The Hindu Business Line : Indigenously developed optical fibre amplifier launched

THE country's first indigenously developed optical fibre amplifier, which finds application in cable TV networks and telecommunications systems, has been launched here for commercial applications .

The device has been jointly developed by the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata, and Network System Technology Group (NeST), Cochin.

Work on the complete integration of multiple fibre devices has been carried out jointly using erbium doped optical fibre developed by CGCRI and the same has been tested in a test bed that is created especially for the purpose.

A few units of the developed devices have been successfully deployed by some cable TV network systems in Kolkata and Mumbai. Efforts have been initiated to market the product both nationally and internationally. Towards this end, an agreement has been signed between CGCRI and NeST Photonics. According to the agreement, the sole right to manufacture and market the product has been given to NeST Photonics.

According to CGCRI, the ongoing fibre optics programme and the development of the amplifier devices have been funded by the CSIR Network Project that falls under the aegis of the Tenth Plan Programme of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Javad K. Hassan, Chairman and CEO of the NeST Group of Companies, said the innovation is a "giant step in the development of hardware infrastructure technology which is crucial to the development of India in today's information age." He stressed upon the significance of hardware technology development and said the focus should be on development of cost-effective applications that would facilitate telecommunications, telemedicine and e-governance.

Dr Hassan said India must compete with China in the hardware arena and develop better quality hardware products if it has to stay ahead of competition.

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