We report on development and qualification testing of space-grade high-speed parallel fibreoptic transceivers and mechanical transfer (MT®) optical connectors to support SpaceFibre fibre optic data networks on-board spacecraft. The transceivers employ hermetically sealed opto-electronic hybrid circuits and low-loss optical coupling that provide optical link performance conforming to the requirements of the SpaceFibre physical layer standard at data rates up to 14 Gbps. The transceivers have undergone extensive environmental and radiation testing including shock and vibration, as well as proton, heavy ion and gamma exposure tests. Ruggedized MT parallel optical connectors were also developed in rectangular and circular formats suitable for spacecraft applications.


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    Title :

    Space-grade 1–10 Gbps parallel optical transceivers and fibre optic connectors for SpaceFibre datalinks


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    Publication date :

    2022-10-17


    Size :

    1129303 byte



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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