Title :
Microbending of Optical Fiber Cables in Aerospace Environments
Author :
Hardy, Douglas A.
Author_Institution :
W. L. Gore & Associates, Newark, DE
Abstract :
Historically, coaxial and shielded twisted pair cables have found widespread usage for high frequency data transmission within satellites, military systems, and avionics applications. As data rates continue to increase, copper-based cable transmission is reaching its practical limit, and out of necessity system designers are implementing optic-based systems. To meet performance objectives, system designers need to understand the behavior of fiber optic cable assemblies in harsh environments
Keywords :
avionics; military systems; optical cables; aerospace environments; avionics applications; copper cable transmission; high frequency data transmission; microbending; military systems; optic systems; optical fiber cable assembly; satellites; Aerospace materials; Coatings; Communication cables; Glass; Optical buffering; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2006. IEEE Conference
Conference_Location :
Annapolis, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0408-8
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2006.1707509
