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Protokraft has announced the availability of its Sabre Series 11-02 high speed optoelectronic solutions that improve optical network performance and reliability in harsh environment applications. For the product launch, Protokraft teamed with Souriau, a top supplier of military / aerospace connectors, to offer a high performance D38999 / ELIO based optical component solution for networked avionics optical systems.

Protokraft has introduced the Sabre Series 11-02 high speed optoelectronic solutions with Souriau’s ELIO optical interfaces, designed for military, aerospace, industrial or utility applications where significant levels of shock, vibration and extreme temperature ranges are experienced. These components integrate the functions of optical transmitters or receivers into the shell of a standard D38999 / ELIO size 11-02 optical connector. These components are designed for use in harsh environments where small size, weight reduction and resistance to harsh environments are valued.

Protokraft Sabre series 11-02 high speed optoelectronic solutions consist of fiber optic transmitter or receiver functions integrated into an environmentally sealed D38999 shell with a Souriau ELIO optical interface per ARINC 818, 803 and 804. The Sabre series optoelectronic transmitters and receivers have an ELIO 2.5mm ceramic optical fiber ferrule connector interface per EN 4531 and ABS 1213 & 1379 and are intermateable with Souriau ELIO size 11-02 connectors.

The optical transmitters are high performance 850nm VCSELs. The optical receivers consist of GaAs PIN and preamplifier assemblies and limiting post-amplifiers. The optical interface to the Sabre series Ethernet optical media converters is a Souriau ELIO connector enabling interconnection to preterminated ELIO based optical fiber cable assemblies. The electrical interface to the Sabre series optical media converters is a 12 position pin header facilitating easy interconnection to printed circuit cards, backplanes or flexible printed circuits.

The transmitter input lines are driven with differential CML, LVDS or LVPECL signals applied to the Transmit (TX+ and TX-) pins. The optical receivers consist of PIN and preamplifier assemblies and limiting post-amplifiers. Electrical outputs from the receivers consist of differential CML, LVDS or LVPECL data signals on the Receive (RX+ and RX-) pins and single ended CMOS or LVPECL signal detect functions with output squelch on the Signal Detect (SD) pins.

Designed to operate in harsh environments, these high speed optoelectronic solutions feature excellent thermal characteristics, high tolerance to vibration and shock and corrosion resistant aluminum housings for exceptional EMI/RFI performance. Standard case operating temperature range is -55oC to +85oC, with a standard storage temperature range of -55oC to +100oC. All operate from +3.3VDC power supplies.

Protokraft's Sabre Series 11-02 ELIO high speed optoelectronic solutions are available now in small quantities, with production quantities of all versions available during Q3-2010.