Molex Introduces Expanded Reinforced Cable Assembly

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Molex Corporation announced on May 20, 2014 that it has expanded its ruggedized fiber optic cable assemblies to provide high-reliability interconnect products for demanding environments, including aerospace and defense tactical communications, secure communications, live broadcast, petrochemical plants, mining And the marine system. These very rugged and easy to use connectors require minimal cleaning and provide repeatable and error-free optical transmission. They are also able to withstand thousands of plug-in cycles and are designed for field installation and repair to minimize maintenance downtime.

These connectors use a lens to expand and calibrate the light emitted from the fiber through a sealed connector interface. Since the enlarged and calibrated beam has a much larger effective area than the original fiber core, data transmission is caused by dirt and debris particles. Interrupts are less sensitive and can be aligned more efficiently between the two connectors.

Mark Matus, global product manager at Molex, said: "The downtime is unacceptable in critical applications, but in harsh environments, impurities such as dirt, dust, dirt, moisture and oil can contaminate traditional optical interconnect products. , causing system failures that require trained technicians to clean with specialized tools, solvents, and materials to restore optimal performance. Our expanded fiber optic components provide reliable and repeatable optical performance because of these contaminations It is less sensitive and can be easily cleaned on site using simple methods such as cloth and any convenient cleaning solution."

These fiber optic cable assemblies have a number of 2 and 4 fibers for a multi-channel optical interface. The contactless lens interface reduces connector failure by preventing dust from being inserted or damaged during insertion or handling. The stainless steel housing option is suitable for use in highly corrosive environments, and all components meet the MIL-DTL-83526 /20 and /21 standards to ensure high performance and robust communication links and are compatible with other similar products in the market.