September 8,2011, Phoenix Photonics, the UK based fibre optics specialists, will unveil a new multi-channel polarization controller at this month's flagship ECOC
exhibition in Geneva which will give its customers a "plug and play"
capability as they look to manage polarization issues in up to four
independent channels simultaneously.

Phoenix (booth number 1363) will be showing the controller as the first
product in its Firebird range of instrumentation equipment as it looks to
further develop its offering to meet customer demands.

"At Phoenix, we are all about customers. With Firebird, we have responded
to customer requests to provide plug and play instruments incorporating
the already-successful Phoenix components and our modular approach will
give us the flexibility to provide further developments as we move
forward," said Phoenix Photonics CEO Dr Ian Giles.

The instrument is developed around the already-established Phoenix
all-fibre three waveplate polarization controller/scanner. Its benefits
include:

.       Microprocessor-based control of each individual waveplate
.       Easy-to-use PC interface - USB, RS232 and GPIB and Ethernet as
options
.       All-fibre technology
.       Programmable waveforms - sine, square, ramp and user-defined
.       Random scrambling option
.       Optional channel count up to four
.       Benchtop or 19" rack
.       Front panel manual control option

Phoenix primarily provides optical fibre test and measurement
instrumentation for the telecommunications and sensing industries. The
company also supplies University R&D departments and research
establishments looking to develop next generation technologies and
solutions.