JDS Uniphase spectrometer wins Photonics Spectra Circle of Excellence Award
MicroPac is first compact spectrometer that does not depend upon grating technology
JDS Uniphase Corp. (San Jose, CA) received Photonics Spectra magazine's "Circle of Excellence" Award for the MicroPac compact spectrometer produced by the company's OCLI Group. The 2000 Photonics Circle of Excellence Awards honor the most innovative products for the photonics marketplace and were presented this year at the Photonics West Exhibition in San Jose, California. Winners of the award are selected by the magazine's editorial advisory board, a distinguished group of experts in their fields, after a careful assessment of a product's excellence, innovation, and achievement.
The MicroPac spectrometer is unique in being the first compact spectrometer that does not depend upon grating technology. With JDS Uniphase's Selectraband Linear Variable Filter (LVF) that lies at the heart of the device, the MicroPac compact spectrometer introduces a new class of spectrometers that allows customers to build a variety of instruments around this small engine.
Developed to open up fields that have been closed to conventional methods, the MicroPac spectrometer offers features that grating-based spectrometers have been unable to provide: compactness of size (36 mm x 16 mm), extreme ruggedness, and thermal and temporal stability. In addition, LVF technology has the advantage of scalability, making the MicroPac spectrometer a cost-effective alternative to grating-based instruments. As a result, and with the further cost reductions of detector arrays, the MicroPac compact spectrometer is expected to significantly reduce spectroscopy costs and open new markets to spectroscopic devices.
"The MicroPac compact spectrometer is designed to allow cost-effective spectroscopic analysis for new mass-market applications, such as point-of-care medical diagnostics, telecommunications and chemical and environmental analysis," said Sohrab Zarrabian, MicroPac product manager. Current applications for the MicroPac compact spectrometer include color analysis, multi-wavelength fluorescence spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, visual spectroscopy, end-point monitoring for plasma etching processes, harsh environment applications, and point-of-care medicine.
JDS Uniphase is a high technology company that designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes a comprehensive range of products for the growing fiberoptic communications market. These products are deployed by system manufacturers worldwide to develop advanced optical networks for the telecommunications and cable television industries. JDS Uniphase is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol JDSU, and the exchangeable shares of JDS Uniphase Canada Ltd. are traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol JDU. More information on JDS Uniphase is available at www.jdsuniphase.com.
For more information, contact Alison Reynders, director of investor relations of JDS Uniphase Corp., at 408-434-1800.
Source: JDS Uniphase Corp.