Smiths Interconnect is a leading provider of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems, microwave, optical and radio frequency products that connect, protect and control critical applications in the commercial aviation, defence, space, medical, rail, semiconductor test, wireless telecommunications, and industrial market segments.
Smiths Interconnect’s optical transceivers and transceiver modules target high-reliability interconnects where high data rate communication links, low size, weight, and power (SWaP) are required, suitable for ruggedness and radiation resistance applications for defence, space, commercial aerospace, and industrial applications.
The modules are the smallest and lightest in the market – key for applications such as space and avionics where weight and size are crucial. They also offer the highest data rates over the most channels, supporting the huge amounts of data collection required in today’s most advanced real time defence systems. Any application requiring high speed data bandwidth in a stable and reliable product can benefit from Smiths Interconnect’s optical transceiver modules.
The modules are offered as a 4TRX 4-lane transceiver, a 12TX 12-channel transmitter or 12RX 12-channel receiver that operate at up to 28 Gbps per channel from –40 °C to 85 °C at ultra-low bit error rates of 10–12.
The SpaceABLE® and LightABLE™ Series
Embedded transceivers are chip-sized components based on 850 nm VCSELs and offer bandwidth up to 300 Gbps for short reach applications (<300 m). These transceivers can be soldered or socketed to a printed circuit board and are well suited for small, compact systems requiring high I/O density, low power, and small space. Many of these transceivers have been qualified to operate in harsh environments, such as the ones found in space, and aerospace and defense applications.
The SpaceABLE® 28G SL Series radiation resistant transceivers are engineered to withstand radiation doses >100 krad (Si). The SpaceABLE 28G SL Series low profile screw-in module mounts to the board via an LGA connector (interposer). It is offered as a either a (4+4)-lane transceiver (100G full-duplex) or as separate 12-channel transmitter and 12-channel receiver modules (300G half-duplex, as a pair) that operate at up to 28 Gbps per channel over a recommended operating temperature range of –40 ºC to 85 ºC at ultra-low bit error rates of 10-9.
The SpaceABLE® 10G SM Series radiation resistant transceivers are engineered to withstand radiation doses >100 krad (Si). The low profile SpaceABLE 10G SL Series screw-in module mounts to the board via an LGA connector (interposer). It is offered as a (4+4)-lane transceiver, a 12-channel transmitter, or a 12-channel receiver. All modules operate at 10.3125 Gbps per channel over a recommended operating temperature range of –40 ºC to 85 ºC at ultra-low bit error rates of 10-12.
