Other technologies
Development of fiber optic sensors
The development of fiber optic sensors, evaluation electronics, and other components of complex measurement and monitoring systems requires a range of advanced and technologically sophisticated equipment, which our company has at its disposal. In addition to UV lasers, femtosecond lasers, LDS stations, and other equipment for removing and recoating primary fiber protection, this includes, for example, precision micromanipulation tables and hexapods for assembling optical fibers, capillaries, mirrors, lenses, resonators, etc., as well as microscopes, profilometers, spectral analyzers, etc.
Temperature chambers
For testing electronic and optical components, we use climate chambers in which temperature and humidity cycling is performed according to the requirements of the given application, including accelerated aging tests and similar procedures. For the calibration of temperature sensors, we operate our own calibration baths for temperatures ranging from 0 °C to 150 °C.
Our company has its own hardware department with a team of professional designers. All electronics for the systems we develop are created entirely in-house, without dependence on other electronics manufacturers. Professional design software Altium Designer is used for development. The department’s main focus is the design and development of evaluation units for sensor systems and their applications. The developed products are complemented by our own control software created in the LabVIEW environment, as well as web-based interfaces. The specialty fiber optics department works directly with our PCB assembly department within the company. This ensures seamless prototype and serial production of printed circuit boards, including assembly, commissioning, and testing. In addition to standard SMT and THT assembly technologies, we also operate an ERSA IR/PL 650A rework station for the assembly and replacement of highly integrated components such as BGA (Ball Grid Array), PGA (Pin Grid Array), and QFP (Quad Flat Package) packages.
For the design of structural elements and sensor support structures, we use SolidWorks software, while prototyping is carried out using 3D printers, an engraving laser, and a prototype workshop equipped with a CNC milling machine and other equipment. We also operate a unique facility for the preparation of components made from LTCC (Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics), which we use as supporting structures for specific fiber-optic sensors.
