Name: TAC-450 Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG) (Non-ITAR)
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Single- & Multi-Axis FOGs for Military Integration. EMCORE’s TAC-450 Fiber Optic Gyros (FOGs) are designed for maximum ease of integration, offering both housed and unhoused options for OEM configurations. These gyros provide exceptional performance in bias stability, scale factor, and angle random walk, making them ideal for demanding defense applications in air, land, or maritime environments.The TAC-450 FOG is engineered for versatility and precision, making it an ideal choice for stabilization and pointing applications across military and aerospace sectors. Its compact design, advanced technology, and multiple configurations offer a high-performance solution for critical navigation and control systems.Key Features:
Superior Bias Instability: ≤0.05°/hr, 1 (typical); ≤0.1°/hr, 1 (max)
High Performance: Available in single- or multi-axis configurations using the world’s smallest precision FOGs
Flexible Integration: Housed variants with Micro-D or circular connectors, and unhoused variants with Micro-D connectors and integrated heat-sinks
Advanced Technology: EMCORE’s photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology ensures robust and reliable performance
Angle Random Walk (ARW): ≤0.012°/√hr (0.7°/hr/√Hz)
High Bandwidth: ≥1000 Hz
Nine Configurations: Tailored to solve complex design challenges
Technology Highlights:
Photonic Integrated Chip Technology: Replaces individual fiber components with an integrated planar optic chip for enhanced reliability and robustness.
Developer’s Kit: Includes user-friendly software for rapid integration, development, and interface efforts.
Applications:
Platform Stabilization: For land, sea, and aerial systems
Navigation, Guidance, and Control: Ensures precise and reliable operation in various environments
Unmanned and Manned Applications: Provides stabilization and navigation for diverse platforms

The EMCORE TAC-450 is a family of non-ITAR fiber optic gyroscopes using photonic integrated chip technology for enhanced reliability, available in single- and multi-axis housed and unhoused OEM configurations. With bias instability of 0.05 degrees per hour typical and angle random walk of 0.012 degrees per root-hour, the TAC-450 delivers precision stabilization and navigation performance in a compact package across nine configurations designed to address diverse integration challenges.

Bandwidth exceeding 1000 Hz, Micro-D and circular connector options, and an included developer's kit with software for rapid integration make the TAC-450 appropriate for platform stabilization, navigation, guidance, and control applications across land, sea, and aerial defense systems in both manned and unmanned configurations.

TAC-450 Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG) (Non-ITAR)

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