Avo Photonics Selected to Manufacture Luna Technologies' MEMS-based Tunable Laser.HORSHAM, Pa. -- Avo Photonics, specialists in optical packaging, and Luna Technologies, a division of Luna Innovations  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . are pleased to announce that Avo Photonics was selected as the manufacturing facility for the PHOENIX[TM] 1000 tunable laser A laser that can change its frequency over a given range. In time, tunable lasers are expected to be capable of switching frequencies on a packet by packet basis. . Luna Technologies announced the acquisition of the intellectual property rights of the Iolon "Apollo" laser in December of 2006. Since that acquisition, Avo Photonics has been the exclusive manufacture of the rebranded PHOENIX 1000. Avo Photonics has produced large quantities of the laser for Luna with impressive yields over the past 20 months within its Horsham, Pennsylvania Horsham is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,779 at the 2000 census. Horsham is located entirely within Horsham Township, Pennsylvania. facility. Some of the specialized assembly equipment was transferred from Coherent to Avo where it was integrated with the array of existing photonic manufacturing capabilities including automated die and wire bonding Wire bonding is a method of making interconnections between a microchip and other electronics as part of semiconductor device fabrication. The wire is generally made up of one of the following:
Welding with a laser beam. The primary apparatus is the continuous-wave, convectively cooled CO2 laser with either oscillator/amplifier (gaussian output beam) or unstable resonator (hollows output beam) optics. , hermetic sealing and leak testing, micro, mini, and macro optical system assembly, vacuum packaging, precision inspection, opto-electronic characterization, environmental testing, and burn-in/life-testing. The Luna Technologies' PHOENIX 1000 is a MEMS-based external cavity laser which offers low noise and precise tuning capability over the C-band. The laser is scalable, rugged and fast, delivering superior performance for applications including measurement, fiber grating based sensing, spectroscopy and metrology. Product highlights of this miniaturized, 18-pin TEC-cooled package include fast tuning up to 500 Hz, mode-hop free swept operation over the C-band wavelength coverage from 1515 nm to 1565 nm, narrow linewidth less than 2 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. and superior phase noise characteristics. Avo Photonics uniquely provides custom design and contract manufacturing services to opto-electronic customers in the military/aerospace, medical, communications, and commercial markets. Its unique pure service model assures Avo is focused on its customer's products. From fundamental optical physics analysis, through mechanical, electrical, thermal, and materials design for packaging/manufacturing, into crafted prototypes, and finally high volume production, Avo Photonics is a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for photonic packaging services. "Tunable lasers have become a key enabling element in a variety of fiber optic measurement and sensing applications," said Dr. Brian Soller, President of Luna Innovations' Products Division. "We are fortunate to have Avo Photonics partner with us in the manufacturing of this device. .Avo's attention to detail and consistent focus on quality have enabled us to bring to market a laser that exceeds expectations." Dr. Joseph Dallas, President of Avo Photonics, added "Working with the Luna team has been a distinct pleasure. The expertise and thoroughness at Luna is well synchronized with Avo Photonics' standard operations and therefore enables an efficient, productive, and enjoyable partnership". The PHOENIX 1000 tunable laser is available immediately with four to six weeks typical delivery. About Avo Avo Photonics (www.avophotonics.com) has design, developed, and manufactured in volume numerous opto-electronic assemblies including high-power fiber-coupled isolators, spaceborne space·borne adj. Operating in or involving equipment operating in outer space: a spaceborne satellite. lasers, photometers, photon-counting detectors, high-power green lasers, DPSS DPSS Diode-Pumped Solid-State (laser) DPSS Department of Public Social Services DPSS Distributed-Parallel Storage System DPSS Datapath Synthesis System DPSS Data Processing Subsystem DPSS Digital Precision Strike Suite and fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and beam combiners, imaging catheters, vacuum sealed IR imagers, LED white light engines, sensors, and medical lasers. About Luna Luna Technologies (www.lunatechnologies), a division of Luna Innovations Incorporated located in Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 39,573, making it one of Virginia's larger towns. , manufactures and markets test and measurement equipment and integrated sensing solutions. Luna Technologies' products are used for process and control monitoring in telecommunications, manufacturing, power generation and distribution, down-hole oil and gas production, aerospace, and defense applications. Its products have won numerous awards and are sold and distributed throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For a complete overview of Avo Photonics' service offerings, visit www.avophotonics.com or call 215-441-0107. |
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