Title :
Fiber optics for use in air and space harsh environments
Author_Institution :
Northrop Grumman Aerosp. Syst., Bethpage, NY, USA
Abstract :
The aerospace industry has made great strides in recent years deploying fiber optics and photonics technologies on commercial and military platforms which must operate in harsh environments. This trend will continue to grow as avionics fiber-optic system architectures, networking schemes, and components evolve and mature. In parallel with data and video transmission, photonics technology for analog/RF, flight control, freespace communication, and vehicle monitoring applications will have an increasing role for future aerospace platforms.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; RF communication; aerospace industry; air harsh environments; analog communication; avionics fiber-optic system; data transmission; flight control; free-space communication; photonics technologies; space harsh environments; vehicle monitoring; video transmission; Assembly; Ocean temperature; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Underwater cables;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics, Fiber- Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7344-1
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2011.6082098
