| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M23571/01 |
| Title: |
PHOTONIC NETWORKS FOR AVIONICS (PHONAV) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Marsh, Professor JH |
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| Department: |
Electronics and Electrical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Glasgow |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 March 1998 |
Ends: |
28 February 2001 |
Value (£): |
173,757
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| Multimedia |
Networks & Distributed Systems |
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The drive within the aerospace industry for improved performance and higher reliability has highlighted photonics as potentially a major asset in a wide range of future avionics systems. In trying to meet the future needs on on-board networking, it is envisaged that electrical communications will suffer from problems of bandwidth and reconfigurability, becoming one of the primary drivers for optical implementations in addition to weight and freedom from electromagnetic interference. The full potential of photonics in aerospace data transmissions has not been investigated and scope exists for significant innovation and development. It is the aim of this project to investigate the long term applications offered by optical networking with a view to providing end-to-end photonic data handling, representing the first study on the utilisation of higher level photonic network concepts and components to meet the unique requirements of aerospace. Three areas of activity can be identified corresponding to network studies, device studies, culminating in the assembly in simple demonstrations of device and subsystem functionality under aerospace operating conditions. The studies will be undertaken by two established university groups with complementary expertise, supported by key industrial companies from the aerospace sector.
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http://www.gla.ac.uk |