Pirelli has presented PGT Photonics, a new Group company which will specialize in second generation photonics based on nanotechnologies, and displaying its comprehensive product offering which includes Pirelli's DTL Tunable Laser, ITLA, 300-PIN MSA Transponders, and DWDM XFP Transceivers at the OFC/NFOEC exhibition and conference.

PGT Photonics will have its headquarters in Milan along with its Sales office in Atlanta, Ga. Earlier this month, Pirelli announced the incorporation of a new company that would integrate the Photonics business unit of Pirelli Broadband Solutions and the Optical Innovation division of Pirelli Labs. The move is seen as a strategic initiative to generate greater synergies between R&D activities and the commercialization of Pirelli's growing product portfolio of optical components and modules.

"The OFC/NFOEC exhibition and conference is the ideal platform to announce to the industry the name of our new company PGT Photonics," said Claudio De Conto, General Manager for the Pirelli Group and Chairman for PGT Photonics. "With a more flexible structure suited for the Optical Communications sector, we will be more closely focusing on our core business while simultaneously leveraging our expertise in order to meet the needs of the marketplace in a timely manner."

At the core of the tunable portfolio presented at the OFC/NFOEC is Pirelli's Dynamically Tunable Laser: Telcordia GR-468-CORE qualified and hermetically sealed in a 26-pin butterfly package, providing increased reliability, a smaller footprint and a significant reduction in optical network costs. The Pirelli Integrable Tunable Laser Assembly (ITLA) allows telecoms operators to integrate tunability into their networks while reducing development costs and time to market.  For further integration, Pirelli's 300-PIN MSA transponders, available in multiple optical interfaces (NRZ, negative-chirp NRZ and Duobinary formats), extend the reach of metro networks to 350+ Km.  All tunable solutions are available in full C-band and L-band coverage (40 nm/100 channels).  On the pluggable side, Pirelli's DWDM XFP Transceivers feature high output power and dispersion tolerance levels for 80 to 200+ Km distances, optimizing cost-performance ratios for network operators.