Oclaro, Inc. (OCLR), a tier-one provider and innovator of optical communications and laser solutions, and 3SPGroup, a leading provider of innovative optical products and solutions for lasers, sensors and telecommunications markets, today announced the establishment of a new Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) that defines a new industry-standard Small Form Factor (SFF) pump laser package. This new industry standard will enable customers to design amplifiers based on MSA pump laser devices in a compact 10-pin butterfly package that is approximately 30% the size of the legacy 14-pin format package.

The new 10-pin butterfly package represents a significant advancement in pump laser packaging. The current standard for packaging is based on a 14-pin format that has changed little over the last 15 years. As the driving forces behind the new 10-pin butterfly MSA standard, both Oclaro and 3SPGroup are enabling their customers to develop exciting, market-leading compact amplifiers with lower costs and reduced space requirement in network equipment.

In addition, by offering compatibility with the MSA, Oclaro and 3SPGroup can ensure next generation pump lasers meet a defined and agreed mechanical outline, footprint and electrical pin-out. This is extremely important to amplifier customers who would otherwise have to deal with many different formats and form factors from their pump vendors.

"Lower-cost and space-efficient optical amplification with potentially higher component density is critical to implementing complex network solutions," said Simon Loten, Director of Product Management at Oclaro, Inc. "Customers are looking for ways to reduce form factors and they also want to standardize on one format for all their needs – whether that be cooled and uncooled pump products or multi chip devices. This new MSA represents a significant advancement in the pump laser industry and we are pleased to deliver this innovative new format to our customers so that they can differentiate in the market with smaller and lower cost designs."

"We are excited to bring this new family of pump lasers (cooled or uncooled) that combine higher optical power into a small size into the market that will help our customers to evolve their next generation network solutions. This new product family complements our existing small size pump module offerings (MiniDIL)," said Didier Sauvage, CTO at 3SPGroup. "The industry is trending towards smaller form factors and by establishing an MSA, customers now have a clear route and assurance that they will have multiple-vendor supply."