyros and military communications links to provide the
aerospace and defense markets state-of-the-art systems that keep us
safe in an increasingly unpredictable world. EMCORE’s
performance-leading optical components and systems serve a broad
array of applications including cable television,
fiber-to-the-premise networks, telecommunications, data centers,
wireless infrastructure, satellite RF fiber links, navigation
systems and military communications. EMCORE has fully
vertically-integrated manufacturing capability through its
world-class Indium Phosphide (InP) wafer fabrication facility at
our headquarters in Alhambra, California, and is ISO 9001 certified
in Alhambra and at our facility in Beijing, China. For further
information about EMCORE, please visit http://www.emcore.com.
Forward-looking statements:
The information provided herein may include forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Such statements include statements regarding EMCORE's
plans, strategies, business prospects, growth opportunities,
changes and trends in our business and expansion into new markets.
These forward-looking statements are based on management's current
expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about EMCORE and
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results and events to differ materially from those stated in the
forward-looking statements, including without limitation, the
following: (a) the rapidly evolving markets for EMCORE's products
and uncertainty regarding the development of these markets; (b)
EMCORE's historical dependence on sales to a limited number of
customers and fluctuations in the mix of products and customers in
any period; (c) delays and other difficulties in commercializing
new products; (d) the failure of new products: (i) to perform as
expected without material defects, (ii) to be manufactured at
acceptable volumes, yields, and cost, (iii) to be qualified and
accepted by our customers, and (iv) to successfully compete with
products offered by our competitors; (e) uncertainties concerning
the availability and cost of commodity materials and specialized
product components that we do not make internally; (f) actions by
competitors; and (g) other risks and uncertainties discussed under
Item 1A - Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, as updated by our subsequent
periodic reports. Forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are made only as of the date hereof, and EMCORE
undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
Contact: EMCORE Corporation
Gyo Shinozaki Vice President of Marketing (626) 293-3616
gyo_shinozaki@emcore.com
MediaJoel CounterManager, Corporate Marketing
Communications(626) 999-7017media@emcore.com
Investor
Erica MannionSapphire Investor Relations, LLC (617) 542-6180
investor@emcore.com
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