An intelligent fiberoptic data bus for fly-by-light applications

An active Fiberoptic Data bud compatible with MIL-STD-1553B13; which could be used for fly-by-light, stores management,13; AEW etc., on an aircraft is described. The data bus is considered intelligent because it can automatically sense which station is in the transmit mode amp; control the active interface accordingly, so that smooth flow of data takes place on the bus. The tests done on the bus to check its validity are also described. As no software is involved in the operation this could be used on any aircraft with its own software.