ACT - Heat Pipes
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Vapor chamber: These flat heat pipes are typically used when heat fluxes and high powers are applied to smaller evaporators, as well as for enabling heat flow through very thin devices.
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Variable conductance: Adding a non-condensable gas (NGS) that mixes with working fluid vapor and a reservoir, creates a Variable Conductance Heat Pipe (VCHP), where the effective thermal conductivity varies with the input power and heat sink conditions.
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Diode: Diode heat pipes are designed to transfer heat in one direction, and insulate it in the opposite direction.
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Loop heat pipe (LHP): An LHP is a passive two-phase device that is capable of transferring higher power over longer distances.
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High Thermal Conductivity (10,000 to 100,000 W/m K)
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Isothermal
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Passive
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Low Cost
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Shock/Vibration tolerant
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Freeze/thaw tolerant
ACT is one of leading manufacturers and suppliers of heat pipes in the United States. We produce a wide variety of heat pipes, heat sinks and heat pipe assemblies for thermal management of electronics and applications such as LEDs, card chassis, lasers, radar systems and medical systems. Our heat pipes offer a high thermal conductivity range of 10,000 to 100,000 W/m K and excellent shock/vibration and freeze/thaw tolerance. They also provide an extremely cost-effective thermal control system solution.
HOW ARE HEAT PIPES USED?
Heat Pipes which have also be termed heatpipes or even thermal pipes, are used across a wide range of markets and applications, and we’re known for producing high-quality copper heat pipes. In fact, ACT is the only US manufacturer that routinely delivers heat pipes for terrestrial electronics cooling (copper-water), on orbit satellite thermal management (aluminum-ammonia) and high temperature calibration equipment (liquid metal). Navigate through the products section below for more information on any of these highly reliable products.
AN OVERVIEW OF HEAT PIPE TECHNOLOGY
Figure 1. Illustration of Heat Pipe operation.
A heat pipe is a two phase heat transfer device with a very high effective thermal conductivity. It is a vacuum tight device consisting of an envelope, a working fluid, and a wick structure. As shown in Figure 1, the heat input vaporizes the liquid working fluid inside the wick in the evaporator section. The saturated vapor, carrying the latent heat of vaporization, flows towards the colder condenser section. In the condenser, the vapor condenses and gives up its latent heat. The condensed liquid returns to the evaporator through the wick structure by capillary action. The phase change processes and two- phase flow circulation continue as long as the temperature gradient between the evaporator and condenser are maintained.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HEAT PIPES
If you are designing a thermal system and simply want to learn more about heat pipes for cooling, use the links in the Operation Section. If you still have questions, contact us and an engineer will be in contact with you.
See a full video and transcription about the basics of heat pipes and their advantages.
More Product Information
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Accurate control and measurement of target, probe and reference power
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All of your optical power management in a compact benchtop instrument. This purpose built Doppler instrument streamlines your PDV test setup.
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Generate reliable, repeatable measurements
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Minimize the number of manual optical connections for reliable and repeatable measurements.
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Drastically reduce the footprint of your test setup
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Replace the stack full of bulky individual optical test instruments with one small instrument and save valuable lab space.
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Versatile configuration
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It also supports traditional homodyne and frequency-shifted heterodyne PDV testing.
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We can customize the Passive module with a wide range of passive components: WDM couplers, splitters, circulators, band-pass filters, PM beamsplitters, MUX, DeMUX and more.
Our spec sheet contains a selection of popular configurations.
Please contact us to discuss your specific requirements at sales@quantifiphotonics.com
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High optical power handling
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The de-polarizer is capable of handling up to 500 mW of optical power (+27 dBm).
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Broad wavelength coverage
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The Pol 110X series are offered in a variety of models to cover 1064 nm, 1310 nm, and 1550 nm wavelength regions.
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Full remote control
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The unit can be fully controlled through standard SCPI programming commands.
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Low insertion loss and back reflection
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The Pol 110X series offers exceptionally low insertion loss (typically <1 dB) so you retain more signal for better measurements.
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Simple, intuitive operation with CohesionUI™
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Control the instrument from your PC or mobile device. CohesionUI offers a sleek modern interface, cross device compatibility, customizable views and remote network access.
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High-speed scrambling
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With 18 Mega-radian per second, the depolarizer quickly scrambles the incoming signal over the entire Poincaré Sphere quickly and evenly enabling quicker power meter averaging measurements.
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Preset or custom scramble modes
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The Pol 1000 Series can be set to scramble polarization with sinusoidal, triangular, random, or manual modes.
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Broad wavelength coverage
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A single unit can be used for wavelengths from O-band, C-band, and L-band (1260nm to 1650nm).
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Low insertion loss and back reflection
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The Pol 1000 series is implemented with an all-fiber design which results in lower insertion loss, low back reflection, and low polarization dependence loss.
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Full remote control
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The unit can be fully controlled through standard SCPI programming commands.
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Simple, intuitive operation with CohesionUI™
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Control the instrument from your PC or mobile device. CohesionUI offers a sleek modern interface, cross device compatibility, customizable views and remote network access.
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Various wavelength ranges
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The O2E can be customized to a wide range of wavelengths and is suitable for single mode and multimode applications.
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High bandwidth
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Our high performing O2E allows you to successfully test high baudrate signals with up to 50GHz of bandwidth.
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Calibrated readings
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Onboard storage of calibration data can be accessed via SCPI commands, making it easier to generate calibrated measurements and scale your measurement capabilities.
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Amplified RF output
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Various conversion gain options allow you to easily measure low power, high speed optical signals.
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DC or AC coupled
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Choose from DC or AC coupling to suit your specific test application.
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Simple, intuitive operation with CohesionUI™
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CohesionUI is an intuitive web-based user interface that makes it simple to control our PXI instruments from modern web browsers or smartphones.
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Wide coverage of operational wavelengths
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One versatile tool to cover a wide variety of applications.
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High repeatability
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High repeatability ensures that your measurements are reliable and consistent over time.
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High durability, > 3 x 107 cycles
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High switch lifecycle of 30 million operations ensures you get reliable hassle-free usage, for a long time.
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Supports single and multi-mode applications
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Available in either single-mode or multi-mode fiber options for a seamless integration into your setup.
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Polarization maintaining output
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On the polarization maintaining (PM) models, the slow axis of polarization is aligned with the output connector key as per industry standards. The user may choose to use polarization maintaining (PM) fiber or standard singlemode fiber (SMF).
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Wide variety of port configurations
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Choose the number of ports and switching configuration to suit your specific application.
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Convenient park feature
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The in-built park feature on applicable models provides the convenient functionality of an optical shutter.
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Wide coverage of operational wavelengths
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One versatile tool to cover a wide variety of applications.
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Fast attenuation speed
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Fast attenuation speed minimizes the down time during changes in attenuation settings to shorten your overall test time.
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Built in power monitoring capability
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Eliminate the need for an extra power meter with built-in power monitoring capability.
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SM, PM and Multimode options
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Available in your choice of fiber types to fit into your existing optical setup.
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Constant power output mode
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With the built-in closed-loop power monitoring, the VOA can operate in the constant power output mode to stabilize fluctuating input power.
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Low insertion loss
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Maximize your power budget with low insertion loss.
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Simple, intuitive operation with CohesionUI™
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CohesionUI makes it simple to control the VOA from your PC or mobile device. Its cutting edge design offers a sleek modern interface, cross device compatibility, customizable views and remote network access.
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Seamless PXI integration
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Take advantage of PXI’s integrated triggering and synchronization capabilities across electrical and optical instruments.
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Grating-based architecture
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Accurate measurement of optical spectrum without artifacts: good dynamic range, high optical throughput, high spectral resolution and high wavelength accuracy.
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Range of wavelengths
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Choose the model that meet your requirements and pay for only the capabilities you need. OSA can also be customized to other customer specified wavelength range.
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Fast sweeping speed
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OSA has been designed with a fast scanning time optimized for production and manufacturing test.
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Seamless PXI integration for single platform testing
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Take advantage of PXI’s integrated triggering and synchronization capabilities across electrical and optical instruments and conduct all your DUT characterization on one test platform.
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Simple, intuitive operation with CohesionUI™
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CohesionUI makes it simple to control the OSA from your PC or mobile device. Its cutting edge design offers a sleek modern interface, cross device compatibility, customizable views and remote network access.
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2 power meters in a single instrument
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Achieve high channel density with up to 34 channels in an 18-slot PXI chassis.
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Suitable for high power measurements
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Suitable for high power measurements from -50 dBm to +20 dBm.
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Low insertion loss
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Maximize your power budget with low insertion loss.
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Simple, intuitive operation with CohesionUI™
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Control the Power 1600 Series from your PC or mobile device. Plus, large format view mode makes it easy to monitor your instrument even when working away from your desk.
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Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) is a premier thermal management solutions company. Started in 2003 as an R&D company, ACT has grown into a leading manufacturer of thermal management products for diverse industries and applications. Our thermal management designs and products are now deployed in numerous commercial satellites, military vehicles, medical devices, Primary Calibration equipment, and HVAC systems. Read more on how we partner with our customers, and how we can assist you.
Contact Details
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1046 New Holland Avenue
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Phone: (717) 295-6061
Fax: (717) 295-6064
