ERA is engaged in the design and fabrication of optoelectronic components, with particular emphasis on the interface between optical links & electronics circuitry.

ERA is in the forefront of the design and manufacture of the ultra wideband amplifiers used as drivers in long haul terrestrial and undersea optical communications networks operating at 2.5 Gbps, 10/12.5 Gbps and 20 Gbps. Several of the designs have been licensed to volume manufacturers and suppliers of optical components.

A recent development highlighted the performance improvements obtained by integrating the driver and optical modulator in a common housing, yielding improved eye diagram performance and lower power consumption, size and weight. Other studies have considered alternative transmission and modulation schemes, which would enable faster and more reliable communication over existing systems using most of the existing infrastructure.

ERA is also involved in developing local distributed wideband microwave wireless systems, using optical fibres and local transmitters to convert optical signals directly to radio frequencies prior to transmission. This enables each transmitter station to be used simultaneously for a multitude of different wireless applications, reducing infrastructure costs and providing additional security.

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