GD200 Gigabit Detector
AAC Clyde Space
High-speed gigabit optical detector for small satellites enabling fast inter-satellite or satellite-to-ground optical communication links.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.12 kg
- Power
- 3 W
- Largest dimension
- 90 mm
- Data rate
- 1,000 Mbps
- TRL
- 7
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Data rate
- Up to 1 Gbps
- Detector type
- Avalanche Photodiode (APD)
- Wavelength range
- 800-1600 nm
- Sensitivity
- -35 dBm min
- Bandwidth
- >1 GHz
- Interface
- SpaceWire / LVDS
- Supply voltage
- 3.3 V / 5 V
- Power consumption
- ~3 W
- Operating temperature
- -40°C to +85°C
- Storage temperature
- -55°C to +100°C
- Mass
- ~120 g
- Dimensions
- ~90 x 90 x 20 mm
- Radiation tolerance
- 10 KRad
- TRL level
- 7
- Bit error rate (BER)
- <10⁻⁹
- Field of view (RX)
- Configurable (depends on optics)
- Optical connector
- FC/APC or SMA (fiber)
- Clock recovery
- Integrated CDR
- Output format
- NRZ serial data
- Apd bias voltage
- 20-100 V (auto-controlled)
- Gain control
- Automatic (AGC)
- Dark current
- <10 nA at operating bias
- Responsivity
- >0.8 A/W at 1064 nm
- Eye diagram compliance
- IEEE 802.3ae
- ESD protection
- Yes
- Vacuum compatible
- Yes
- Outgassing compliance
- ECSS-Q-70-02
- Shock tolerance
- 500 g, 0.5 ms
- Vibration qualification
- ECSS-E-10-03
About
The GD200 is a Gigabit Detector from AAC Hyperion designed for optical data link applications in small satellites. It supports high-speed data reception for inter-satellite links (ISL) and satellite-to-ground optical communication. The GD200 uses avalanche photodiode (APD) technology for high sensitivity and integrates transimpedance amplifier (TIA) circuits for high-speed operation. Compatible with standard CubeSat and small satellite platforms via SpaceWire or LVDS interfaces.
Documentation
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