GORE® Aerospace Fiber Optic Cables Data Sheet
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GORE Aerospace Fiber Optic Cable ™ 1.2mm Simplex Executive Summary W. L. Gore and Associates, Inc. provides high performance ber optic cables and assemblies for military and aerospace application. Traditional ber optic cable materials affect the wellknown optical stability of a bare ber. The GORE™ Fiber Optic Cable product line is differentiated from traditional ber optic cable by a patented expanded PTFE buffer system that effectively decouples the optical ber from other cable elements. As a result, optical performance of a Gore cable closely approximates that of a bare optical ber, even under mechanical or thermal stresses. This differentiating technology is common to all of GORE™ Fiber Optic Cable products: ribbon interconnects, high strength tether cables, hybrid round cables, and simplex cables. Figure 1 Optical Power Output After Thermal Cycling of Gore FON 1008 Versus Competition Output Power (microwatts) Wide temperature range from –55°C to +150°C Reduced thermally induced attenuation changes Reduced thermally induced phase changes Reduced bend sensitivity Shock and vibration resistant Accepts standard aerospace connectors Testing per EIA/TIA-455 and DOD-STD-1678 ISO 9001 certied facility Kevlar® aramid strength member Fluoropolymer jackets Performance Space and military optical systems require proven components that will provide consistent performance in severe thermal and environmental conditions. Unpredictable component performance can adversely affect overall system performance. GORE™ 1.2mm Simplex Cable has demonstrated stable optical performance when subjected to vibration, mechanical shock, tension, and temperature extremes. As a result, the GORE™ 1.2mm Simplex Cable is the rst and only single mode cable qualied for spaceight use. Number of Thermal Cycles

1.2mm Simplex Options Core/Cladding/ Coating (μm) Carbon Layer (Hermetic) Operating Wavelength Single mode Multimode Graded Index Multimode Graded Index Single mode Core Type Single mode Multimode Graded Index Single mode Single mode Single mode Design Characteristics The GORE™ 1.2mm Simplex Cable design has found usage in a variety of demanding applications. Within the product line, products incorporate different optical bers but have a common design utilizing the expanded PTFE buffer, extruded jackets, and a high strength braid. The product line has expanded over the years to include the...

Single Mode Performance Until now, single mode cable has presented a special challenge for system integrators and designers. Single mode ber optic cable has much higher bandwidth than multimode ber optic cable but is more sensitive to bending losses that can affect system performance. As temperature changes, bending losses can be induced by coefcient of expansion mismatches between cable layers. High attenuation due to cable shrinkage after thermal cycling is one example of this effect. Further. cable routing can induce bending losses if the ber is not adequately buffered and outer cable...

GORE Aerospace Fiber Optic Cable ™ KEVLAR is a registered trademark of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. North America 1 (800) 445-GORE (4673) More international phone numbers can be found at gore.com/phone GORE and designs are trademarks of W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ©2006 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.