The European Space Agency Tender

"objective:the Objective Of The Activity Is To Develop And Test An In-orbit Reconfigurable On-board Transceiver Supporting Multiple Optical Waveforms On A Single Wavelength For Intersatellite Optical Links. The Transceiver's Modem And Photonic Front-end Will Enable Data Rates Ranging From 2.5 Gbps To 25 Gbps Reachable Using Distinct Standards Or Waveforms (in Modulation And Coding).targeted Improvements:to Obtain Capability To Connect Commercial Or Governmental Constellations Using Optical Intersatellite Link (oisl) Operating With Different Waveforms Specifications/standards. In-orbit Reconfigurable Optical Modem Able To Accommodate Current 2.5 To 25 Gbps And Future Optical Waveforms Up To 100 Gbps.description:several Providers Of Space Optical Transceivers Exist In Europe. Those Transceivers Are Either Already Commercially Available Or Under Development (including In Some Cases Leveraging The Most Advanced Optical Modulation Formats Capable Of Reaching 100 Gbps) For Future European And Non-european Constellation Programmes. The Development Of An In-orbit Reconfigurable Transceiver Is Therefore Instrumental To Provide Interoperability And Flexible Services Tothe New Constellations. This Activity Aims At Preparing The Development Of A Transceiver That Can Be Reconfigured In-orbit To Provide Access Across Different Standards. This Activity Will Investigate The Architectural Design Options Of Such A Transceiver Which Should Be Composed Of A Photonic Chip (analogue Front-end), An Analogue-digital Conversion Stage And The Digital Signal Processing Associated To The Selected Waveforms. The Key Aspects To Be Considered Are Limited Size, Weight And Power Consumption And In-orbit Reconfigurability. Additionally, The Ability To, In The Future, Scale Up The Architecture And Rapidly Adapt The Transceiver Design To Support New Waveforms Will Be Determined By Identifying Development Paths To Reach 100 Gbps." Disclaimer : Closing date mentioned is an assumption date, Please contact the tendering authority to get exact closing date.