Today, I'm going to take a step away from that goal, and plug the huge "run", that the stock of Advanced Photonix, (API), has experienced since last July. We've seen the price per share rise from a low of .41, to a multi-year high (not all time, however), as I write of $2.73. Some of the readers of this blog, may not be aware of this exciting fact.
(For those of you that are technically astute, I also saw the following "point and figure" chart, based upon yesterdays action which may be significant to chartists).
I don't believe this rise is fueled significantly by the profound advances API is making in the THz arena, by bringing it's robust, factory-hardened, T-Ray 4000, and T-Ray Gauge, onto the factory floor. No, API's cutting edge developments in the High Speed Optical Receiver (HSOR) market is what is fueling the huge rise, which I believe, is just now getting underway, in earnest. However, it's significant to the continued development of THz because the profits to be realized in the growth of this area, will in turn, allow API to continue it's development of cutting edge THz applications, as well to protect it's significant patent rights in this arena. API's cutting edge research and product development in HSOR, has allowed them to assume a leadership role in the development of new industry wide standards for excellence. Last March, the company announced such a standard:
ANN ARBOR, Mich., and BERLIN, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- High-speed optical components companies, Picometrix, LLC, an Advanced Photonix company (NYSE Amex: API) and u2t Photonics AG, have completed the CCRx (Compact Coherent Receiver) multisource agreement (MSA) which defines an industry standard, cost-effective form factor for coherent fiber optic receivers for use in both 100G and 40G DP-QPSK telecommunication systems. The MSA provides the receiver form factor, pin function definitions, pin locations, and functionality in a compact optical receiver package designed to enable rapid product development and ease of component procurement for optical transponder and line card manufacturers.
The MSA is now open to component manufacturers interested in joining the CCRx MSA. MSA committee members will be available for scheduled meetings with interested parties at the upcoming OFC/NFOEC conference in San Diego, CA at the end of March. Interested parties should contact the MSA committee through the website http://www.ccrx-msa.org/.
"The release of the CCRx MSA represents a significant milestone to help assist our customers' rapid development and deployment of emerging 100 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s line side equipment," said the MSA Committee. "Our goal is to enable cost-effective, high-performance components, initially for 100G applications and then subsequently for 40G coherent applications."
Picometrix and u2t are both contributing members of the 100G Long Distance DWDM Integrated Photonics working group within the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), a catalyst for fostering industry standards. The MSA is intended to be compatible with any forthcoming OIF 100G optical receiver implementation agreement.
The world is taking notice, as reflected in significant contract awards in both the 40 gig, as well as 100 gig, markets, over the last year, (which I repost only in part):
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --http://www.marketwatch.com/story/advanced-photonix-inc-announces-a-design-win-with-leading-oem-telecom-systems-provider-based-in-china-in-40-gigabit-high-speed-optical-receivers-2011-01-31
Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R) /quotes/comstock/14*!api/quotes/nls/api (API 2.67, +0.04, +1.52%) , announced today that its subsidiary Picometrix(R) will supply its industry leading 40 gigabit per second (Gb/s) high-speed optical receiver, the BR-40D, for long haul communications to a leading China OEM telecom systems provider that is a key supplier to the rapidly growing BRIC markets (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
This initial purchase commitment that will be delivered over the next 3 months exceeds $625,000 and has the potential to bear significant additional revenue during the coming fiscal year with follow on commitments to purchase the 40 Gb/s optical receivers.
"This design win with a major OEM based in China, who is a key supplier to the rapidly growing BRIC, markets confirms that our efforts at penetrating the China OEM market are beginning to bear fruit and could provide significant future revenue," said Robin (Rob) Risser, CFO of API and General Manager of Picometrix. "This design win is only one of several design wins with tier 1 OEMs based in China that were are pursuing. We anticipate additional design wins in both 100 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s products that will move to volume production status during the next fiscal year."
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Advanced Photonix wins $5.3 million order for 100 Gigabit high-speed optical receivershttp://www.lightwaveonline.com/equipment-design/news/Advanced-Photonix-wins-53-million-order-for-100-Gigabit-high-speed-optical-receivers-108834349.html
November 17, 2010
NOVEMBER 17, 2010 -- Advanced Photonix Inc. has announced that a leading OEM telecom systems provider has selected API's subsidiary, Picometrix LLC, to supply its 100 gigabit per second (Gb/s) high-speed optical receiver, the CR-100A, for long-haul communications.
The annual commitment is estimated at more than $5.3 million, with volume shipments beginning in the company's fiscal 4th quarter starting January 2011. The systems provider also renewed its commitment to purchase $1.7M of the company's existing 40 Gb/s design to be delivered over the next calendar year, bringing the customer's total spend in 2011 to $7 million.
"We are dedicated to helping our customers meet the growing need for bandwidth by supplying technologically advanced high-speed optical receivers to deploy advanced fiber optic networks," says Robin (Rob) Risser, general manager of Picometrix and CFO of API. "This agreement with a major tier 1 telecom OEM, a leader in 100 Gb/s deployment, is only one of several design wins with tier 1 and tier 2 OEMs that we are pursuing. We anticipate additional design wins in both 100 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s DP-QPSK products will move to volume production status during 2011, and look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with this key customer in particular."
Picometrix offers a line of 100 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s HSOR systems for both client-side and line-side modulation formats, including NRZ, RZ, DPSK, DQPSK, ODB, and DP-QPSK and DP-BPSK.
The new design wins are for 100 Gb/S long-haul communications in dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems that utilize DP-QPSK and DP-BPSK modulation. The CR-100A 100 Gb/s optical receiver uses the company's patented photodiode arrays, a complete optical front-end, including 90-degree optical mixer, and high-speed linear amplifiers. It comes in the industry standard CCRx(TM) Multisource Agreement (MSA) form factor, is consistent with Optical Internetworking Forum Implementation Agreement for Coherent Receivers, and supports data rates up to 128 Gb/s. The receiver operates over the entire extended C and L band wavelengths and can be configured with or without an internal polarization beam splitter.
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In the final analysis, I'm looking for someone that is knowledgeable in the HSOR arena, to consider starting a blog, such as this one, to track it's development and to provide the lay community with a semblance of understanding. As always, I'm looking for clarification, correction and guidance from the scientific community, on any area, my blog posts may be inaccurate or just plain wrong about. Please leave your comments, positive or negative. If it's not spam, I will post it.
AS ALWAYS, I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT ANYONE SHOULD INVEST IN THIS OR ANY OTHER COMPANY. I'M AN INVESTOR IN API, AS I HAVE REPEATEDLY INDICATED. YOU CAN LOSE ALL OF YOUR INVESTMENT, SO PLEASE DON'T RELY ON ANYTHING YOU READ HERE, BUT DO YOUR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.
NOVEMBER 17, 2010 -- Advanced Photonix Inc. has announced that a leading OEM telecom systems provider has selected API's subsidiary, Picometrix LLC, to supply its 100 gigabit per second (Gb/s) high-speed optical receiver, the CR-100A, for long-haul communications.
The annual commitment is estimated at more than $5.3 million, with volume shipments beginning in the company's fiscal 4th quarter starting January 2011. The systems provider also renewed its commitment to purchase $1.7M of the company's existing 40 Gb/s design to be delivered over the next calendar year, bringing the customer's total spend in 2011 to $7 million.
"We are dedicated to helping our customers meet the growing need for bandwidth by supplying technologically advanced high-speed optical receivers to deploy advanced fiber optic networks," says Robin (Rob) Risser, general manager of Picometrix and CFO of API. "This agreement with a major tier 1 telecom OEM, a leader in 100 Gb/s deployment, is only one of several design wins with tier 1 and tier 2 OEMs that we are pursuing. We anticipate additional design wins in both 100 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s DP-QPSK products will move to volume production status during 2011, and look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with this key customer in particular."
Picometrix offers a line of 100 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s HSOR systems for both client-side and line-side modulation formats, including NRZ, RZ, DPSK, DQPSK, ODB, and DP-QPSK and DP-BPSK.
The new design wins are for 100 Gb/S long-haul communications in dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems that utilize DP-QPSK and DP-BPSK modulation. The CR-100A 100 Gb/s optical receiver uses the company's patented photodiode arrays, a complete optical front-end, including 90-degree optical mixer, and high-speed linear amplifiers. It comes in the industry standard CCRx(TM) Multisource Agreement (MSA) form factor, is consistent with Optical Internetworking Forum Implementation Agreement for Coherent Receivers, and supports data rates up to 128 Gb/s. The receiver operates over the entire extended C and L band wavelengths and can be configured with or without an internal polarization beam splitter.
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In the final analysis, I'm looking for someone that is knowledgeable in the HSOR arena, to consider starting a blog, such as this one, to track it's development and to provide the lay community with a semblance of understanding. As always, I'm looking for clarification, correction and guidance from the scientific community, on any area, my blog posts may be inaccurate or just plain wrong about. Please leave your comments, positive or negative. If it's not spam, I will post it.
AS ALWAYS, I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT ANYONE SHOULD INVEST IN THIS OR ANY OTHER COMPANY. I'M AN INVESTOR IN API, AS I HAVE REPEATEDLY INDICATED. YOU CAN LOSE ALL OF YOUR INVESTMENT, SO PLEASE DON'T RELY ON ANYTHING YOU READ HERE, BUT DO YOUR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.
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