no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 photonix technologies type privately held company industry telecommunications founded johnson city ny usa headquarters endicott ny key people john p. urban president & ceo sam a. cucci vice president website photonixtechnologies.com photonix technologies founded in 1989 in the binghamton metropolitan area of upstate new york is a manufacturer of precision high durability test instruments and accessories for the fiber optic communications market . the company has won a number of defense department contracts to supply test equipment to the military and is one of the top 40 companies in new york congressional district 22 in terms of total moneys awarded . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 government contracts 2 products 2.1 flashpistol tm series 2.2 lanlite tm series 2.3 techlite tm series 3 external links 4 references history edit government contracts edit from 2000 to 2007 the last years for which data was available photonix technologies has been awarded 12 contracts totaling more than 500 000 primarily by the navy . contracts awarded in 2002 2004 and 2005 each totaled more than 100k . 2 products edit photonix technologies primarily manufactures hand held electronic test equipment for fiber optic testing and installation . this includes optical power meters laser and led sources and leak detectors . all products are ruggedized to withstand impact or crushing force and maintain accurate operation . flashpistol tm series edit in march 2009 photonix technologies introduced its flashpistol optical leak detection gun . its patent pending design introduced a new generation of product to the fiber industry the irfl or infra red fault locator . it is similar to vfl or visible fault locator devices commonly used in the industry except it uniquely addresses the needs of installers and long haul service technicians because of its high sensitivity and form . the flashpistol tm replaces the now obsolete flashdetector tm which was first sold in 1996 and under u.s. navy contract since 1997 . lanlite tm series edit lanlite products the low cost test offering of photonix technologies . lanlite meters and sources are available in common fiber communication wavelengths . the differentiating feature of these devices is their durable aluminum packaging . techlite tm series edit techlite products are high precision equipment designed for aggressive military or telco applications . source units can be are available at 850 nm 1300 nm 1310 nm or 1550 nm and have four switchable modulation frequencies built it . meter units can be switched to read all four wavelengths to an accuracy of .2 dbm and can be built with data storage and upload capability . external links edit company website references edit federal contracts to contractors in new york 22 john e. sweeney maurice d. hinchey congressional district fy 2004 2008 summary http www.governmentcontractswon.com department defense photonix technologies inc 868346495 . asp yr 07 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title photonix technologies & oldid 601813619 categories electronics companies of the united statesprivately held companies based in new yorkhidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 march 2014 at 15 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view