MILPITAS, CA, May 30, 2001 - Lightwaves2020, an innovative developer of fiber optical components, today announced that the company has shipped an evaluation sample, a Variable Optical Attenuator, to a major network company. As stated by J.J. Pan, the company's visionary founder "This marks a key milestone for Lightwaves2020. We have now proven that our product has a valid place in real-world network applications. Looking to the future, we see this as the first of many very positive developments for our company." The new Variable Optical Attenuator will be used for dynamic optical power management in network applications and features low insertion loss, precise power control, compact design and high reliability.

At Lightwaves2020, we are willing to go the extra mile with our customers. We believe that through a dedicated, long-term relationship, we can better understand the requirements and objectives of our valued customers and help them to achieve their goals. From product design to customer service we work in concert with customers at every step along the path. Combined with consistent and superior product quality, we are setting a new standard of service, dependability, and performance.

About Lightwaves 2020

Lightwaves2020 was founded by optical technology pioneer J.J. Pan to meet the increasing demand for innovative, high performance, and low cost fiberoptic components and subsystems. Drawing on the experience and expertise of a highly talented team of engineers and scientists, Lightwaves2020 is developing and manufacturing a full range of integrated optical solutions, including intelligent WDM modules, VOAs, fiber lasers, low-cost EDFAs, DWDMs, OADMs and optical power monitors.

Looking towards the future, Lightwaves2020's integration platform provides a solid foundation for creating the breakthrough products and technologies of tomorrow and offering a broad array of technology choices, integrated, multifunctional devices and custom integration solutions to its customers.

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