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SUMMARY
This report investigates the components used by the systems known as
Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexers (R-OADMs.) These devices are
currently available in equipment from major equipment vendors. These products
are based on a variety of sub-system technologies that have been developed
largely by small start-up companies.
The flexibility introduced by R-OADMs has the potential to offer great
operations cost savings as well as possibly capital cost savings and,
ultimately, new revenue sources. Because of these potentials, this system
development is of great interest to all major carriers. Even in this time of
extremely tight capital budgets, everyone is interested in investments that
offer substantial operations savings.
This report describes the R-OADM technology, the market potential with
detailed forecasts and the vendors involved in the component market.
This is an update of earlier reports on the same subject from IGI. This report
contains completely new forecast rationale, expanded technical material. In
addition, its focus is on Wavelength Selective Switches, which has become the
gold standard of R-OADMs.
In preparing this series of reports, the author spoke with executive
representatives of the major vendors in this area and had input from major
prospective users. This input was used to sharpen the focus of the forecasts.
That input was also used to improve the scenario that was the basis of our
forecast. In addition, we now have the announced plans of several of the major
network players, to help understand how the market is going to develop.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- TABLE OF FIGURES
- THE LIGHTWAVE NETWORK SERIES OF REPORTS
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION
- The Lightwave Network
- Achieving SONET-like Control in Optical Networks
- This Report
- TECHNOLOGIES FOR R-OADMS
- Switches and Blockers
- MEMS
- Approaches to MEMS
- Digital Approach
- Analog Approach
- One Dimension MEMS
- Grating Light Valves (GLV)
- Liquid Crystals
- LC Uses
- Fiber Bragg Gratings
- Mux/Demuxes
- AWG Devices
- Etched Waveguide Devices (Planar Waveguide Devices)
- Tunable Lasers
- Monitor Points
- MARKET FORECAST
- Forecast Methodology
- Model for Forecast
- Systems - US Forecast
- Systems - World Forecast
- COMPONENTS
- Assumptions for Component Forecasts
- Pricing for Components
- Components - US Forecast
- Blocker US Market Forecast
- Mux/Demux US Market Forecast
- Tunable Laser US Market Forecast
- Tunable Filters US Market Forecast
- Switch Points US Forecast
- Monitor Points US Market Forecast
- WSS Units US Market
- Total Components US Market Forecast
- Components - Global Forecast
- Blockers Global Market Forecast
- Mux/Demux Global Market Forecast
- Tunable Laser Global Market Forecast
- Tunable Filter Global Market Forecast
- Switch Points Global Market Forecast
- Monitor Points Global Forecast
- WSS Units World Market
- Components Total Global Forecast
- R-OADM COMPONENT VENDORS
- Component/Sub-Assembly Vendors
- Component/Subassembly Vendor Listing
- AC Photonics, Inc.
- Active Optical Networks, Inc.
- Aegis Semiconductor, Inc.
- Agiltron, Inc.
- Alliance Fiber Optic Products
- ANdevices
- AOC Technologies
- Auxora, Inc.
- Avanex Corporation
- Avo Photonics
- Capella Photonics
- CoAdna Photonics
- Corning
- Corrigent
- Cube Optics AG
- DiCon Fiberoptics
- DuPont Photonics Technologies
- Emit Technology Co. Ltd.
- Engana Pty. Ltd. (Optium Corp.)
- Fibernett. Co., Ltd.
- Finisar Corporation
- FOCI Fiber Optic Communications, Inc.
- Guangzhou Yongda Optical Comm. Tech. Dev
- Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.
- Hitachi Cable
- Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
- Infineon Technologies
- Inplane Photonics, Inc.
- Intel Corporation
- JDS Uniphase
- Kaiser Optical Systems, Inc
- Kamelian (Amphotonix Ltd)
- Lambda Optical Systems
- LightComm Technology
- LIGHTCONNECT, Inc (NeoPhotonics)
- Lightwaves 2020, Inc.
- Lynx Photonic Networks
- Mahi Networks (Meritron)
- Metconnex
- NeoPhotonics
- Network Photonics (Not in Operation)
- O-Net Communications Ltd
- Oplink Communications, Inc.
- OpTun Inc. (NEoPhotonics)
- Optoplex
- Osaki Electric Co., Ltd.
- Paxera Corp.
- Polychromix
- Redfern Optical Components Pty Ltd
- SDO Communications Corp.
- Shenzhen Hi-Optel Technology Co. Ltd.
- Sinclair Manufacturing Company
- Silicon Light Machines (Cypress Semiconductor)
- SpectraSwitch
- Stratos International, Inc.
- TeraXion Inc.
- TheFibers Inc.
- Topfiber Technology
- TransOptix
- Valdor Fiber Optics
- Xerox
- Xtellus
Table of Figures
- Figure 1. Lightwave Network
- Figure 2. Components in the Report
- Figure 3. Detailed PLC R-OADMs
- Figure 4. Detailed Blocker R-OADM
- Figure 5. MEMS Layout
- Figure 6. Sketch of Two Dimensional MEMS
- Figure 7. Sketch of Multi-Dimensional MEMS
- Figure 8. 1D MEMS
- Figure 9. Sketch of Liquid Crystal Technology
- Figure 10. Planar Waveguide Demux
- Figure 11. R-OADM System Unit Forecast - US
- Figure 12. US Market - Change in Predominant Type of R-OADM over Time
- Figure 13. US R-OADM as a Percent of Global Usage
- Figure 14. R-OADM Systems - Global
- Figure 15. World Market - Change in Predominant Type of R-OADM Over Time
- Figure 16. US Systems by Type
- Figure 17. PLC Version of the R-OADM
- Figure 18. Broadcast/Blocker Version of the R-OADM
- Figure 19. WSS Typical for Component Count
- Figure 20. Component Count for Each Type of R-OADM
- Figure 21. Component Price Table
- Figure 22. Components - US Units
- Figure 23. Blocker US Market Forecast
- Figure 24. Mux/Demux US Market Forecast
- Figure 25. Tunable Laser US Market Forecast
- Figure 26. Tunable Filters US Market Forecast
- Figure 27. Switch Points US Market Forecast
- Figure 28. Monitor Points US Market
- Figure 29. US Market - WSS Units
- Figure 30. Total Components US Market Forecast
- Figure 31. Components Units Global Forecast
- Figure 32. Blocker Global Market Forecast
- Figure 33. Mux/Demux Market Forecast
- Figure 34. Tunable Laser Global Forecast
- Figure 35. Tunable Filters Global Market Forecast
- Figure 36. Switch Points Global Market Forecast
- Figure 37. Monitor Points Global Forecast
- Figure 38. World WSS Units Market
- Figure 39. Components Total Global Forecast
- Figure 40. Summary Table - Sub-system Vendors
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