Smiths Interconnect's high performance omni-directional Type 201564-3 antennas featuring TECOM technology are specifically designed for reduced form factor and highly ruggedized for mission critical airborne applications.
This Antenna featuring TECOM technology is one of the smallest airborne omni-directional antennas in the marketplace today, capable of operating across the 0.5 - 18 GHz spectrum. The Type 201564-3 can receive V, H, RHC, LHC polarized signals.
Multi-polarization receive making these antennas ideal for high dynamic maritime and airborne applications.
Lab-Flex Series are high performance flexible cable assemblies with the lowest insertion loss and highest frequency response.
Instrumentation antennas are specifically designed for data collection in extreme mission critical operational environments on small and medium size platforms.
In space, high performance components must be able to deliver reliably in the punishing environment. It is optical transceivers that drive transmissions, converting signals to and from a copper-resident format. Fiber optics communications provide high bandwidth and low latency signaling. Signal transmissions through fiber optic cables (FOCs) provide immunity to EM/RFI interference, crosstalk, and voltage level surges. Fiber optics’ accuracy and reliability exceeds traditional cabling. Covering 1,000 feet requires four pounds of FOC versus 39 pounds of copper wiring, and fiber optics also consume less energy than copper. To convert electrical signals from circuitries with copper output to fiber optics, optical fiber transceivers are usually required.
The agreement with Heilind Inc. completes the business relationship already existing with Heilind in Europe and Asia, making the company a global partner for the distribution of Smiths Interconnect’s products.
Aeronautical applications face many design challenges that are unique to their intended environment. The best practices for optical interconnect design for space applications include the use of radiation-resistant technology to defend against space radiation, the use of components and devices that are designed to operate in harsh environments, and meeting size, weight, and power (SWaP) and long-term reliability requirements. Finally, it is recommended to follow open standards like VPX and to look for solutions that comply with MIL and quality standards.
Reflex Photonics is proud to launch new LightCONEX® active optical blind mate interconnects compatible with the upcoming VITA 66.5 standard and supported by the Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA™) consortium.
