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We are excited to announce Felipe Rabelo as the new Vice President and General Manager of ImpactES–Ventura in...
Impact Electronic Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of our new VP and General Manager for Impact...
By Dave Durfee, Chief Scientist ChallengeThe client, a Neural Research Center at a leading university, sought to...
Powering Precision: Ultra-Fast, Noise-Free Control for Next-Gen Electron Microscopy ChallengeThe customer’s SEM...
ChallengeThe FPGA needed to handle a large volume of data from various input sources efficiently. It had...
Context:Our client, DogWatch®, provides a full line of pet fences and training products, such as hidden fence systems...
By Dave Durfee, Chief Scientist ChallengeThe client faced a significant challenge in finding a medical-grade light...
ChallengeThe client needed to streamline industrial equipment testing by equipping technicians with a device capable...
ChallengeThe existing backplane design had not previously utilized its serial channels at high speed. The client...
ChallengeInsulet’s vision was to create the first insulin delivery system that completely concealed the pump from...
ChallengeThe client had acquired rights to microphone array technology originally developed at Brown University. The...
ChallengeThe client’s manufacturing strategy required an agile testing solution that could support their onshore...
ChallengeThe client needed a unique and easily manageable website that could be locally hosted. In addition to online...
ChallengeThe client needed to modernize its emergency phone product line to remain competitive and meet increasing...
ChallengeWhile the client solved the problem of emergency building access by mounting lock boxes outside...
By Dave Durfee, Chief Scientist ChallengeThe company had a new concept for testing students’ athletic abilities and...
ChallengeThe client needed a complete visual and functional website upgrade without disrupting their web presence...
ChallengeThe existing system could acquire standard DirecTV programming from a single satellite. However, High...
ChallengeThe system needed to operate in a highly challenging environment. The sensor portion was required to...
ChallengeThe client needed enhanced functionality added to its photo booth systems—including video recording,...
ChallengeThe company needed a new product that could measure the depth of chest compressions to provide real-time...
ChallengeZOLL’s original PocketCPR device relied on embedded C code and hardware-based feedback through LEDs and...
ChallengeIndividuals confined to a wheelchair typically need substantial upper body strength to maneuver a standard...
ChallengeThe client envisioned an app that would allow users to achieve a precise nap duration (e.g., a 20-minute nap...
ChallengeA manufacturer of medical equipment used in creating custom molds for radiation therapy filters needed...
ChallengeChildren with neurological conditions often have limited use of one or both arms, requiring innovative and...
ChallengeThe client’s original process relied on manual data entry and shipping physical documents via FedEx,...
ChallengeThe client had a working prototype but lacked a compliant, production-ready software system. Key technical...
ChallengeAs part of its ongoing support for this customer, Impact ES–Rhode Island provided sustaining support for...
ChallengeTo demonstrate the performance and value of their new ATM switch fabric IC, the client required a custom...
ChallengeMeasuring relative azimuth (or yaw) between components in an aircraft is difficult when line-of-sight is not...
ChallengeThe client required a miniaturized full-spectrum measurement system that was cost-effective, had strong...
ChallengeThe strength of the ion beam in an implanter is a key variable in the doping of silicon wafers. Impact...
ChallengeAs the project transitioned to a new hardware platform, the client required engineering support to extend...
ChallengeThe client required external electronic and firmware design services to develop a functional set of...
ChallengeA major Rhode Island health insurance provider had developed an application to display and manage scanned...
ChallengeThe client’s manufacturing strategy required an agile testing solution that could support their onshore...
ChallengeBrookfield, renowned for their excellence in mechanical design, needed a user-friendly interface upgrade...
ChallengeThe complexity of the medical device’s testing requirements posed significant challenges:• The device’s...
Powering Profits and Savings: Smart Control for Energy-Efficient Heating ChallengeElectric thermal storage heating...
ChallengeOur client sought to:Adapt their existing device to meet stringent medical standards.Ensure the device could...
By Dave Durfee, Chief Scientist ChallengeThe client’s existing PC-based test system was unable to keep up with the...
Intuitive Software for Ultra-Low Flow Pump Control ChallengeOperating in a laboratory setting, researchers often...
Advancing Mobile ECG Monitoring for Enhanced Patient Care ChallengeDesigning a mobile ECG monitoring system presented...
ChallengeOur client’s existing product was highly successful but required updates to:Comply with stringent home...
Modernizing Fluid Dispensing with Smart Touchscreen Technology ChallengeThe client originally contracted another...
ChallengeThe client’s goal was to:Retrofit their existing napkin dispensers with LCD screens without altering the...
ChallengeThe end customer’s existing solution relied on cables, which were both time-consuming to deploy and...
By Dave Durfee, Chief Scientist ChallengeTraditional ECG devices were often large and expensive. The goal of this...
Context:To keep an industrial facility running, routine testing is performed by technicians using a specialized...
Most multimode fibers are low OH but these fibers have high insertion loss below 400nm. Below 400nm High OH fibers are recommended.
Insertion loss in connectors typically comes from misalignment of the fibers or bent fibers in the connectors from active core alignment. The misalignment comes from eccentricity of the core in the fiber, eccentricity of the hole in the ferrule and most of all the eccentricity of the fiber in the hole. Bending of the fiber typically comes from the fiber being constrained at the back of the connector while the ferrule moves back during mating.
End-capping a fiber will narrow the NA by around 0.003 if the manufacturer is very careful; otherwise, the process of end-capping can narrow the NA substantially. The NA fiber manufacturers list on their datasheets are typically a theoretical value or the NA of the glass preform before drawing. From what we can gather, only one of the four suppliers we use for single-mode and PM fibers has ever measured the NA of a completed fiber. And that supplier reported the NA of the fiber as the diameter of the beam divided by the distance from the source, which resulted in an NA specification two times larger than how NA is typically defined. This possibly came from there not being an industry standard for measuring the NA out of a fiber. If you know of anyone who has verified the theoretical equations for calculating NA out of a visible wavelength single-mode fiber, we’d appreciate it if you let us know.
