Bookham Introduces New Focus™ Compact Single Wavelength Laser Controller

Low-cost, small package enables Bookham to target Raman spectroscopy, metrology, and interferometry markets

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San Jose, Calif. – November 4, 2008 – Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM) , launched a compact single wavelength, laser controller that measures 5” x 4” x 1.5” and is designed for precision metrological and scientific applications. The controller offers customers high reliability in a small, low-priced package, and complements the highly successful New Focus SWL-7500 Single Wavelength Laser series.

Customers in established research and industrial markets for Raman spectroscopy, metrology, and interferometry will benefit from the cost, size, stability and reliability of the SWL-7500 ECDL Controller. The laser system offers industry-leading narrow linewidths for precision Raman experiments and long coherence lengths for high-dynamic range surface profile measurements in interferometry applications. The product will be available through the New Focus Catalog and website – www.newfocus.com.

“We have had consistently positive feedback from customers for our single wavelength lasers, and the introduction of this complementary compact, low-cost controller enables us to offer a highly competitive, high-performance package,” said Michael Radunsky, Product Line Manager for New Focus products. “The qualities of this product are universally in demand from scientific industries; cost is a major factor, yet customers need superior performance in a compact platform. This product – representing an approximate 80% volume reduction from our previous offering – delivers that combination, and we expect to see it achieve significant traction across a range of markets.”

The SWL-7500 ECDL Controller boasts low noise and a low profile. The controller uses a quiet switching power supply or can be run on +5V power input, and has a simple graphical user interface (GUI) with RS-232 or USB connectivity, and is directly addressable via a command set . The product is CDRH approved and RoHS compliant. A card level design is also available.

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The New Focus SWL-7500 ECDL laser controller and SWL-7500 laser series

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About Bookham
Bookham, Inc. is a leading provider of high performance optical products, spanning from components to advanced subsystems. The company designs and manufactures a broad range of solutions tailored for the telecommunications optical infrastructure and selected markets, including industrial, life sciences, semiconductor, and scientific. The Company utilizes proprietary core technologies and a vertically integrated manufacturing organization to provide its customers with cost-effective and innovative devices, as well as flexible, scalable product delivery. Bookham is a global company, headquartered in San Jose , Calif. , with leading edge chip fabrication facilities in the UK and Switzerland , and manufacturing sites in the USA and China .

About New Focus
New Focus, a Bookham brand, is a leading name in the provision of photonics solutions for demanding semiconductor, life science, industrial, scientific, and other applications.  New Focus products include high-performance lasers, modulators, detectors, high-resolution actuators, optomechanics and optics for precision measurement and processing.

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