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	ILX Lightwave Donates Laser Diode Control Instruments Worth $10,000 to the California Polytechnic State University ILX Lightwave’s most recent equipment donation is the third donation in the past year, and is part of ILX Lightwave’s current $100,000 donation commitment to colleges and universities
	(Bozeman, Mont., 08 January, 2006) – ILX Lightwave announced today the donation of $10,000 worth of LDC-3700B Series Precision Laser Diode Control instruments to the California Polytechnic State University. Dennis Derickson and Xiaomin Jin, both Assistant Professors with Cal Poly, will use the laser diode controllers to upgrade a photonics teaching lab within the Electrical Engineering department. The ILX Lightwave donation will provide programmable laser diode current and temperature controllers at each laboratory work station. Among other projects, students will control 980nm and 1480nm pump devices while experimenting with erbium doped fiber amplifiers. According to Dennis Derickson, “Our undergraduate Photonics Laboratory course is one of the most popular technical electives in the department. Cal Poly has the philosophy of ‘learn by doing’ and we appreciate the help that ILX is giving us to expand our laboratory course offerings.” Steve Gwinner, ILX Lightwave’s Director of Sales and Marketing adds, “Our goal through university donations is to help colleges and universities create quality programs where the next generation of scientists and engineers can acquire the skills needed to remain at the forefront of photonic research and development. Through the donation of laser diode test and measurement instrumentation, ILX Lightwave is helping arm the nation’s colleges and universities with the state-of-the-art laser diode instrumentation technology they need to keep their photonics programs on the cutting edge." ILX Lightwave plans to donate $100,000 worth of equipment to North American Universities over the next five years. # # # About ILX Lightwave: ILX Lightwave is a market and technology leader in laser diode instrumentation and test systems for research, development, and manufacturing. ILX Lightwave customers include Fortune 500 corporations, national research laboratories, government, and educational institutions. ILX Lightwave is headquartered in Bozeman, MT. As an industry leader for almost 20 years, ILX products offer customers the highest levels of performance and reliability. ILX Lightwave products are backed by over 60 application and technical notes and an extensive on-line knowledge base. For more information about ILX Lightwave, visit its website at www.ilxlightwave.com. About California Polytechnic State University: California Polytechnic State University is located in San Luis Obispo, CA on California’s central coast halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Cal Poly has 18,000 students and the university-wide theme of “learn by doing.”