Fiber-optic transceiver module for high-speed intrasatellite networks

Veli Heikkinen; Teemu Alajoki; Eveliina Juntunen; Mikko Karppinen; Kari Kautio; Jukka-Tapani Mäkinen; Jyrki Ollila; Antti Tanskanen; Jaakko Toivonen; Rory Casey; Shane Scott; Wilhelm Pintzka; Sylvain Theriault; Iain McKenzie

doi:10.1109/JLT.2007.893896

Fiber-optic transceiver module for high-speed intrasatellite networks

Veli Heikkinen, Teemu Alajoki, Eveliina Juntunen, Mikko Karppinen, Kari Kautio, Jukka-Tapani Mäkinen, Jyrki Ollila, Antti Tanskanen, Jaakko Toivonen, Rory Casey, Shane Scott, Wilhelm Pintzka, Sylvain Theriault, Iain McKenzie

BA1406 Flexible electronics integration

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Abstract

High-speed intrasatellite networks are needed to interconnect units such as synthetic aperture radars, high-resolution cameras, and fast image-compression processors that produce data beyond gigabits per second. We have developed a fiber-optic link, named SpaceFibre, which operates up to 3.125 Gb/s and is compatible with the existing SpaceWire network. The link provides symmetrical, bidirectional, full-duplex, and point-to-point communication. It employs 850-nm vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers, radiation-hardened laser-optimized 50/125 mum graded-index fibers, and GaAs p-i-n photo diodes. The transceiver electronics is realized using a multilayer-ceramic-substrate technology that enables the passive alignment of optical fibers to active devices. The SpaceFibre link demonstrator was tested to transfer data at 2.5 Gb/s over 100 m with a bit error rate of less than 1.3middot10-14. Fiber-pigtailed modules were stressed with temperature variations from -40degC to +85degC, vibrations up to 30 g, and mechanical shocks up to 3900 g. The test results of 20 modules show that the SpaceFibre link is a promising candidate for the upcoming high-speed intrasatellite networks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1213-1223
Journal	Journal of Lightwave Technology
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2007.893896
Publication status	Published - 2007
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

III-V semiconductors
gallium arsenide
gradient index optics
integrated optoelectronics
laser cavity resonators
optical fibre networks
optical fibre testing
optical receivers
optical transmitters
p-i-n photodiodes
radiation hardening
surface emitting lasers
transceivers
vibrations

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Heikkinen, V., Alajoki, T., Juntunen, E., Karppinen, M., Kautio, K., Mäkinen, J-T., Ollila, J., Tanskanen, A., Toivonen, J., Casey, R., Scott, S., Pintzka, W., Theriault, S., & McKenzie, I. (2007). Fiber-optic transceiver module for high-speed intrasatellite networks. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 25(5), 1213-1223. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2007.893896

Heikkinen, Veli ; Alajoki, Teemu ; Juntunen, Eveliina ; Karppinen, Mikko ; Kautio, Kari ; Mäkinen, Jukka-Tapani ; Ollila, Jyrki ; Tanskanen, Antti ; Toivonen, Jaakko ; Casey, Rory ; Scott, Shane ; Pintzka, Wilhelm ; Theriault, Sylvain ; McKenzie, Iain. / Fiber-optic transceiver module for high-speed intrasatellite networks. In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 2007 ; Vol. 25, No. 5. pp. 1213-1223.

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Fiber-optic transceiver module for high-speed intrasatellite networks. / Heikkinen, Veli; Alajoki, Teemu; Juntunen, Eveliina; Karppinen, Mikko ; Kautio, Kari ; Mäkinen, Jukka-Tapani ; Ollila, Jyrki ; Tanskanen, Antti; Toivonen, Jaakko; Casey, Rory; Scott, Shane; Pintzka, Wilhelm; Theriault, Sylvain; McKenzie, Iain.

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