STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 15 -- Multichannel Instruments, a Swedish manufacturer of advanced spectroscopic instrumentation for time-resolved and time-integrated applications, has spun off a division specifically for the fiber optic telecom market. The company will now have two divisions, the division of spectroscopic instrumentation and the division of instrumentation for fiber optic telecom.
    The division of spectroscopic instrumentation will be responsible for the Mechelle spectrographs and related products, which are focused on the educational, academic, R&D and industrial spectroscopic markets.
    The division of instrumentation for fiber optic telecom will be responsible for the new line of instruments, called Raptelle, optimized for industrial applications within the telecom market, especially on-line production control of tunable lasers and other DWDM components.