BIT-enabled VCSEL-based parallel optic transceivers

Author

Ahadian, J. ; Kusumoto, K. ; Bachta, P. ; Wong, M. ; Pommer, D. ; Hagan, R. ; Kuznia, C.

Author_Institution

Ultra Commun., Inc., Vista, CA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

11-13 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

33

Abstract

We present technology that enables high-resolution optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) within aerospace transceivers. Transceivers with built-in-test (BIT) OTDR can characterize the fiber plant and isolate faults among the multiple fiber segments within the aerospace vehicles: at the board level, backplane level, or within multiple bulkhead links throughout the airframe. BIT OTDR has been proposed for improving reliability and reducing maintenance costs on aerospace platforms.

Keywords

aerospace instrumentation; aircraft maintenance; avionics; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; optical transceivers; reliability; surface emitting lasers; BIT; OTDR; VCSEL; aerospace transceivers; built-in-test; fiber plant; high-resolution optical time domain reflectometer; isolate faults; maintenance costs; multiple fiber segments; parallel optic transceivers; reliability; Aerospace electronics; Application specific integrated circuits; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; 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.2012.6344064

Filename

6344064