Features & Benefits Small: Less than 6 mm high (SMT version) Rugged: withstand radiation doses >100 krad (Si) and qualified per MIL-STD 883 shock and vibration. Expected life: up to 20 years. Performance: up to 10.3125 Gbps/channel over a recommended operating temperature range of –40 ºC to 85 ºC Sensitivity: –9 dBm for BER 10–12 Low power consumption: 85 mW/channel (<10 pJ per bit) 4 TRX (4+4)-lane per device (40G, full duplex) 12 TX or 12 RX channel per device (120G) Multimode 850 nm wavelength laser Standard MT parallel fiber connector Surface mountable or pluggable RoHS or tin-lead Monitoring: LOS, RSSI, temperature, etc Applications High-throughput communication satellites LEO satellite constellations GEO satellites (with extended lifetime option) Board-to-board and payload-to-payload connections High I/O density, high BW communication link Drawing of SpaceABLE 10G SM 4TRX, 12TX, and 12RX (SMT versions) (measurements given in mm). Space Qualification TestsTest Summary Proton testing: Total Non-Ionizing Dose (TNID) Heavy ion testing: Single Event Effect & Latch-up (SEE and SEL) Gamma Ray using Cobalt-60: Total Ionizing Dose (TID) Random vibration: NASA GEVS, GSFC-STD-7000A TVAC: Vacuum < 5E-5 hPa Outgassing: ECSS-Q-ST-70-02C LightABLE qualifications Vibration tests per MIL-STD-883, Method 2007.3 Mechanical shock tests per MIL-STD-883, Method 2002.4 Thermal shock tests per MIL-STD-883, Method 1011.9 Damp heat tests per MIL-STD-202, Method 103B Cold storage tests per MIL-STD-810, Method 502.5 Thermal cycling tests per MIL-STD-883, Method 1010.8 References Stephen Buchner, Paul Marshall, Scott Kniffin and Ken LaBel. “Proton testing guidelines”, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, 2002. Doug Sinclair and Jonathan Dyer. “Radiation Effects and COTS Parts in SmallSats”, SSC, 2013. Related Videos 28G Optical Transceivers for Space Electrical connection with interposers Optical connection with screw-in connector Optical connection with MicroClip Optical Interconnect Design Challenges in Space Documents & Literature BrochureCase StudySpaceABLE 10G SM Brochure (US)360 kBSpaceABLE 10G SM Brochure (A4)356 kBOptical interconnect within space vehicles in geostationary orbit Get the latest news Be the first to know! Receive straight to your mailbox the latest news on our connectivity solutions. Subscribe
Space Qualification TestsTest Summary Proton testing: Total Non-Ionizing Dose (TNID) Heavy ion testing: Single Event Effect & Latch-up (SEE and SEL) Gamma Ray using Cobalt-60: Total Ionizing Dose (TID) Random vibration: NASA GEVS, GSFC-STD-7000A TVAC: Vacuum < 5E-5 hPa Outgassing: ECSS-Q-ST-70-02C LightABLE qualifications Vibration tests per MIL-STD-883, Method 2007.3 Mechanical shock tests per MIL-STD-883, Method 2002.4 Thermal shock tests per MIL-STD-883, Method 1011.9 Damp heat tests per MIL-STD-202, Method 103B Cold storage tests per MIL-STD-810, Method 502.5 Thermal cycling tests per MIL-STD-883, Method 1010.8 References Stephen Buchner, Paul Marshall, Scott Kniffin and Ken LaBel. “Proton testing guidelines”, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, 2002. Doug Sinclair and Jonathan Dyer. “Radiation Effects and COTS Parts in SmallSats”, SSC, 2013.
Related Videos 28G Optical Transceivers for Space Electrical connection with interposers Optical connection with screw-in connector Optical connection with MicroClip Optical Interconnect Design Challenges in Space
Documents & Literature BrochureCase StudySpaceABLE 10G SM Brochure (US)360 kBSpaceABLE 10G SM Brochure (A4)356 kBOptical interconnect within space vehicles in geostationary orbit