SPACELINK

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TRANSCEIVERS FOR SATELLITE
OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

SPACELINK is a 3-year HORIZON-SPACE project which aims to deliver the end-to-end design, manufacturing and evaluation of two optical transceiver types :

    • VCSEL OTRx for optical interconnects 
    • ePIC (electronic-photonic IC) OTRx for coherent free-space lasercom links

The project targets the demonstration of OTRx devices at TRL 7 through module-level reliability testing and deployment – demonstration within representative systems.

We aim to establish the first European supply chain of hi-rel optical transceivers, removing dependency barriers and securing Europe’s digital sovereignty. SPACELINK invests in cutting-edge manufacturing technologies accessible within Europe including: SiGe BiCMOS electronics, monolithic electronic/photonic integration, 3D polymer micro-optics & hi-rel O/E assembly.

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS

VCSEL OTRx

SPACELINK develops 100 Gb/s VCSEL Optical Transceivers for spaceborne optical interconnects. Applications: regenerative payloads, active antennas & on-board digital processors.

FREE-SPACE LASERCOM LINKS

ePIC OTRx

SPACELINK develops 200 Gb/s coherent modulators and receivers relying on photonic-BiCMOS monolithic integration. Applications: optical inter-satellite links, satellite-to-ground downlinks & optical feeder links.