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Fiber Optic and Photonic Documents

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Table of Contents

Radiation Effects on Optical Fiber and Photonic Systems

Fiber Optic Reliability and Validation Assurance

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Publications & Conference Presentations

Reliability and Failure Analysis

Photonics

Reliability of Laser Diodes

Lasers for Space

Lasers and LIDAR Publications 

ESA-NASA Working Meeting on Optoelectronics for Space

NASA Parts and Packaging Program Website

NEPP Deliverables

International Conference on Space Optics

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Radiation Effects on Optical Fiber and Photonic Systems:

• NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Radiation Effects Summary Database on Commercially Available Optical Fiber, September 18, 2009.
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, Code 562 Photonics Group.
  
  
• Radiation Effects Expected for Fiber Laser/Amplifier Rare Earth Doped Optical Fiber, Survey Report, March 2004.
  Author: Melanie Ott
  
  
• Recent Photonics Activities Under the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging (NEPP) Program,
  International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE Conference Proceedings on Photonics for Space Environments VIII, Vol. 4823, 2002, 
  Authors: C. Barnes, M. Ott, A. Johnston, K. LaBel, R. Reed, C. Marshall, T. Miyahira
  
  
• Radiation Effects Data on Commercially Available Optical Fiber: Database Summary,
  Nuclear Science and Radiation Effects Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, NSREC 2002, Data Workshop Proceedings,
  Author: Melanie Ott
  
  
• Radiation Testing of Commercial off the Shelf 62.5/125/250 Micron Optical Fiber for Space Flight Environments, 
  NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Program Publication for the Electronic Radiation Characterization Project, October 2001,
  Authors: Melanie Ott, Shawn Macmurphy, Matthew Dodson
  
  
• TID Radiation Induced Attenuation Testing at 1300 nm Using ISS Requirements on Three Optical Fibers Manufactured by Lucent SFT, Internal Report to Lucent SFT (now called OFS) September 2000,
  Author: Melanie Ott.
  
  
• Electron Induced Scintillation Testing of Commercially Available Optical Fibers for Space Flight
  Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference Data Workshop Proceedings, Norfolk, Virginia, July 1999,
  Author: Melanie Ott
  
  
• Radiation Hardness of Optical Fiber 
  Presentation to the Space Parts Working Group, 1998, 
  Author: Melanie Ott.
  
  
• On the Suitability of Fiber Optic Data Links in Space Radiation Environment: A Historical Scaling Technology Perspective
  IEEE Aerospace Conference, Volume: 4 , 1998, Page(s): 421-434,
  Authors: Kenneth A. LaBel, Cheryl J. Marshall, Paul W. Marshall, Philip J. Luers, Robert A. Reed, Melanie N. Ott, Christina M. Seidleck, and Dennis J. Andrucyk
  
  
• COTS #3 Photonics, Optocoupler, Experiment on STRV-1D
  Presentation, Single Event Effects Symposium, Manhattan Beach, CA, 1998.
  Authors: Melanie Ott, Kenneth Label, Cheryl Marshall, Paul Marshall, Robert Reed, et al.

Fiber Optic Validation and Reliability Assurance:

Conference Proceedings & Presentations: 

• The Fiber Optic Subsystem Components on Express Logistics Carrier for International Space Station,  35th European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC), Symposium on Optical Space Communications, September 2009, Vienna Austria.
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, Robert Switzer, et al.
  Conference Presentation Slides

• Optical Fiber Assemblies for Space Flight from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Photonics Group,  International Symposium On Reliability Of Optoelectronics For Space (ISROS), May 14, 2009, Cagliari, Italy.
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, William Joe Thomes, Frank LaRocca, Richard Chuska, Robert Switzer, Lance Day
  Conference Presentation Slides

• Space Flight Environmental Requirements of Optoelectronic Technologies for NASA Missions & NASA Technology Needs,  International Symposium On Reliability Of Optoelectronics For Space (ISROS), May 11, 2009, Cagliari, Italy.
  Author: Melanie N. Ott

• The Optical Fiber Array Bundle Assemblies for the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter; Evaluation Lessons Learned for Flight Implementation from the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Program, Invited paper, International Conference on Space Optics, Fiber/Free Space Optics, October 2008.
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, Robert Switzer, Richard F. Chuska, Frank V. LaRocca, William Joe Thomes, Lance W. Day, Shawn L. Macmurphy
  Conference Presentation Slides

• Applications of optical fiber assemblies in harsh environments: The journey past, present, and future SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, Optical Technologies for Arming, Safing, Fuzing, and Firing IV, August 2008.
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, Frank LaRocca, William Joe Thomes, Jr., Robert Switzer, Richard Chuska, Shawn MacMurphy
  Conference Presentation Slides

• Vibration performance comparison study on current fiber optic connector technologies SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, Optical Technologies for Arming, Safing, Fuzing, and Firing IV, August 2008.
  Authors: William J. Thomes, Jr., Frank V. LaRocca, Robert C. Switzer, Melanie N. Ott, Richard F. Chuska, Shawn L. Macmurphy
  Conference Presentation Slides

• Fiber optic cable thermal preparation to ensure stable operation SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, Optical Technologies for Arming, Safing, Fuzing, and Firing IV, August 2008.
  Authors: William J. Thomes, Jr., Richard F. Chuska, Melanie N. Ott, Frank V. LaRocca, Robert C. Switzer, Shawn L. Macmurphy
  Conference Presentation Slides

• Development, qualification, and integration of the optical fiber array assemblies for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments II, August 2008.
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, Robert Switzer, Richard Chuska, Frank LaRocca, William Joe Thomes, Jr., Shawn MacMurphy
  Conference Presentation Slides

• Space Flight Optical Fiber Activities & Capabilities Presentation, International Microelectronics and Packaging Society, Military, Aerospace, Space and Homeland Security: Packaging Issues and Applications (MASH 2008), April 2008
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, William Joe Thomes, Jr., Richard Chuska, Frank LaRocca, Robert Switzer

• Qualification of a 12-Fiber Ribbon Cable for Space Flight Presentation, International Microelectronics and Packaging Society, Military, Aerospace, Space and Homeland Security: Packaging Issues and Applications (MASH 2008), April 2008
  Authors: Richard Chuska, William Joe Thomes, Jr., Melanie N. Ott, Frank LaRocca, Robert Switzer

• Optical Society of America Frontiers in Optics, Session on Space Qualification of Materials and Devices for Laser Remote Sensing Instruments I, Invited Tutorial
  by Melanie Ott, September 2007.

• Requirements Validation Testing on the 7 Fiber Array Connector/Cable Assemblies for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Invited paper, SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, Photonics Technology for Space Environments II, Vol. 6713, Aug 28, 2007.
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, Xiaodan "Linda" Jin, Frank V. LaRocca, Adam J. Matzuseski, Richard F. Chuska, Shawn L. Macmurphy

• Space Flight Qualification on a Novel Five-fiber Array Assembly for the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, Photonics Technology for Space Environments II, Vol. 6713, Aug 28, 2007.
  Authors: Xiaodan "Linda" Jin, Melanie N. Ott, Frank V. LaRocca, Richard F. Chuska, Stephen M. Schmidt, Adam J. Matzuseski, Shawn L. Macmurphy, William J. Thomes, Robert C. Switzer

• Photonic Component Qualification and Implementation Activities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Invited paper, International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference on Photonics for Space Environments XI, Photonics Technologies for Radiation Environments II, Vol. 6308, August 2006.
  Conference Presentation Slides
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, Xiaodan "Linda" Jin, Richard F. Chuska, Frank V. LaRocca, Shawn L. Macmurphy, Adam J. Matzuseski, Ronald S. Zellar, Patricia R. Friedberg, Mary C. Malenab

• Space Flight Qualification on a Multi-Fiber Ribbon Cable and Array Connector Assembly, International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference on Photonics for Space Environments XI, Photonics Technologies for Radiation Environments II, Vol. 6308, August 2006.
  Conference Presentation Slides
  Authors: Xiaodan "Linda" Jin, Melanie N. Ott, Frank V. LaRocca, Ronald M. Baker, Bianca E.N. Keeler, Patricia R. Friedberg, Richard F. Chuska, Mary C. Malenab, Shawn L. Macmurphy

• Space Flight Requirements for Fiber Optic Components; Qualification Testing and Lessons Learned, Invited paper, International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE Europe Conference on Reliability of Optical Fiber Components, Devices, Systems and Networks III, Vol. 6193, April 2006.
  Conference Presentation Slides 


Authors: Melanie N. Ott, Dr. Xiaodan "Linda" Jin, Richard Chuska, Patricia Friedberg, Mary Malenab, Adam Matzuseski
• Validation of Commercial Fiber Optic Components for Aerospace Environments, Invited paper, International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Smart Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems, Vol. 5758, March 2005.
  Conference Presentation Slides 
  Author: Melanie Ott
  
• Optical Fiber Cable Assembly Characterization for the Mercury Laser Altimeter, 
  International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE AeroSense Conference on Enabling Photonic Technologies for Aerospace Applications V, Proceedings Vol. 5104, April 2003,
  Authors: Melanie N. Ott, Marcellus Proctor, Matthew Dodson, Shawn Macmurphy, Patricia Friedberg
  Conference Presentation Slides
  
  
• Characterization of a twelve channel optical fiber, ribbon cable and MTP array connector assembly for space flight environments ,
   International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE Aerosense Conference Proceedings on Enabling Photonic Technologies for Aerospace and Applications IV, Vol. 4732, April 2002, 
  Authors: Melanie Ott, Shawn Macmurphy, Patricia Friedberg.
  
  
• Technology Validation of Optical Fiber Cables for Space Flight Environments, 
  International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE Conference on Optical Devices for Fiber Communication II, Proceedings Vol. 4216, November 8, 2000, Boston.
  Authors: Melanie Ott, Patricia Friedberg
  Conference Presentation Slides
  
  
• Characterization of Commercial Optical Fiber Cables for Space Flight Environments at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 
  Presentation, International Microelectronics and Packaging Society,  IMAPS, Advanced Technology Workshop, Washington D.C., May 24, 2000.
  Author: Melanie Ott
  
  
• Assurance of COTS Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies for Space Flight,
  Presentation, Commercialization of Military and Space Electronics Conference, Los Angeles, CA, February 10, 1999,
  Author: Melanie Ott
  
  
• Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies for Space Flight II: Thermal and Radiation Effects, 
  International Society for Optical Engineering, Conference on Photonics for Space Environments VI, SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3440, 1998,
  Author: Melanie Ott
  
  
• Twelve Channel Optical Fiber Connector Assembly: From Commercial off the Shelf to Space Flight Use  
  International Society for Optical Engineering, Conference on Photonics for Space Environments VI, SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3440, 1998,
  Author: Melanie Ott, Joy Bretthauer
  Conference Presentation Slides
  
  
• Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies for Space Flight Applications: Issues and Remedies
  American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Society of Automotive Engineers World Aviation Congress Anaheim, CA, Oct 1997, 
  Authors: Melanie Ott and Jeannette Plante
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  Conference Presentation Slides
  
  
• Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies for Space Flight II: Thermal and Radiation Effects,
  Presentation, Aerospace Electrical Interconnection System Conference, Williamsburg, VA, October 29, 1997.
   Author: Melanie Ott

Reliability and Failure Analysis:

• NESC Fiber Optic Failure Analysis Report on Optical Fiber Termini for the International Space Station 2006
   
• ISS Fiber Optic Failure Investigation Root Cause Report, 
  Internal Report to NASA HQ, International Space Station, August 2000
  Authors: ISS Fiber Root Cause Investigation Team

Photonics:

• Investigation of hermetically sealed COTS LiNbO3 Optical Modulator for Use in Laser/Lidar Space Flight Applications, SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, Photonics Technology for Space Environments II, Vol. 6713, Aug 28, 2007.
  Authors: William J. Thomes, Jr., Frank V. LaRocca, Melanie N. Ott, Xiaodan “Linda” Jin, Richard F. Chuska, Shawn L. MacMurphy, Tracee L. Jamison
   
• High Power Laser Diode Array Qualification and Guidelines for Space Flight Environments 2006
  NASA Parts and Packaging Program, 2006
   
• Sol-gel processing to form doped sol-gel monoliths inside hollow core optical fiber and sol-gel core fiber devices made thereby
  Patent number 6,445,861, Inventors: Harry Shaw, Melanie Ott, Michele Manuel, September 3, 2002.
  
  
• Fiber Laser Components, Technology Readiness Overview,
  NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Program, Electronic Parts Project Report, March 2003.
  Author: Melanie Ott

• Characterization of Integrated Fiber Optical Modulators for Space Flight,
  NASA Parts and Packaging Program Workshop Presentation, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, 2002. 
  Author: Melanie Ott
  
  
• Reliability of Optical Modulators for Space Flight Environments,
  NASA Parts and Packaging Program Report, Electronic Parts Project, IPPAQ Task Report, October 2002.
  Authors:  Melanie Ott, Juan Vela
  
  
• Lossless 1X2 Optical Switch Monolithically Integrated on a Passive Active Resonant Coupler (PARC) Platform, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 12, No. 7, July 2000, pp.840-842
  Authors:  S.S Saini, Y. Hu, F. G. Johnson, D. R. Stone, H. Shen, W. Zhou, J. Pamulapati, M. N. Ott, H. C. Shaw, M. Dagenais.
  
  
• Evaluation of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL) mounted on CVD Diamond Substrates
  NASA Parts and Packaging Program Internal Report
   Authors:  Harry Shaw, Melanie Ott, Shawn Macmurphy, Jong Kadesch, Patricia Friedberg
  
  
• Fiber Optic Data Bus Publications
  Authors:  Various
  
  
• Tailoring Cores of Optical Fibers by a Sol-Gel Method
  Authors:  Harry C. Shaw, Michele V. Manuel, Melanie N. Ott
  
  
• Capabilities and Reliability of LEDs and Laser Diodes
  What's New in Electronics, Vol. 20 N. 6, November 2000.
  (Also published in 1997 by NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Program)
   Author: Melanie Ott

High Data Rate Communications Testbed:

• High Data Rate Communications Test Bed

Qualification Standards (Outdated, use for reference purposes only):

• Draft Specification for Optical Cable, Single, Multimode Fiber, Hermetic, Loose Tube Buffer, for Space Flight Part Number XXXXX-3
  Authors: Jeannette Plante, Melanie Ott
• Draft Specification for Optical Cable, Single, Multimode Fiber, Hermetic, Tight Buffer, Single Jacket, for Space Flight Part Number XXXXX-4
  Authors: Jeannette Plante, Melanie Ott
• Draft Specification for Optical Cable, Single, Multimode Fiber, Hermetic, Tight Buffer, Single Jacket with Spacer, for Space: Flight Part Number XXXXX-5
  Authors: Jeannette Plante, Melanie Ott

Other Useful Links:

The GSFC Outgassing Database

GSFC Radiation Group Website

Go to the NASA Parts and Packaging Website

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