PhLEXSAT | Photo-Digital Channelizer for Flexible High Throughput Satellites
Photonic technologies are key enablers to satisfy the requirements of future Terabit/s communication satellites. The ability of Photonics to handle high data rates and frequencies is critical in this scenario, where current purely RF technologies are limited in SWaP and performance.
However, the use of photonics devices is currently restricted to a few demonstrations in non-critical equipment and with limited degree of integration. PhLEXSAT will increase the maturity level of several key photonic devices and modules to TRL5, designing, fabricating and testing:
Miniaturization will be achieved by fabricating and integrating a modulator photonic integrated circuit ( PIC ) and high-linear photodiode PIC with electronics in the photonic ADC and DAC components.
PhLEXSAT | Photo-Digital Channelizer for Flexible High Throughput Satellites