Mass-reduction of high-speed spacecraft datalinks enabled by rugged photonic transceivers

R. T. Logan Jr.; Davinder Basuita

doi:10.1117/12.2536076

12 July 2019 Mass-reduction of high-speed spacecraft datalinks enabled by rugged photonic transceivers

R. T. Logan Jr., Davinder Basuita

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Proceedings Volume 11180, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2018; 111804D (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2536076
Event: International Conference on Space Optics - ICSO 2018, 2018, Chania, Greece

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In this paper, we first review the advantages in mass, loss and bandwidth of fiber optic links compared to coax for the fiber-optic physical layer of high-speed digital datalinks on spacecraft. We then report the results of ongoing development of commercial-off-the-shelf photonic transceiver components designed to meet spacecraft physical layer fiber optic datalink requirements. Results are presented detailing the performance and reliability of photonic transceiver modules, as well as radiation exposure tests (gamma, neutrons, protons and heavy ions) for these modules. The results show that these modules meet or exceed many of the requirements of spacecraft applications, and indeed they are being considered for or deployed on various spaceflight applications.

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R. T. Logan Jr. and Davinder Basuita "Mass-reduction of high-speed spacecraft datalinks enabled by rugged photonic transceivers", Proc. SPIE 11180, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2018, 111804D (12 July 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2536076

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Fiber optics

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