Luna - T‑Gauge® Control Unit (TCU)

  • The T‑Gauge® Control Unit (TCU) is the central component of the T‑Gauge® family of products and serves as the source of the optical and electrical signals necessary to generate and detect terahertz. The TCU also transforms analog data into a digital signal that can be analyzed using the onboard processor and interacts with the wide variety of THz accessories.
  • The TCU is a 19 inch (483 mm) rack, wall, or table mountable instrument, consisting of an ultrafast laser, high-speed optical delay, ranging optical delay, power supplies, and signal conditioning electronics, with connectors for convenient interfacing to various optical and electronic components. The high-speed delay included in the TCU can be chosen from a number of delay length and speed options. When utilized in conjunction with T-Gauge® accessories, the TCU enables the user to generate and detect pulsed terahertz energy for a wide variety of measurements.

Environmental Features

  • Operating Temperature
    • 0 – 50 °C operating temperature
  • Operating Humidity
    • 20 – 90 % relative (non-condensing)
  • Operating Shock
    • +/- 15 g pk, ½ sine, 11ms
  • Operating Vibration Max
    • 5 -500 Hz, 0.006 in. p-p displacement, 1 g
  • AC Power requirements
    • 100-240 VRMS 50-60 Hz
  • Power draw
    • 550W maximum
  • Fuse
    • 5 by 20 mm, time-lag 6.3A, 250V
  • Overall Physical Dimensions
    • 17.5 x 21.5 x 7.5 (W x D x H, inches), rack, wall, or table mountable
  • Overall weight
    • 40 lbs (18 kg)
  • Emissions
    • EN 55011 Class A at 10 m
    • FCC Part 18

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Luna Innovations

Luna Innovations mission is to help advance the continuing increase in data transmission rates for the public & private communications network with high speed optical receivers and test products, while also leveraging our unique fiber optic sensing technology to improve the structural testing of new composite elements and components in new aircraft and automobiles. 

Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) was founded in 1990 and has been successful in taking innovative technologies from the applied research stage to product development and ultimately to the commercial market. In some cases, the successes led to the creation of independent businesses. We have created companies in our area of focus, sold some of them to industry leaders in their fields, raised private capital, formed joint ventures and entered into a number of licensing agreements.


Contact Details 

Luna Innovations Inc. 

301 1st Street, SW, Suite 200, Roanoke, VA 24011, USA

Phone: 540-769-8400 

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