ROTORAY - Fiber optical rotary union - GAT - #1

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Design and function Our Fiber Optical Rotary Union (FORU) Rotoray® supports contactless high speed bi-directional data transmission through a single fiber between a stationary and a rotating part. It is available for single- and multimode glass fibers. The core technology of this device is a wave length optimized micro lens collimator and high precision bearing system. Our new developed ultra precise alignment process and innovative technology of positioning the optical components results in outstanding optical efficiency. The robust stainless steel design insures nearly unchanged insertion loss even under severe temperature or vibration conditions. The compact stainless steel housing is dust and water tight and made for harsh environment applications. The whole unit is maintenance-free. This FORU is a passive device that will work with any data transmission protocol and can be used for highest data rates up to 30 Gbit/s. The fiber connectors are usually FC/PC or FC/APC, but others are available as well. Application areas GAT Gesellschaft für Antriebstechnik mbh · Industriestrasse 11 · 65366 Geisenheim (Germany) +49 (0) 6722 93788-0 +49 (0) 6722 93788-112 info@gat-mbh.de http://www.gat-mbh.de Changes in the sense of the technical progress reserved. rev: 08/2010 The ever increasing data transmission rates require high performance communication devices, which can support multi gigabit data rates. Because of its immunity against electromagnetic interference our Fiber Optical Rotary Union can enable high speed data transmission even in areas with high electric and magnetic fields or explosion hazardous environments. A typical operating area of our Rotoray® is the offshore, marine or energy sector. For example these FORUs are integrated in Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV), which are used for exploration, technical maintenance works, inspections and more. The signals such as high definition colour video signals are passed through the FORU and are transmitted to the control room on board the ship. The reels of seismic vessels are fitted as well with these Fiber Optical Rotary Unions for safe transmission of huge data volumes. Other application fields where a reliable high speed data transmission over long distance is required are medical systems, wind turbines, security systems and others. Product features
Very low insertion loss
Extremely robust design
Optical performance insensitive to temperature changes
Single Mode or Multi Mode version available
Data transmission rates up to 30 Gbit/s
Immune against EMP and ESD
Easily upgradeable to multichannel system ROTORAY® Fiber Optical Rotary Union