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March 27, 2008
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The Lightwave group of publications, the leading source of information on fiber-optic communications since 1984, is pleased to deliver today's Lightwave Direct. Each day Lightwave Direct brings you the latest in optical communications systems and components news, new products, and trends. Here are the day's top stories from around the world, as selected by the editors at Lightwave.


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In the News

GigOptix to go public through merger with Lumera
 By Stephen Hardy -- GigOptix LLC plans to merge with publicly traded Lumera Corp., a maker of polymer-based modulators. The newly created GigOptix Inc. will assume Lumera's listing on NASDAQ. More...
Xtellus adds capital, investor
 The WSS supplier has announced the addition of $8.3 million in growth capital. Led by a new investor, NanoDimension Limited Partnership, the round also included Xtellus's existing investors. More...
Fujitsu completes Japan-US Cable Network upgrade
 Fujitsu says its technology now enables the network to carry more than 1.28 Tbits/sec, doubling the original design capacity of 640 Gbits/sec. More...
EXFO expands protocol test capabilities with acquisition
 EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has acquired all the shares of Navtel Communications Inc., a provider of IMS and VoIP test equipment. More...

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Testing TWDP
 Stephen Hinch, R&D director at Agilent Technologies, tells Senior Editor Meghan Fuller Hanna about Transmitter Waveform Dispersion Penalty, a new spec for 10GBase-LRM transceivers, and how to measure it. More...
Why Finisar Didn't Buy Nistica
 Finisar honcho Jerry S. Rawls explains how the ROADM supplier avoided being acquired, as well as what happened to those Azna and Kodeos assets his company did acquire last year. More...
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Migration to GPON: Practical considerations from the central office to the outside plant
 By Patrick J. Sims and Pat Thompson, ADC -- Practical considerations—based on informed decision-making—provide the foundation for a cost-effective transition between legacy and future access technologies. More...



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