European leaders in Optics, Radiall has designed, manufactured and delivers a range of high performance Optical interconnect Solutions.  S-Light & D-Light product family of Optical transceivers for short distance optical communications within severe environments.

Designed for applications including  Avionics, Defence Radar & EW, Space, Transport, Oil, Gas & instrumentation, Radiall transceivers exhibit superior, high speed optical performance over the entire temperature ranged (-55 to +125 Degree C), achieved by current optimisation unlike other production on the market today.

Risk free design & implementation, this products has already being extensively used on aircraft & radar systems by European Primes & OEM’s.

Designed and manufactured in France this product is not subject to ITAR regulatory conditions, ITAR Free.

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S-Light

The S-Light range includes single channel optical transceivers for harsh environment applications and are available in transmitter, receiver and transceiver modules. Several package options are available including, surface mount, pluggable and custom packages.

• Uses 850 nm VCSEL’s
• Controls and monitoring compliant with SFF-8472 standard
• Monitoring of the optical power over the temperature range
• Built In Self-Test (BIST) for better link reliability
• Standard electrical SMT interface or pluggable interface option
• Provided with 50/125 ?m or 62.5/125 ?m optical fibre

Key specifications

• 10 Gbps max data rate, 2 ranges available 0.1-4.25Gbps or 0.5-10Gbps
• Operating temperature range -55 to +125  Degrees C
• Power supply 3.3 Volts
• Power Consumption over full temperature range <300mW
• Average output power min -4dBm, S light family of transmitters are Class 1M laser

Products according to IEC 60825-1 standards.

• Optical extinction ratio 9dB @2.5GbpsER = 5dB @ 10Gbps
• Optical sensitivity -20dBm
• Module Types :                 Transmitter 1 emitting channel (1 Fibre)

Receiver 1 receiving channel (1 Fibre)

Transceiver 1 emitting channel + 1 receiving channel (2 Fibre)

D-Light

The D-Light range includes multi-channel optical transceivers for harsh environment applications and are available in transmitter, receiver and transceiver modules with 4 channels (4 Rx + 4 Tx). Several package options are available from surface mount to pluggable packages.

• Uses 850 nm VCSEL’S
• Controls and monitoring compliant with SFF-8472 standard
• Monitoring of the optical power over the temperature range
• Built In Self-Test (BIST) for better link reliability
• Standard electrical SMT interface or pluggable interface option
• Provided with 50/125 ?m or 62.5/125 ?m optical fibre

All the D-Lightsys® devices can be fully monitored and/or controlled through a I2C 2-wire serial interface and are suitable for a variety of applications:

• Average and modulation currents of the VCSEL laser are both digitally programmable through the 2-wire serial interface
• A versatile input stage allows 100 ? differential or 50 ? to ground termination resistors to comply with CML or LVDS signaling levels
• Analog outputs allow the monitoring of the module state and performance

Available Optical Modules :
Multiple Channel Transmitter (DLT-xx-xxx-Ix-Pxx-Lvv)
Multiple channel transmitters are available in 2, 4 or 12 channels with surface mount, through holes or pluggable package options.

Multiple Channel Receiver (DLR-xx-xxx-Ix-Pxx-Lvv)

The Multiple channel receivers are available in 2, 4 or 12 channels with surface mount, through holes or pluggable package options.
Multiple Channel Transceiver (DLM-xx-xxx-Ix-Pxx-Lvv)
The Multiple channel transmitters are available in 2, 4 or 12 channels with surface mount, through holes or pluggable package options.

Specifically designed for severe environments such as Mil/Aero and offer the following:

• Qualified up to 30Grms in vibe and shocks
• Very small packaging compatible with High speed (10Gbps and more)
• High optical power avail bale for larger link budget needs
• Performances can be adjusted by the user through an I2C Bus

Key specifications

• 10 Gbps max data rate, several ranges are available
• Operating temperature range -55 to +100  Degrees C
• Power supply 3.3 Volts
• Power Consumption 125mW over full temperature range per channel
• Average output power min -4dBm, D light family of transmitters are Class 1M laser

Products according to IEC 60825-1 standards

• Optical extinction ratio 9dB @2.5GbpsER = 5dB @ 10Gbps
• Optical sensitivity -19dBm
• Module Types :                 Transmitter 2,4, or 12 emitting channels

Receiver 2,4, or 12 receiving channels

Transceiver 4 emitting channel + 4 receiving channel

Evaluation Boards and Tooling

Radiall offers a full range of evaluation boards enabling full monitoring of S-Light and D-Light modules, either for the pluggable package or for the LCC package.

A Windows PC-Based software is available for complete module monitoring and control.