美国空军认为,光子设备是21世纪武器系统电子设备的后继者,它正沿着三条平行道路发展,但发展速度不一定相同。领头的是光纤数据分配网络,它将电子信号转为光子流,以便在飞机装载的系统内进行大容量可靠的信息传输。其次是模拟式光学设备,用以代替像雷达 The U.S. Air Force believes that photonics equipment is the successor to 21st-century weapon system electronic equipment. It is developing along three parallel roads but not necessarily at the same rate. Led by fiber optic data distribution networks, it converts electrical signals into photonic streams for large, reliable information transfer in aircraft-loaded systems. Followed by analog optical equipment to replace the radar