Title :
Qualification and Screening Results of COTS Transceivers for Avionics Applications
Author :
Risner, Phillip ; Zweidinger, Leif
Author_Institution :
Harris Corp., Melbourne, FL
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;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2006. IEEE Conference
Conference_Location :
Annapolis, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0408-8
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2006.1707496
