Altera to Develop Reconfigurable Coherent Optical Communications Modem Prototype for DIU RAZORBAC Program
Development effort advances adaptive optical networking technologies for resilient multi-domain communications
Altera, the industry’s largest pure-play FPGA solutions provider, today announced it is working with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to advance the development of a highly reconfigurable coherent Free Space Optics (FSO) modem prototype for the Resilient Adaptive Zero-latency Optical Relay for Broadband All-domain Communications (RAZORBAC) program. The effort builds upon prior Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) initiatives and represents an important step toward advancing next-generation secure communications infrastructure for space and multi-domain operations.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260526192932/en/ The DIU's RAZORBAC program represents an important step toward advancing next-generation secure communications infrastructure for space and multi-domain operations.
The RAZORBAC program is focused on enabling resilient, high-bandwidth optical networks that can dynamically adapt to evolving mission requirements across space, air, and ground environments. As part of the initiative, Altera will contribute Agilex® FPGA-based technologies and advanced packaging expertise to support development of a reconfigurable Multi-Chip Package (MCP) prototype capable of performing coherent FSO modem functions.
