IGIC has produced the only available market research study devoted to Military
and Aerospace Fiber Optics in Avionic Systems. The report includes both
military and commercial aircraft including fighter aircraft, transport
aircraft, UAVs and commercial aircraft. IGIC estimates the total fiber optic
market for these two markets at $306 million in 2009, growing to $703 million
in 2013. This increase in total market is due to a number of factors including
greater acceptance of this new technology driven by the rapid acceptance and
developments in the telecommunications field. Other factors include the need
to reduce size and weight, the need for higher bandwidth, and the opening of
the UAV market. Despite the desire to use more fiber in aircraft, specific
military and aerospace requirements present major barriers. These include the
unavailability of COTS, lack of hardened components for the military and
aerospace environment, available test and maintenance procedures and the
availability of low cost, easy to use test and measurement equipment.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Approach
3. History of Fiber Optics in Avionics for Military and Commercial Aircraft
4. Advantages of Fiber Optics over Existing Copper Media
5. Present Fiber Optics in Aircraft
6. Potential weight savings using fiber optics in aircraft
7. Special Characteristics of Aircraft Wiring
8. Military and Commercial Systems that Have Fiber Optic Data Links Installed
9. Fiber Optics in Commercial Aircraft
Fibers used
Protocols
JEDEC
10. Forecasts of Military and Commercial Aircraft and Fiber Optics Markets
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Fighter aircraft
10.2.1 Fiber optics market in fighter aircraft
10.2.2 Major purchases of fiber optics for fighter aircraft
10.2.3 Fiber-optic components for fighter aircraft
10.3 Military transports
10.3.1 Fiber optics in military transports
10.4 Commercial aircraft
10.4.1 Fiber optics in commercial aircraft
10.5 Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
10.5.1 Fiber optics UAV market
10.6 Summary of the market for fiber optics in avionics
11. Technology trends for fiber optics in avionics WDM-LAN
WDM-LAN
Plastic Optical Fibers
12. Avionics fiber optics standards
Military /space
Commercial
ARINC
SAE
JEDEC
List of Figures
1. Introduction
2. Approach
3. History of Fiber Optics in Avionics for Military and Commercial Aircraft
4. Advantages of Fiber Optics on Existing Copper Media and Trends in
Aircraft Construction
5. Present Fiber Optics in Aircraft
6. Potential weight savings using fiber optics in aircraft
7. Special Characteristics of Aircraft Wiring
8. Military and Commercial Systems that Have Fiber Optic Data Links
Installed
9. Fiber Optics in Commercial Aircraft
10. Market for Fiber Optics in Aircraft (Military and Commercial)
11. Market for Test and Measurement Fiber Optics
12. Technology trends for fiber optics in avionics
13. Avionics fiber optics standards
Military /space
Commercial
ARINC
SAE
JEDEC
Military & Aerospace Fiber Optics Market Report Series Vol. 3 - Market for Fiber Optic Test & Measurement Equipment for Avionic Systems published by Information Gatekeepers Inc. in March 1, 2012. This report price starts from US $ 1995.
