Peleton, a start-up based in Ottawa, Canada unveiled a multi-wavelength laser source (MWLS) technology that is capable of generating wavelength channels in all the L, C and S bands. Peleton's MWLS subsystem technology simultaneously generates multiple optical wavelengths from a DFB laser seed, delivering a DWDM light source. It can lock to specific channel spacings, such as 100GHz, 50GHz or 25GHz. The subsystem will scale to generate high channel counts in the 40 to 80 channel range. Potential applications include test and measurement, optical networking and optical sensing. Early versions of the product are currently undergoing trials at multiple customer locations.
Peleton said that to date, the only way to create the equivalent multi-wavelength environment has been by deploying bulky banks of fixed-wavelength lasers. http://www.peleton.com
- Peleton was founded in 1996 and raised $21 million in venture funding in 2000. Palo Alto investment firm Tallwood Venture Capital is a lead investor in the company, and Tallwood managing partner Dado Banatao is chairman of Peleton's board of directors.
