Optics.org
daily coverage of the optics & photonics industry and the markets that it serves
Featured Showcases
Photonics West Showcase
Laser World of Photonics Showcase
Press Releases
Menu
Press Release

EMCORE Corporation Announces Fiber Optic Gyro Product Line

Date Announced: 08 Jun 2010

ALBUQUERQUE, NM--(Marketwire - June 8, 2010) - EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components, subsystems and systems for the fiber optics and solar power markets, announces the launch of its EMP Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) module family.

The EMP-1 is a single-axis FOG module incorporating EMCORE's internally manufactured lithium-niobate modulator and hybrid-integrated photonic transceiver components. The EMP-1 also utilizes advanced DSP-based closed-loop FOG processing circuitry.

"EMCORE has been supplying high-performance lithium-niobate modulators and optical transceiver components for FOGs for years. With this new product line we are leveraging EMCORE's unique vertical-integration capabilities of critical photonic devices to produce a compact, high-performance, low-cost FOG unit," commented Dr. K.K. Wong, EMCORE's Director of FOG Technology.

Dr. Ron Logan, Vice President of EMCORE Photonic Systems, added, "The EMP-series of FOGs offers a major cost and performance breakthrough in a flexible platform for a wide range of applications. The EMP-1 platform allows EMCORE to offer high-performance, highly-reliable closed-loop FOGs at a price equivalent to that of competitive lower-performance open-loop designs."

The EMP-1 has both analog and digital outputs, a single +5 volt power supply, and is targeted to a wide range of commercial and military applications in platform- and camera-stabilization, navigation, robotics, and oil and gas exploration.

EMCORE will display the EMP-1 FOG and its FOG component technology at the Joint Navigation Conference in Orlando FL, June 8-10, 2010. More information on the EMP-1 is available at www.emcore.com.

Contact

EMCORE Corporation
Silvia M. Gentile
Executive Offices
(505) 323-3417

E-mail: info@emcore.com

Web Site: www.emcore.com/

 
© 2025 SPIE Europe
Top of Page