5 Design Tips For Optical Electronics For Aerospace Systems
                     5 Design Tips For Optical Electronics For 
Aerospace Systems
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Tip #1: Performing Thermal Analysis
First, you need to understand the kind of 
environment you will be deploying your board. 
Once you know the environmental elements, test 
and analyze your board to see if it can withstand 
that environment. Bear in mind the temperature 
variations. Once you accomplish that, proceed to 
add electro-thermal simulation for the layouts of 
the board before you start fabrication. 
Remember, it is vital to keep in mind the thermal 
distribution and dissipation during the 
manufacturing process.
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Tip #2: Use Parameter-Based Material 
Selection
While selecting the board materials, what do you 
consider? What qualities are most desirable? 
These should be your guiding questions. You need 
to get board materials based on thermal and 
mechanical parameters. This will ensure these 
boards can withstand the temperatures, pressure 
differences, and challenges in space.
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Tip #3: Establish Perfect PTH Fill And Soldering 
Quality
The contract manufacturer you choose for the 
optical design manufacturing should be able 
to apply good quality control during the 
assembling process. This is to avoid outgassing 
which is usually a result of releasing trapped gas. 
The solder connections on the circuit boards are 
the potential areas where trapped gas exists.
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Tip #4: Ensure proper Packaging And Clean 
Boards
What’s next after manufacturing? First, it is 
essential that the boards remain clean and 
properly stored. This is to avoid any form of 
contamination. To achieve this, you can clean and 
coat the panels and conduct the optical 
electronics systems assembly in a clean room. If 
you have boards that have been in storage for a 
long time and need to go for deployment, it is 
best to bake them to get rid of any dirt.
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Tip #5: Use Radiation Hardening 
Techniques
You may be wondering, why use radiation 
hardening? Well, depending on the susceptibility 
of your board system, it is essential to apply for 
shielding or redundancy. This gives your optical 
electronics board system the strength to 
withstand the extreme pressures the boards will 
get exposed to.
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