Digital avionics fiber optic link interface control document standardization

Abstract

The increased usage of fiber optics technology on aerospace platforms has created greater awareness of the benefits gained by creating or updating standards for aerospace applications. For the past several years ARINC, SAE, ASD-STAN and the DoD have worked fast and hard to fill a variety of standards gaps encompassing a wide range of fiber optic components and design process applications including optical fiber, connectors, cables, termini, splices, cable assemblies, link power budget methodology and margin specification, education and training awareness, cable assembly insertion and return loss measurements, connector inspection criteria and cable harness installation, to name a few. A new initiative underway within JEDEC is working to standardize active and passive components including transmitters, receivers, switches and filters.