Steve, I agree, Fiber Weave Effect (FEW) has most certainly been confirmed by such research. However, there is a new change in the wind. I have the unique opportunity, as a technical liaison, to enable a technology that may put an end to FWE as a consideration in high-speed designs. We all know that the crux of the matter is the glass weave and its effect on localized Er. Either get ride of the reinforcement layer completely or more challenging change the fundamentals of the glass weave fabrication process (GWFP). We have taken the more challenging (and fun) approach and have rocked the fundamentals the GWFP. I cannot disclose much the specifics of the technology and our partners in such an open forum. However, if you are interested learning more feel free to contact me and we can get the proper NDAs in place to facilitate such a discussion. RD Russell Dudek Technology Specialist Compunetics, Inc. 700 Seco Road Monroeville, PA 15146 412-858-6264 rdudek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.compunetics.com <http://www.compunetics.com/> To see where no one notices the contrast of white on white is an indispensable virtue of infinite potential. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu