Honeywell selects TeraXion to provide lasers for next-gen fiber-optic gyroscopes
Quebec City, QC, Canada--TeraXion was selected to provide high-end laser solutions for the development of Honeywell’s next generation of fiber-optic gyroscopes. "We have made significant progress in gyro performance since teaming with TeraXion through its customized laser systems, and we have great confidence that we will achieve the stringent target goals." said Earl Benser, director advanced sensors and microsystems at Honeywell Advanced Technology.
"TeraXion is applying its narrow linewidth laser and optical phase locking technology to the demanding requirements of fiber optic gyro systems," said Ghislain Lafrance, VP business development at TeraXion. "Our products and technologies have the potential of enhancing next generation gyroscope performance," Lafrance said.
TeraXion designs, develops, and manufactures opto-electronic components and modules for telecommunication, optical sensing, and fiber laser applications and has more than 175 employees.
Gail Overton | Senior Editor (2004-2020)
Gail has more than 30 years of engineering, marketing, product management, and editorial experience in the photonics and optical communications industry. Before joining the staff at Laser Focus World in 2004, she held many product management and product marketing roles in the fiber-optics industry, most notably at Hughes (El Segundo, CA), GTE Labs (Waltham, MA), Corning (Corning, NY), Photon Kinetics (Beaverton, OR), and Newport Corporation (Irvine, CA). During her marketing career, Gail published articles in WDM Solutions and Sensors magazine and traveled internationally to conduct product and sales training. Gail received her BS degree in physics, with an emphasis in optics, from San Diego State University in San Diego, CA in May 1986.