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Published: August 2006
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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.

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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
Assumptions of Model
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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