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WaveSplitter Announces New Vice President of Engineering=Seasoned Telecom
Executive Frank Liang Joins Top Management Team

FREMONT, Calif., Dec 12, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- WaveSplitter
Technologies, Inc., a worldwide supplier of fiber-optic components for optical
amplifier and DWDM systems, today announced the appointment of Frank Liang as
Vice President of Engineering to champion WaveSplitter's fused-fiber product
development efforts.

With over fifteen years of experience in the fiber optics industry, Frank 
Liang
has an extensive background in developing and manufacturing fiber-optic
components, instrumentation, and manufacturing automation. Prior to joining
WaveSplitter, Liang was a Senior Director of Photonic Technologies at E-Tek
Dynamics/JDS Uniphase where he led the engineering department in product
development of fiber-optic components and integrated modules, yield
improvements, and manufacturing automation. As one of the earliest employees 
at
E-Tek, he was a key contributor in building infrastructure and ramping product
development and processes as the company grew.

His professional accomplishments include designing, developing, and building 
the
world's first fiber-optic coupler production workstation for a high-yield
mass-production environment, developing scalable semiconductor laser diode 
life
test systems for pump laser testing, and creating manufacturing automation
systems for collimators/DWDM filters. He also led engineering teams to develop
several new fiber-optic components and custom modules such as interleavers, 
AWGs
and integrated modules. His accomplished career also includes being awarded
several patents in manufacturing automation and tunable laser sources. As Vice
President of Engineering at WaveSplitter, Frank will spearhead initiatives to
develop new fused-fiber devices, enhance manufacturability for volume
production, and boost productivity improvements.

"We are extremely pleased to have such a seasoned industry professional join 
the
WaveSplitter executive team," said Bill Diamond, President and CEO of
WaveSplitter. "Frank has an extraordinary track record in championing design 
and
engineering initiatives in fiber optics, and will direct efforts to enhance 
our
fused fiber product portfolio to address the needs of our growing customer
base."

About WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc.

WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets reliable,
highly scalable, cost-effective components for optical amplifier and DWDM
systems for both long-haul and metropolitan area network applications.
WaveSplitter's high-performance fiber and planar lightwave circuit components
increase network bandwidth capabilities and offer a unique combination of low
signal loss and modular expandability at an economical value. WaveSplitter was
founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

NOTE: WaveSplitter is a trademark of WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. All other
trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

SOURCE WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc.


CONTACT:          Lisa Blair of WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc., 510-580-8888,
ext. 243, or lisa_blair@wavesplitter.com; or Betsy Taub of Upstart
Communications, 510-457-3110, or btaub@upstart.com, for WaveSplitter
Technologies, Inc.

URL:              http://www.wavesplitter.com
http://www.prnewswire.com

(C) 2000 PR Newswire.  All rights reserved.

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