BUILT-IN TET CIRCUITRY FOR FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS

THE PROPOSED INTEGRATED SINGLE FIBER OPTIC TRANSCEIVER (ISFOT) WILL PROVIDE AVIONICS DESIGNERS WITH A PACKAGED SOLUTION FOR USING FIBER OPTICS. THE ISFOT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE DESIGNER WITH DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE STATE OF THE OPTICAL FIBER LINK, AND BIT INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY ANY INTERNAL FAILURES TO WITHIN TENS OF COMPONENTS. THIS INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN THE LOGISTIC SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT, THUS FACILITATING MTTR AND SIMILAR STATISTICS. AS A SIDE BENEFIT, THE RECURRING COMPONENT COSTS OF AN OPTICAL LINK ARE REDUCED BY A FACTOR OF TWO (2) COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL OPTICAL LINK CONFIGURATIONS.