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Frequency Control Components
News Release from: Gooch and Housego | Subject: DFS RF drivers
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 January 2008
RF drivers take control of acousto-optic
filters
The eight-channel DFS RF driver for line selection applications allows independent analogue and digital modulation of up to eight preset wavelengths.
Gooch and Housego has launched two new state-of-the-art RF drivers to complement its extensive range of acousto-optic tunable filters (AOTFs), providing enhanced performance and extending the overall capabilities of this advanced technology The eight-channel DFS RF driver for line selection applications allows independent analogue and digital modulation of up to eight preset wavelengths, with an internal memory allowing up to 16 stored user configurations, via USB or RS232 interfaces
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 16-channel DSF RF driver for broadband light source filtering and imaging applications enables independent control of frequency, amplitude and phase of up to 16 channels, allowing active passband resolution and profile control via a standard USB interface.
"These advanced RF driver technologies, in combination with our extensive acousto-optics experience, offer the flexibility and control to meet the demanding requirements of today's applications", says Acousto-Optic Product Manager, Rob Swain.
"An ambitious programme of development utilising the skill sets, manufacturing expertise and years of experience from across our sites in the UK, USA and Germany have enabled us to enhance performance and extend the overall capabilities of AOTF technology".
Applications set to benefit from these advances include confocal microscopy and hyperspectral imaging in the biomedical sector, spectroscopy in the scientific sector and process control/selection in the industrial sector.
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