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BLACKSBURG, VA, Dec. 8, 2009 - An article appearing in the December issue of Defense Tech Briefs titled "Fiber Interferometry for Testing Military Avionics" was written by Brian Soller, Strategic Business Development, to highlight the advantages of Luna Innovations' technologies in short-run optical networks, such as those in avionic systems where environmental considerations are often much more demanding.
Traditionally, fiber optic networks are inspected with instrumentation based on optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR). The article discusses the development of modern fiber optic networks and the use of Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) as a health diagnostic tool for military and aerospace fiber networks. Luna's proprietary OFDR technology is key in Luna's Optical Backscatter Reflectometer™ (OBR) platform. The OBR 4400 is an ultra-high resolution OFDR with backscatter-level sensitivity designed for component- and module-level reflectometry.
"As optical fiber becomes more common in vital systems in aircraft, methods for fiber-link health management become increasingly important," said Soller. "Luna's system is fast, easy-to-use, and due to its intrinsic resolution, provides users with easy-to-interpret results that can discriminate between fiber bends and breaks, bad splices and poor connectors. Defense organizations, contractors, and military and commercial airframe manufacturers can use OFDR technology to improve performance while lowering maintenance cost of fiber optic-based systems in aircraft and other platforms."
Defense Tech Briefs is a bimonthly magazine published by NASA that reports on cutting-edge design ideas from the Air Force, Army, Navy and DARPA that forward-thinking engineers apply in their product development projects. The article can be downloaded from Luna's Web site by clicking here. Luna's OBR 4400 product will be on display at Photonics West, Jan. 23-28, 2010, in San Francisco, Calif.
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Luna's OFDR Technology Addresses a Critical Problem for Avionic Networks
Defense Tech Briefs magazine highlights fiber optic sensing for diagnostics & maintenance in aerospace healthLuna's OBR 4400, an ultra-high resolution OFDR, is being used as a health diagnostic tool for avionic networks.
Traditionally, fiber optic networks are inspected with instrumentation based on optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR). The article discusses the development of modern fiber optic networks and the use of Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) as a health diagnostic tool for military and aerospace fiber networks. Luna's proprietary OFDR technology is key in Luna's Optical Backscatter Reflectometer™ (OBR) platform. The OBR 4400 is an ultra-high resolution OFDR with backscatter-level sensitivity designed for component- and module-level reflectometry.
"As optical fiber becomes more common in vital systems in aircraft, methods for fiber-link health management become increasingly important," said Soller. "Luna's system is fast, easy-to-use, and due to its intrinsic resolution, provides users with easy-to-interpret results that can discriminate between fiber bends and breaks, bad splices and poor connectors. Defense organizations, contractors, and military and commercial airframe manufacturers can use OFDR technology to improve performance while lowering maintenance cost of fiber optic-based systems in aircraft and other platforms."
Defense Tech Briefs is a bimonthly magazine published by NASA that reports on cutting-edge design ideas from the Air Force, Army, Navy and DARPA that forward-thinking engineers apply in their product development projects. The article can be downloaded from Luna's Web site by clicking here. Luna's OBR 4400 product will be on display at Photonics West, Jan. 23-28, 2010, in San Francisco, Calif.
About Luna Technologies:
Luna Technologies, a division of Luna Innovations Incorporated located in Blacksburg, Virginia, manufactures and markets test and measurement equipment and integrated sensing solutions. Luna Technologies' products are used for test, measurement and sensing in telecommunications, manufacturing, power generation and distribution, down-hole oil and gas, aerospace, and defense applications. Its products award-winning products are sold and distributed throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Forward Looking Statements: This release includes information that constitutes "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding, but not limited to: Luna's OFDR technology in fiber optic link health management in avionic systems. Statements that describe the Company’s business strategy, goals, prospects, opportunities, outlook, plans or intentions are also forward looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including risks and uncertainties set forth in the company’s periodic reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such filings are available at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, and at the company's website at http://www.lunainnovations.com. The statements made in this release are based on information available to the company as of the date of this release and Luna Innovations undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
Luna Technologies, a division of Luna Innovations Incorporated located in Blacksburg, Virginia, manufactures and markets test and measurement equipment and integrated sensing solutions. Luna Technologies' products are used for test, measurement and sensing in telecommunications, manufacturing, power generation and distribution, down-hole oil and gas, aerospace, and defense applications. Its products award-winning products are sold and distributed throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Forward Looking Statements: This release includes information that constitutes "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding, but not limited to: Luna's OFDR technology in fiber optic link health management in avionic systems. Statements that describe the Company’s business strategy, goals, prospects, opportunities, outlook, plans or intentions are also forward looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including risks and uncertainties set forth in the company’s periodic reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such filings are available at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, and at the company's website at http://www.lunainnovations.com. The statements made in this release are based on information available to the company as of the date of this release and Luna Innovations undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
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