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26 September 2007 Silicon-on-sapphire fiber optic transceiver technology for space applications
C. P. Kuznia, J. F. Ahadian, R. J. Pommer, R. Hagan
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Abstract
We present Single Event Upset (SEU) testing of a parallel fiber optic transceiver designed for communicating data using commercial Fibre Channel and GbE protocols at data rates up to 2.5 Gbps per channel (on eight parallel channels). This transceiver was developed for aircraft applications, such as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), Raptor and F/A-18 aircraft, that deploy fiber optic networks using multi-mode fiber operating at 850 nm wavelength. However, this transceiver may also have applications in space environments. This paper describes the underlying transceiver component technology, which utilizes complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) silicon-onsapphire circuitry and GaAs VCSEL and PIN devices. We also present results of SEU testing of this transceiver using heavy ions at Brookhaven National Labs.
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C. P. Kuznia, J. F. Ahadian, R. J. Pommer, and R. Hagan "Silicon-on-sapphire fiber optic transceiver technology for space applications", Proc. SPIE 6713, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments, 67130W (26 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732707
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KEYWORDS
Transceivers

Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Receivers

Aerospace engineering

Fiber optics

Silicon

Data communications

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