https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/5861/eblana-photonics-awarded-esa-contracten-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/5861/eblana-photonics-awarded-esa-contractThu, 07 Oct 2021 00:35:59 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:8cd497f8-6af7-4e5f-8983-1e0b3f078800e14newshttps://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/5861/eblana-photonics-awarded-esa-contract#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by e14news on 10/7/2021 12:35:59 AM<br /> <p style="margin:0;">Enterprise Ireland client Eblana Photonics has won a European Space Agency (ESA) contract to develop lasers for the most precise atomic clocks ever conceived.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">The satellite-born clocks, used for global positioning, need to be highly accurate as a deviation of just one nanosecond will lead to a positional error of 30cm on the ground.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Eblana Photonics will take advantage of its patented high-performance laser diode technology platform which also has applications in optical communications and high-tech sensors - to develop the clock.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">&quot;This is an opportunity for Eblana Photonics&#39; high performance lasers to help improve the accuracy of global positioning systems and satellite navigation as well as have an impact on the accuracy of terrestrial applications,&quot; commented Dr James O&#39;Gorman, founder of Eblana Photonics.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">The firm recently announced the introduction of a 1550nm, 200 kHz emission linewidth laser, which provides a 50 per cent reduction in guaranteed linewidth over Eblana&#39;s existing narrow linewidth products.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>