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News Release from: Panasonic Electric Works UK
Subject: WA optical relay
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 19 June 2003

Relay switches optical signals

The WA is a revolutionary optical relay that uses tried and tested electromechanical coil actuated movement to precisely position a prism to redirect a light signal to the chosen fibre-optic path.

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The WA is a revolutionary optical relay that uses tried and tested electromechanical coil actuated movement to precisely position a prism to redirect a light signal to the chosen fibre-optic path. The WA relay reliably controls wavelengths of 1310 and 1550nm and is available in SPDT and transfer contact arrangements. At a compact 31 x 16 x 9mm the WA relay occupies a minimum of space and its height is kept below 10mm.

Operation of the coil for the WA relay is a latching function; either single or twin coil using as little as 150mW during the trigger pulses.

The WA relay is a PCB mounting device for the coil control with connectors for the fibre optics on flying leads in either SC/AdPC or MU/AdPC configurations.

The WA optical switch will typically be used in applications covering network monitoring, communications and optical measurement equipment.

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