NEWS
September 23, 2008
Syntune targets next-generation optical nets
 
MANHASSET, N.Y., 23rd September, 2008 The European Commission has turned to Syntune AB to help develop next- generation wavelength-division multiplexing passive optical networks (PONs).

Under an initiative backed by the EC, Syntune will participate in developing a point-to-multipoint, fiber-to-the-premises PON architecture that would cost less and provide higher bandwidth to individual users than what is currently available.

The effort stems from the GigaWaM project, initiated by optical components specialist Ignis Photonyx AS (Birkerod, Denmark).

Syntune claims its single-chip tunable lasers and transmitters use the smallest tunable production laser with precise wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) channels. Tunability critical for using WDM technology.

"It is clear that people want more and more bandwidth at the home," said Syntune CEO Patrik Evaldsson. "The best way to make any FTTH system future-proof is to give individuals their own wavelength. This creates the most flexible system."

Syntune was founded in 2003, when it acquired an exclusive worldwide license for a key patent on a tunable laser design known as a modulated grating Y-branch (MG"Y) laser.

According to Syntune, the MG"Y design provides a wide tuning range, high output power, a high side-mode suppression ratio, low power consumption and ultra-fast tuning.

Earlier this year Syntune took an equity stake in Svedice AB (Jafalla, Sweden), an indium phosphide IC foundry that provides advanced materials for the Syntune's tunable lasers.

Svedice is located in Kista, Sweden, and has an office in Glencoe, Ill.

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