HIGH POWER OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (HPOA)
FOR SPACE-BASED LASER COMMUNICATION TERMINALS
FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS IN SPACE
- Hi-Rel product for GEO and LEO applications
- Stand-alone equipment with integrated electronics
- Product selected by Airbus Defence and Space for TELEO and LASIN in-orbit demonstrations on-board BADR-8 and CO3D satellites
LASER AMPLIFIER
BREAKTHROUGH FIBER LASER AMPLIFIER TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS IN SPACE
- In-flight adjustable optical output power in Automatic Power Control (APC) mode
- Compatible with classical modulation formats including: OOK, DPSK, NRZ, QPSK, etc.
- Polarization maintaining (PM) or nonpolarization maintaining options are available
PRODUCT ON-BOARD
- BADR-8 (GEO) & CO3D (LEO)
- SATELLITES
PERFORMANCES | |
---|---|
WAVELENGTH |
1535-1565 µm (C_band) |
INPUT POWER SIGNAL | down to 50 µW (-13 dBm) |
OUTPUT POWER SIGNAL | up-to 5W (first flight on BADR-8) or 11 W (on-going development) |
MASS AND DIMENSIONS | |
---|---|
MASS | between 1.6 kg and 3.5 kg depending on the options |
DIMENSIONS | 5W: 183 mm x 163 mm x 65 mm 10W: 220 mm x 200 mm x 65 mm |
LIFETIME AND RELIABILITY | |
---|---|
LIFETIME | up to 15 years and compatible GEO, EOR and LEO |
RELIBILITY | 500 FIT @100% duty cycle |
ENVIRONMENTS | |
---|---|
OPERATING TEMPERATURE | +10°C ; +55°C |
NON-OPERATING TEMPERATURE | -35°C ; +70°C |
RADIATIONS (TIDL) | up to 10 Mrad |
RANDOM VIBRATIONS | 18 Grms (OOP) ; 10 Grms (IP) |
SHOCKS | 1300 g |