Qualification and Screening Results of COTS Transceivers for Avionics Applications

Author

Risner, Phillip ; Zweidinger, Leif

Author_Institution

Harris Corp., Melbourne, FL

fYear

2006

fDate

12-14 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

52

Lastpage

53

Abstract

This paper describes the test methods and results used to determine the acceptability of specific COTS transceivers for use in a 1 Gigabit/second military avionics application. Sample transceivers from two suppliers were characterized and subjected to environmental testing. Characterization parameters, tested between -40degC and +115degC, were transmitter average optical output power, extinction ratio, peak to peak optical power, jitter, eye diagrams and receiver sensitivity. Environmental testing consisted of vibration, mechanical shock, temperature cycling, cold storage, and 85/85 humidity/temperature testing. The results of this testing was then compared to the requirements of the application

Keywords

environmental testing; military avionics; optical receivers; optical transmitters; telecommunication equipment testing; transceivers; -40 C; 1 Gbit/s; 115 C; COTS transceivers; average optical output power; cold storage; environmental testing; extinction ratio; eye diagrams; humidity testing; jitter; mechanical shock; military avionics; peak to peak optical power; receiver sensitivity; temperature cycling; temperature testing; Aerospace electronics; Extinction ratio; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Power generation; Qualifications; Temperature sensors; Testing; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2006. IEEE Conference

Conference_Location

Annapolis, MD

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0408-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AVFOP.2006.1707496

Filename

1707496