Isolator
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Isolator may refer to:
- Isolator (EP)Isolator (EP)Isolator is the 2006 follow-up to the self-titled debut album by Two Hours Traffic, a Canadian indie rock, power pop band from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It was nominated for Alternative Recording of the Year at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards. The song "Purple Eyes / Yellow Light" was...
, by Two Hours Traffic - Isolator switchIsolator switchIn electrical engineering, a disconnector or isolator switch is used to make sure that an electrical circuit can be completely de-energised for service or maintenance. Such switches are often found in electrical distribution and industrial applications where machinery must have its source of...
, used in electrical circuits - Isolator (microwave)Isolator (microwave)An isolator is a two-port device that transmits microwave or radio frequency power in one direction only. It is used to shield equipment on its input side, from the effects of conditions on its output side; for example, to prevent a microwave source being detuned by a mismatched...
a two-port device that transmits microwave power in one direction only - Optical isolatorOptical isolatorAn optical isolator, or optical diode, is an optical component which allows the transmission of light in only one direction. It is typically used to prevent unwanted feedback into an optical oscillator, such as a laser cavity...
, a directional device in optical fiber communications - Opto-isolatorOpto-isolatorIn electronics, an opto-isolator, also called an optocoupler, photocoupler, or optical isolator, is "an electronic device designed to transfer electrical signals by utilizing light waves to provide coupling with electrical isolation between its input and output"...
, a directional device in electronics - Barrier isolatorBarrier isolatorA barrier isolator, or simply an isolator, is a device that provides a physical barrier between a laboratory technician and a work process...
, a device that provides a physical barrier between a laboratory technician and a work process - Investigative isolator, a Russian pre-trial or remand prison, also known as a SIZO