Ruggedized photonic components for avionics and vehicle applications (invited)

Commercial-off-the-shelf photonic components designed for datacenter or industrial applications do not typically satisfy the environmental ruggedness requirements of aerospace and military applications. In order to reduce costs and schedule risk for insertion of photonic components into these harsh-environment avionic and vehicle applications, we developed a variety of rugged photonic transceivers and media converter modules. We then performed qualification testing to demonstrate that these modules meet or exceed the requirements.