Space Photonics – Flying Modules: Fiber Amplifiers & Lasers
HUBER + SUHNER is revolutionizing satellite and aerospace systems with cutting-edge fiber optic modules, amplifiers, and lasers. Their high-speed, radiation-hardened solutions ensure reliable data transmission for demanding space environments.
Why Free Space Optical Communication?
Terrestrial fiber optic networks are reaching their saturation point.
- Space is the new massive telecommunication infrastructure deployment
- Satellite Constellations are now a reality
- Technology from the optical telecom industry serves as basis for the breakthrough in Satcom
Free-Space Optical Communication (FSOC)
Technology from the optical telecom industry serves as basis for the breakthrough in Satcom
- More concentrated communication power at the receiver
- Lower transmitted power required
- Lower size, weight and power requirement for emitting and receiving the signal
- Virtually no spatial overlap among various users
- FSOC is currently unregulated but it complies with laser safety recommendations
Space-Grade Pulsed Laser
Space-grade pulsed laser for LIDAR application and satellite positioning
- Wavelength 1535–1565 nm
- Linear polarization
- Pulse Width: 1ns to 10ns
- Pulse Repetition Rate: 10kHz to 3MHz
- TRL6 (TVAC and radiation tests performed)
Very High-Power Amplifiers For Ground Station
High-power ground booster designed for earth-to-space communication (feeder link, beacon)
- Output power
- Up to 46 dBm in C-band (1535 – 1565 nm)
- Up to 40 dBm in L-band (1570 – 1605 nm)
- Input power: 10 dBm without preamplifier (optional)
- Noise figure < 8 dB
- Available in PM and non-PM versions
- Output options: end-cap or collimator
- Designed for a lifetime of 5 years
Space-Grade Series For Intersatellite, and Satellite <-> Earth Communication
Space-grade optical amplifier
- Power control & current control modes
Space-Grade Dual Optical Amplifier
Dual amplifier = booster for transmitter path + preamplifier for receiver path
- Random polarization
- Compact housing (< 155x155x30 mm) with low power consumption
- Designed for a lifetime of 7 years
- TRL6 (TVAC and radiation tests performed)
Qualifications For Space Optics
Mechanical shock and vibration
Temperature cycling
Low and high temperature storage
High temperature operating life
Thermal vacuum (operational range [0 to 50°C])
Gamma-radiation up to 25 krad (while housing opened), Proton radiation up to 50 MeV, 2E8 part/s.cm²
About Huber + Suhner
HUBER+SUHNER offers customers around the globe outstanding products and services for their electrical and optical connectivity needs. We focus on the three main markets of industrial, communication and transportation which are addressed with applications from the three technologies radio frequency, fiber optics and low frequency.
HUBER+SUHNER products deliver high performance, quality, reliability and a long service life – even under the toughest of conditions. A global production network, combined with subsidiaries and agencies in over 80 countries, puts HUBER+SUHNER close to its customers.
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