San Jose, CA - June 1, 2006 - Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM), a leading provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, today announced the launch of an innovative solution for LED multiplexing. The product - the ZoroLight(tm) LED Multiplexer module - is designed to support next-generation rear projection television (RPTV) and pocket projectors that use LED illumination instead of conventional UHP Lamps.
Bookham has taken the unique step of mounting specially designed optical thin film filters required for multiplexing into a package that is more compact and optically efficient than traditional solutions. ZoroLight multiplexes red, blue and green LED signals to enable DLP(tm) (Digital Light Processor) projection devices and requires minimum alignment during light engine assembly by customers.
"LED-based projection systems are a growth market and one that Bookham is well-positioned to support," explained Bruce Kuhlmann, Director of Global Sales - Thin Films, Bookham. "As the number one supplier of thin film filters to the telecom industry, we have built up extensive experience in combining multiple wavelengths of light efficiently. By using telecom thin film filter technology, and the unique production processes we have developed, we are able to bring theatre quality, high performance optics to the projection display market and package them in such a way that OEMs can use them seamlessly within their own offering."
Bookham has developed fully-automated thin film and assembly processes, which create higher quality optics than competitive systems. The Bookham patented AED (Advanced Energetic Deposition) automated thin film optical coating technology produces precision optical filters with ultra-low defect levels and higher light throughput, tighter wavelength control, high volume and low cost.
"We believe that our production processes are unique within the display industry," said Mr Kuhlmann. "They enable greater consistency and reliability of supply - factors that have contributed to our leading position as a supplier to the telecom sector and growth in the display sector."
Bookham will be showing ZoroLight(tm), and its full line of ColorLoc(tm) thin film components for display optics, at Infocomm and SID next week. The portfolio includes color filter wheels, which offer optimized color management and enhanced brightness in high performance DLP imaging applications; all dielectric light pipes for low loss light homogenization; UV/IR blockers, which prevent harmful ultraviolet and infrared radiation from degrading a projection system's performance; anti-reflection coatings (ARs); front surface mirrors (FSMs) for micro-display engine beam-folding; dichroics for color separation and combining; and custom filters and assemblies for LED illumination.
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Notes to editors 1. Infocomm 2006 is taking place between June 7-9 at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), Orlando, Florida, USA. For more information please
CLICK HERE. ZoroLight(tm), and the Bookham thin film components portfolio, will be on display at stand 967.
2. SID 2006 is taking place between June 4-9 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, USA. For more information please visit
http://www.sid2006.org/. ZoroLight(tm), and the Bookham thin film components portfolio, will be on display at stand 242.
3. For a tour of the Bookham stand or to arrange an interview with a Bookham representative, please contact Helen Lyman Smith on +44 (0)115 948 6901 or email
helen@gbcspr.com.
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Bookham, Inc.
+44 (0) 1327 350581
joanneb@bookham.com or
Helen Lyman Smith/Howard Jones
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Tel +44 (0) 115 948 6901
helen@gbcspr.com /
howard@gbcspr.com Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKHM) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of optical components, modules and subsystems. The company's optical components, modules and subsystems are used in various applications and industries, including telecommunications, data communications, aerospace, industrial and military. Since 2002, the company has acquired the optical components businesses from Nortel Networks and Marconi, as well as Ignis Optics, Inc., the business of Cierra Photonics Inc., New Focus, Inc., and Onetta, Inc. The company has manufacturing facilities in the UK, US, Canada, China and Switzerland; and offices in the US, UK, Canada, France and Italy and employs approximately 2000 people worldwide.
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