Tunable transceiver technologies for avionics applications

Author

Barton, Jonathon ; Masanovic, M. ; Johansson, Leif A.

Author_Institution

Freedom Photonics LLC, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

11-13 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

37

Abstract

In this paper, the author discusses the miniaturization of optical transceivers and optical network components and elements by taking the advantage of InP photonic integrated circuits and integration with silicon and silica optical bench technology. This renders the components more and more attractive for highly demanding, low size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP) avionics applications. The challenges of cooling and wavelength control were also discussed.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; avionics; cooling; indium compounds; integrated circuit packaging; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; low-power electronics; optical transceivers; silicon; silicon compounds; wavelength division multiplexing; InP; Si; SiO₂; avionics application; electronics cooling; low power consumption avionics; low size avionics; low weight avionics; optical bench technology; optical network components; optical transceivers; photonic integrated circuits; tunable transceiver technology; wavelength control; Aerospace electronics; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Passive optical networks; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Avionics, Fiber- Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Cocoa Beach, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0757-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AVFOP.2012.6344066

Filename

6344066