Radical New Approach to EDFA Design to Provide NEMs with Solution that is up to 50 Percent Smaller and Flexible to Support All Amplification Needs within DWDM Networks MILPITAS, Calif. and BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU(R) (Nasdaq: JDSU; TSX: JDU) today announced that it has taken a new approach towards the optical amplifier market by developing the first photonic integrated amplifier (PIA) platform. The PIA platform will replace up to 50 discrete components with a single chip and will be up to 50 percent smaller than current solutions. Leveraging more than a decade of integration experience, JDSU is using its erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) capabilities, combined with Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) technology, 980 nanometer (nm) pump lasers and optical component technology to create the new amplifier platform. Optical amplifiers are critical elements that re-energize weakened network signals traveling long distances over optical communications systems. As the use of voice, video and data applications continues to grow and drive higher network traffic levels, Network Equipment Manufacturers (NEMs) and service providers are under constant pressure to continue improving their networks to support bandwidth demands in a cost-effective and space efficient way. The new PIA platform will be the first reconfigurable amplifier solution that can be used for a variety of amplifier functions, making it possible for NEMs to use the solution either as a booster amplifier at transmit locations, as a pre-amplifier at receiver sites, or as an in-line amplifier in between locations that transmit and receive optical signals within a network. The smaller size of the PIA platform will allow NEMs to put more functionality into a single network element, saving valuable real estate. Having an interchangeable product will also simplify product sparing, ordering, and tracking previously required by NEMs to support different network amplification needs. The PIA will also be used as a critical building block for the AON Super Transport Blade, JDSU's all-in-one single slot blade solution for optical transport. The improved functionality of the new PIA platform will extend the reach of current transponder technology 15 to 35 percent further than current amplifier solutions, reducing the amount of costly regenerators required to keep optical signals strong as they travel throughout a network. "Integration has long been touted as a possible path to lower costs in optical communications, but most resulting products have fulfilled either technology or performance needs," said Daryl Inniss, VP and Practice Leader at Ovum. "The JDSU PIA platform appears to be based on applying integration to lower the cost of amplifiers, along with providing higher performance and flexibility. That is pretty powerful." "Until now, the basic technology for optical amplifiers hadn't changed significantly over the past decade," said Jy Bhardwaj, vice president and general manager of Agile Optical Networks in the Optical Communications business segment of JDSU. "JDSU has leveraged its functional integration approach at the photonic level to create the new PIA platform. It opens the door for JDSU and its customers to think of new ways to apply the solution and add even more functionality." The JDSU PIA platform will be displayed at JDSU Booth #233 in Hall 7 of the Brussels Expo Centre during the 2008 European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communications (ECOC) in Brussels, Belgium from September 22-24, 2008. The PIA platform is currently being sampled with customers and will be available in 2009. About JDSU JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/. JDSU and the JDSU logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of JDS Uniphase Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. Other company and product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Information JDSU Investors: Michelle Levine 408-546-4421 or Press: Noel Bilodeau 408-546-4567 or The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any statement or implication that the products and technologies described in this press release (i) will be successfully introduced or marketed, (ii) will be qualified and purchased by our customers, or (iii) will perform to any particular specifications or performance or reliability standards. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that, if realized, could materially impair the Company's results of operations, business, and financial condition. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (a) the failure of the 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, and (b) factors discussed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or qualify any of the statements made herein. Source: JDSU. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050913/SFTU125LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: JDS Uniphase Corporation CONTACT: Investors, Michelle Levine, +1-408-546-4421, , or Press, Noel Bilodeau, +1-408-546-4567, , both of JDSU Web site: http://www.jdsu.com/

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