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Press Release Source: Avensys Corporation
ITF Labs' Pump Laser Combiner Demonstrates Exceptional Reliability
Tuesday January 22, 8:00 am ET
New Pump Laser to be Displayed at Photonics West Exhibition in San Jose on January 22-24
MONTREAL, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avensys Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Avensys Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: AVNY - News) today announced that its R&D partner, ITF Laboratories Inc. (ITF Labs) has successfully passed all the Telecordia GR-1221-CORE qualification requirements and therefore added another key product to its high power end-coupled fiber combiner family.
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The end-coupled fiber-based combiners have successfully passed all the Telcordia GR-1221-CORE qualification requirements; they also successfully passed what are believed to be the world's most demanding power handling tests for a pump combiner. The Telcordia standard, derives from Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore Labs), and is an industry standard set to ensure the reliability for passive optical components. Telcordia is the main standard officially adopted by different specialized committees and issued through registered Bellcore's Generic Requirements (GR) document.
The ITF Combiners provide a cost-efficient way to increase laser power by combining more than 1 kW of pump power in a single combiner. By using an all- fiber design, the input power always remains in the fiber, resulting in low insertion loss, low polarization dependent loss, and extremely high power handling capability.
ITF Labs' VP of Engineering, Nigel Holehouse stated, "This qualification proves that our designs are the most robust high-power fibre components for laser applications available on the market and creates a new standard on which the market can rely."
ITF Labs, along with its commercialization partner, Avensys Inc., will showcase these new products at the Photonics West Exhibition on January 22 - 24, 2008 in San Jose, CA. The exhibition is being held at the San Jose Convention Center and located at booth # 5114.
During the exhibit, ITF Labs will also be presenting four scientific articles and will participate in two poster sessions and two oral presentations covering the many aspects of fiber laser technology and aerospace communications, thus displaying its leadership in the area of optical components.
Photonics West attracts more than 17,000 attendees from 50 different countries and is the most important North American exhibition on optics, lasers, biomedical optics, optoelectronic components, and imaging technologies.
About ITF Laboratories Inc.
ITF Laboratories Inc. is 42% owned by Avensys Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avensys Corporation and was created as a result of the acquisition of ITF Optical Technologies Inc. (ITF) by Avensys Inc. in April 2006. It is the result of the merger of former ITF Research and Development unit, including all of its intellectual property assets, with that of Avensys Inc.'s partner, Avensys Laboratories Inc. ITF Labs spearheads the development of ultra-reliable fiber optic systems including high-power fused components, optical sensors and instrumentation and fiber laser components.
About Avensys Corporation
Avensys Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Avensys Corporation, through its manufacturing division Avensys Technologies, designs, manufactures, distributes, and markets high reliability optical components and modules as well as FBGs for the telecom market and high power devices and sub-assemblies for the industrial market. Avensys is also a pioneer in the development of packaged fiber-based sensors and possesses leading edge intellectual property. Avensys Environmental Solutions, also a division of Avensys Inc., is an industry leader in providing environmental monitoring solutions for air, water and soil in the Canadian marketplace. Please visit www.avensyscorporation.com for Company news and updates.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company's actual results, performance and achievement in the future to differ materially from forecasted results, performance, and achievement. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the Company's plans or expectations.
For more information, please contact:
Truc Nguyen or Christopher Chu
The Global Consulting Group
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E: tnguyen@hfgcg.com | E: cchu@hfgcg.com
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