We are pleased to welcome
Reflex Photonics to the business
family of Smiths Interconnect.
Reflex adds leading ruggedized and radiation resistant transceiver
technology to our offering, strengthening our presence and positioning
in harsh environment fibre optic end applications.”
Karen Bomba | President – Smiths Interconnect
Welcome
Founded in 2002, Reflex Photonics is an advanced
developer of rugged, high speed optical transceiver
modules and parallel embedded optics products for
Space, Defence and Commercial Aerospace, and
Industrial applications.
The company addresses the growing market demand for high-speed, high-
reliability interconnects where high data rate communication links, low
SWaP-C as well as radiation resistance performance are required. Reflex
Photonics adds a new technology and product line to Smiths Interconnect’s
portfolio, providing customers with a wider range of solutions encompassing
multiple market segments. Reflex Photonics’ commitment for strong
performance and its focus on innovation are the perfect fit for Smiths
Interconnect’s long-term strategy to provide an increasingly wide range of
solutions encompassing multiple market segments.
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Scalable: 10 to 28 Gbps+ in
common footprint
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Radiation resistant
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Programmable / reconfigurable
(smart)
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Backplane / blind mate
interconnect
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I/O density: 48 fibres in a single
transceiver module
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Power: 100 mW/10 Gbps
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Encapsulated packaging
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-40 ºC to 100 ºC operation
@12.5 Gbps
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MIL-STD-883 shock and vibration
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Lightning, EMI & EMP immune
Performance SWaP-C Rugged
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Through Reflex Photonics, Smiths Interconnect can now offer higher bandwidth,
lower latency, and lower SWaP in differentiated high reliability applications.
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High-throughput information
satellites
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Aircraft and marine connectivity
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Very high-resolution earth
imaging relay systems
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Large strategic science projects
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Digital radars
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High performance computers
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High resolution imaging
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In-flight entertainment and
connectivity
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High resolution cameras
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Autonomous driving cars
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Media converters
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Machine vision
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High speed SEM based defect
review systems
Markets & Applications
Technology
Optical
engine
Ultra dense
packaging
Optical
interconnect
The core technology is the bevel optical fibre, allowing:
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Low-cost assembly
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Vision-assisted optical alignment
The low profile coupler and materials selection allow for parts that can be
solder reflowed or used as engines in standard optical modules.
Industrial
Defence and
Commercial Aerospace
Space
Optical interconnect within space vehicles in low-
earth orbit // Optical interconnect within space
vehicles in geostationary orbit
Optical interconnect for upgraded military aircraft
sub-systems // Active electronically scanned array
radars
Optical interconnect for high-speed, high-
bandwidth 10GigE and 40GigE cameras //
Test fleet data gathering for AI training of future
Level 5 autonomous vehicles