Active photonic sensor communication cable for field application of optical data and power transmission

Eike Suthau; Ralf Rieske; Thomas Zerna

doi:10.1117/12.2067503

31 October 2014 Active photonic sensor communication cable for field application of optical data and power transmission

Eike Suthau, Ralf Rieske, Thomas Zerna

Proceedings Volume 9254, Emerging Technologies in Security and Defence II; and Quantum-Physics-based Information Security III; 92540X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067503
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

Omitting electrically conducting wires for sensor communication and power supply promises protection for sensor systems and monitored structures against lightning or high voltages, prevention of explosion hazards, and reduction of susceptibility to tampering. The ability to photonically power remote systems opens up the full range of electrical sensors. Power-over-fiber is an attractive option in electromagnetically sensitive environments, particularly for longterm, maintenance-free applications. It can deliver uninterrupted power sufficient for elaborate sensors, data processing or even actuators alongside continuous high speed data communication for remote sensor application. This paper proposes an active photonic sensor communication system, which combines the advantages of optical data links in terms of immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI), high bandwidth, hardiness against tampering or eavesdropping, and low cable weight with the robustness one has come to expect from industrial or military electrical connectors. An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is presented that implements a closed-loop regulation of the sensor power supply to guarantee continuous, reliable data communications while maintaining a highly efficient, adaptive sensor supply scheme. It is demonstrated that the resulting novel photonic sensor communication cable can handle sensors and actuators differing orders of magnitude with respect to power consumption. The miniaturization of the electro-optical converters and driving electronics is as important to the presented development as the energy efficiency of the detached, optically powered sensor node. For this reason, a novel photonic packaging technology based on wafer-level assembly of the laser power converters by means of passive alignment will be disclosed in this paper.

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Eike Suthau, Ralf Rieske, and Thomas Zerna "Active photonic sensor communication cable for field application of optical data and power transmission", Proc. SPIE 9254, Emerging Technologies in Security and Defence II; and Quantum-Physics-based Information Security III, 92540X (31 October 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067503

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Sensors

Human-machine interfaces

Data communications

Telecommunications

Photodetectors

Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Active sensors

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