Connectors take fibre optics to harsh environments
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ITT Interconnect Solutions product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Mar 10, 2004
ITT Industries, Cannon is announcing a new line of harsh environment connectors for its innovative PHD multi-channel optical interconnects system.
ITT Industries, Cannon is announcing a new line of harsh environment connectors for its innovative PHD multi-channel optical interconnects system.
These new connectors are designed specifically for military, avionics and industrial applications where optimal performance is required in the most severe conditions.
The PHD system offers the lowest insertion loss of any multi-channel fibre optic connector currently available.
It is a scalable design solution that can be easily modified for a broad range of applications.
The expanded PHD system includes the environmentally sealed PHD 38999 for military and avionics applications and the Poseidon TM PHD for industrial and other commercial applications.
"These new PHD products are truly future-proofed," said Jay Betker, Cannon's director of business development and engineering, fiber optic products.
"No matter what your application, the PHD system can accommodate your optical performance requirements.
"It also accepts a large variety of fibre types, such as single mode, multi-mode and even plastic fibre".
Cannon's Poseidon PHD products became part of the original PHD system introduced earlier in 2002 to provide an advanced high-density/high performance solution for next-generation high bandwidth communications systems and data communications equipment.
Betker said that the PHD 38999 system is "the most cost efficient military grade optical connector on the market today".
Metallic shell material options include nickel-plated aluminium, cadmium-plated aluminium, anodized aluminium, stainless steel and speciality alloys.
The Poseidon PHD system for industrial applications provides a sealed, ergonomic multi-channel optical solution that is ideal for such applications as industrial controls, robotics and factory automation.
Poseidon PHD is compact in size and is available in composite plastic or metallic shell material options.
Both products utilise Cannon's high performance ceramic ferrule technology that is at the heart of the PHD system.
The PHD terminus system can deliver optical performance, matching or exceeding tuned LC performance with either multi-mode or single mode fibre.
Betker added, "with the introduction of PHD 38999 and Poseidon PHD, Cannon can now offer a high density/high performance optical interconnect solution to virtually all markets where fibre optics is utilized".
Products are available with optical channel counts ranging from a single channel up to 72 channel, in shell sizes from 11 to 25 and in either jam-nut or flange mount configurations.
"As the future of electronics moves to higher bandwidth and ever faster networking technologies, manufacturers are looking for new and innovative approaches to fibre optic connectivity," said Betker.
"The PHD system is one of the most important new products developed by Cannon in recent years because it gives our customers and end users a powerful optical edge in connectivity.
"It is designed to be the solution of choice for multi-channel optical interconnects, now and for the future.".
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