Opto-Electronics Inc.
Nature of Business
Opto-Electronics Incorporated is a major supplier of high-speed
fibre-optic test and measurement instrumentation to leading
high-technology companies and laboratories involved in industrial
and military applications. The company product line is based on
its ability to generate and detect picosecond time-scale optical
pulses, as well as to design and manufacture the high-speed
signal processing electronics needed to take full advantage of
this highly specialized capability. Major markets are in the
characterization of short-haul optical-fibre local-area telecom
and avionic networks, multisensor networks, and fibre-optic
component analysis.
Major Achievements
Opto-Electronics Incorporated is the original manufacturer of the
world's fastest photodetectors and diode laser light sources,
and the company has become one of the leading fibre-optic test
and measurement instrument manufacturers in the world. The
Opto-Electronics Millimetre Resolution OTDR (Optical Time Domain
Reflectometer)and the photon counting Optical Fiber Monitor are
past recipients of the Photonics Magazine's Circle of
Excellence Awards.
Company Profile
Sales Volume: $3+ million per year
Employees: 20 people; R&D: 9
Company Background
Opto-Electronics Incorporated is the original manufacturer of the
world's fastest picosecond/gigahertz photodetectors and diode
laser light sources. Established in 1976, the company has become
one of the leading fibre-optic test and measurement instrument
manufacturers in the world.
Opto-Electronics' first product, the PD-10 picosecond
photodetector, was introduced in 1979. This detector was the
fastest commercially available device at that time. It was also
the forerunner of an ever-expanding line of fibre-optic test and
measurement instrumentation, ranging from ultra-fast fibre-optic
receivers and transmitters to signal-processing instruments and
systems, such as the unique millimetre and centimetre resolution
OTDR systems based on a photon counting technique and the
multi-gigahertz bandwidth tester.
Business Description
- Millimetre Resolution OTDR (Reflection Mode): available with a
wide range of options at wavelengths from 0.68 microns to 1.55
microns as plug-in units to a rack-mountable mainframe system.
- Fibre Bandwidth Measurement Instruments: especially suitable
for high-speed data links and local area networks at 0.85 microns
and 1.3 microns.
- Fibre Cable Strain Measurement Instrument: based on the
millimetre resolution OTDR instrumentation.
- Photon Counting OTDR System: with a 30 db increase in
sensitivity that has enabled the detection of Rayleigh
backscattering from optical fibres with an unprecedented cm-scale
resolution.These instruments are available at wavelengths
spanning the range from 630-1625nm.
- Portable Optical Fibre Monitors: completely self-contained
field portable Fresnel reflection OTDRs for short-haul
applications having a zero deadzone and a distance resolution
measured on a millimetre scale; these instruments are designed
for telecom and avionics applications.
- Stand-alone picosecond laser diode source and semiconductor
detector instruments.
- Ranging and dimensional measurement through the atmosphere with
submillimetre resolution using the basic technology of the
high-resolution OTDR system.
Company Details
Year Established:
1976
Total Sales ($CDN):
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000
Number of Employees:
20
Company Information
Darrell Beninger
Title:
Vice-President, Operations
Area of Responsibility:
Manufacturing/Production/Operations
Telephone:
(905) 827-6214
Fax:
(905) 827-6216
Email:
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J. Marton
Title:
Marketing
Area of Responsibility:
Export Sales & Marketing
Telephone:
(905) 827-6214
Fax:
(905) 827-6216
B.K. Garside
Title:
President
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(905) 827-6214
Fax:
(905) 827-6216
Email:
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Products
Optical Apparatus/Instruments Nes
Electrical/Electronic Prop Meas/Test Inst Nes
Measuring & Meas/Controlling Inst Nes
Ranging and dimensional measurement through the atmosphere
with sub-millimetre resolution using the basic technology of the
high resolution OTDR system.
Scientific Instruments And Apparatus Nes
Fibre Optics
Millimetre Resolution Otdr (reflection Mode)
Millimetre Resolution OTDR (Reflection Mode): available with a
wide range of options at wavelengths from 0.68 microns to 1.55
microns as plug-in units to a rack-mountable mainframe system.
Fibre Cable Strain Measurement Instrument
Fibre Cable Strain Measurement Instrument: based on the
millimetre resolution OTDR instrumentation.
Photon Counting Otdr System
Photon Counting OTDR System: with a 30 db increase in sensitivity
that has enabled the detection of Rayleigh backscattering from
optical fibres with an unprecedented cm-scale resolution.
Portable Optical Fibre Monitors
Portable Optical Fibre Monitors; completely self-contained field
portable OTDRs for short-haul applications having a zero
deadzone and a distance resolution measured on a millimetre
scale;
Standalone Picosecond Laser Diode
Standalone picosecond laser diode source and semiconductor
detector instruments; in particular, a subpicosecond detector
based on Second Harmonic Generation in GaAs waveguides is
under development;
Portable Optical Fibre Monitor
Portable Optical Fibre Monitor: a completely self-contained field
portable Fresnel reflection OTDR for short-haul applications
having a zero deadzone and a distance resolution measured on a
millimetre scale.
Semiconductor Detector Instruments
Fibre Bandwidth Measurement Instruments
Fibre Bandwidth Measurement Instruments: especially suitable for
high-speed data links and local area networks at 0.85 microns and
1.3 microns.
Stand-alone Picosecond Laser Diode Source
Ranging And Dimensional Measurement
Ranging and dimensional measurement through the atmosphere with
submillimetre resolution using the basic technology of the
high-resolution OTDR system.
Laser Diode Sources, Semiconductor Diode
Reflectometer
Test & Measure. Instr. For Fibre Optics
Time Domain Reflectometer
Services