After expose key elements on the evaluation of Optoelectronic Components for Space Applications, where thermal vacuum and other environmental restrictions such temperature range, radiation or vibration and examples of Optoelectronic characterizati0ons done in our laboratories...
This paper describes the activities and results of an ESA-funded project concerned with the assessment of optical amplifier technologies and products for applications in fiber optic subsystems of future satellite payloads. On-board applications are briefly introduced, together...
A dedicated evaluation and qualification campaign has been performed on several optical COTS components in order to use them on ESA’s SMOS mission. The evaluation phase consisted of a set of critical tests and analyses and led to the selection of the flight lot component. After...
Development of Silicon Capacitors for Space Applications
Very extreme temperature testing Alter Technology has developed specific capabilities to support very extreme temperature testing on the full range of parts, equipments and materials Several cryogenic chambers with temperature range -185ºC to +315ºC Open-air thermal tables with...
-New space missions impose stricter requirements on storage, vacuum conditions and operating temperature, exceeding the standard -55ºC / +125ºC range -Parts reliability has to be reanalysed to ensure mission performance -New technologies have to be evaluated with regard to their...
Full design, manufacturing and evaluation of EM prototype for telecom applications The target is to replace current potentiometers by a more reliable appliance To provide a more attractive alternative to optical encoders Several customers (SENER, IAA, KayserThrede…) largely...
Examples of Projects: Radiative optoelectronic components vulnerability Britespace Photonic transceiver for secure space communications
-New space missions impose stricter requirements on storage, vacuum conditions and operating temperature, exceeding the standard -55ºC / +125ºC range -Parts reliability has to be reanalysed to ensure mission performance -Specific characterization delta qualification tests have...
Quantum Photonic Transceiver Space Applications Alter Technology is the prime contractor of a consortium for the development of a compact, robust and reliable solution of a QKD transceiver for space applications in the frame of the ARTES programme
Britespace Specific projects Carbon and Climate Observation of Planet Earth: developing laser sources for the detection of greenhouse gases in future earth observation missions
