Title :
Extended temperature range FlightGuide™ optical fiber cable
Author_Institution :
Photonics Div., OFS Specialty, Avon, CT, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. OFS Specialty Photonics Division (OFS) has supplied FlightGuide™ optical fiber cable for military and commercial aircraft for over 20 years. FlightGuide™ cable has performed successfully for many U.S. military avionic systems including the F-16, F/A-22, Blackhawk (and former Comanche) helicopter, and Rockwell Collins HF9000 radio systems. The current FlightGuide™ cable design with a 100/140 μm graded-index fiber has an operating temperature range of-55°C to +165°C. This design has been modified to operate at an expanded temperature range of -100°C to +200°C. Data from an EDX analysis is presented to show that no silicone residue is left on the polyimide coating after mechanical stripping of the silicone along with attenuation data over the temperature range from -65°C to +170°C. A plan to further improve this design by providing a hermetic carbon coating on the optical fiber is discussed.
Keywords :
gradient index optics; military avionics; optical cables; -100 to 200 C; -55 to 165 C; -65 to 170 C; carbon coating; extended temperature range FlightGuide™ optical fiber cable; graded-index fiber; military avionic systems; Aerospace electronics; Coatings; Helicopters; Military aircraft; Optical attenuators; Optical design; Optical fiber cables; Photonics; Polyimides; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2005. IEEE Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9111-X
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2005.1514148
