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17 November 2017 The European project Merlin on multi-gigabit, energy-efficient, ruggedized lightwave engines for advanced on-board digital processors
L. Stampoulidis, E. Kehayas, M. Karppinen, A. Tanskanen, V. Heikkinen, P. Westbergh, J. Gustavsson, A. Larsson, L. Grüner-Nielsen, M. Sotom, N. Venet, M. Ko, D. Micusik, D. Kissinger, A. C. Ulusoy, R. King, R. Safaisini
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Proceedings Volume 10563, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2014; 105635F (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304121
Event: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2014, 2014, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Abstract
Modern broadband communication networks rely on satellites to complement the terrestrial telecommunication infrastructure. Satellites accommodate global reach and enable world-wide direct broadcasting by facilitating wide access to the backbone network from remote sites or areas where the installation of ground segment infrastructure is not economically viable. At the same time the new broadband applications increase the bandwidth demands in every part of the network - and satellites are no exception. Modern telecom satellites incorporate On-Board Processors (OBP) having analogue-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analogue converters (DAC) at their inputs/outputs and making use of digital processing to handle hundreds of signals; as the amount of information exchanged increases, so do the physical size, mass and power consumption of the interconnects required to transfer massive amounts of data through bulk electric wires.
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L. Stampoulidis, E. Kehayas, M. Karppinen, A. Tanskanen, V. Heikkinen, P. Westbergh, J. Gustavsson, A. Larsson, L. Grüner-Nielsen, M. Sotom, N. Venet, M. Ko, D. Micusik, D. Kissinger, A. C. Ulusoy, R. King, and R. Safaisini "The European project Merlin on multi-gigabit, energy-efficient, ruggedized lightwave engines for advanced on-board digital processors", Proc. SPIE 10563, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2014, 105635F (17 November 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304121
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KEYWORDS
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Satellites

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