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New Focus unveils widely tunable laser (New Devices)
San Jose, CA. New Focus has launched what it says is the industry s first widely tunable laser. Designed to provide dynamic bandwidth allocation and ease laser inventory logistics in telecom and metro network applications, PowerTune integrates high-power laser, wavelength locker, power control and other control functions into a module capable of 20 mW (+13 dBm) over the entire C-band (15281563 nm). New Focus plans to deliver PowerTune samples to DWDM systems customers in April, with production slated for late 2001. www.newfocus.com