For most data and telecom fiber optic applications the physical contact (PC) concept is preferred for all indoor and even some outdoor applications. But when these connectors are subjected to a harsh environment, the performance of standard PC connectors has proven unreliable in many applications due to their sensitivity to contamination. The subject for this paper is the design of a small form factor expanded beam (EB) fiber optic contact pair suited for operation in a challenging environment. The contacts conform to the dimensional envelope of MIL-PRF-29504/4/5D and employ a separable lens unit design which provides the option for field-installable terminations. The EB concept typically exhibits a higher loss than the PC connection, but preliminary results of the new design indicate that the size 16 termini pair using 1.25mm lenses and ferrules yields a very good loss performance.
Fiber Optic Expanded Beam Size 16 Termini
Sae Int. J. Aerosp
SAE 2012 Aerospace Electronics and Avionics Systems Conference ; 2012
Sae International Journal of Aerospace ; 5 , 1 ; 206-213
2012-10-22
8 pages
Conference paper
English
Fiber Optic Expanded Beam Size 16 Termini
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