| HICKORY, N.C., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- CommScope, Inc. (NYSE:
CTV), a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance
fiber optic cables, announces that all of its multimode fiber
products are now manufacturer- certified to have laser optimized
cores (LOC). This laser certification is critical for high-speed
applications such as Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet that
require laser or vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs)
transmitting devices.
Non-LOC fibers may contain refractive index variations in the
core of the fiber, which can promote transmission errors when used
in conjunction with lasers. The glass manufacturing process can
cause such variations, resulting in differential mode delays in
which the original light signal is altered to the point that it is
unrecognizable by the receiver. The resulting bit error problem can
occur because lasers and VCSELs have a very small illumination or
spot size that launches all the light in the very center of the
core where the defect may exist. This type of problem does not
occur when using light emitting diode (LED) transmitters because
the entire core of the fiber, not just the center, is overfilled
with light.
"Laser certification is critical for next generation
applications because LEDs are not used for speeds above 622
megabits per second," said Teresa Munsey, CommScope's LAN Fiber
Optic Product Manager. "We have extended our LOC designation to all
our standard multimode fibers including our 50-micron and
62.5-micron products. This should permit error-free operation at
both the 850 nanometer (nm) wavelength and the 1300 nm wavelength
when running multigigabit laser driven applications. It will also
allow users to avoid having to use offset patch cords to compensate
for center line defects in the fiber core."
CommScope offers a complete line of fiber optic cables including
outside plant loose tube cables, self-supporting loose tube cables,
riser-rated indoor/outdoor loose tube cables, riser-rated
indoor/outdoor tight buffer cables, indoor premise cables and a
variety of specialty cables. CommScope is the world's largest
manufacturer of coaxial cable and a leading supplier of
high-performance fiber optic and twisted pair cables for
telecommunications applications.
Statements in this press release which are other than historical
facts are intended to be "Forward Looking Statements" within the
meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other related laws.
The cautionary statements contained in Exhibit 99 to CommScope's
1999 Form 10-K are incorporated herein by reference.
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SOURCE CommScope, Inc.
Web site: http: //www.commscope.com
CONTACT: Teresa Munsey, Fiber Optic Product Manager for LAN,
828-459-5251, or e-mail, tmunsey@commscope.com , or Betsy Lambert,
APR, Media Relations, 828-323-4873, or e-mail,
blambert@commscope.com , both of CommScope, Inc.
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