CORRECTING & REPLACING New 3M™ Expanded Beam Ferrule & Connector System Revolutionizes Optical Interconnect for Next Genera...
March 21 2019 - 1:41PM
Business Wire
3M’s new optical interconnect system expands
the possibilities of fiber optic connector design
Headline of release dated March 5, 2019, should read: New 3M™
Expanded Beam Ferrule and Connector System Revolutionizes Optical
Interconnect for Next Generation Data Centers (instead of New 3M™
Expanded Beam Ferrule and Connector System Allows Data Center
Engineers to Connect with Confidence).
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The corrected release reads:
NEW 3M™ EXPANDED BEAM FERRULE AND CONNECTOR
SYSTEM REVOLUTIONIZES OPTICAL INTERCONNECT FOR NEXT GENERATION DATA
CENTERS
3M’s new optical interconnect system expands
the possibilities of fiber optic connector design
OFC Conference, Booth 1814 – The new 3M™ Expanded Beam
Optical Connector System is engineered as a high-performance,
cost-effective and scalable single mode and multimode interconnect
system for data center applications. A first-of-its-kind, the
revolutionary expanded beam ferrule and connector system challenges
the status quo of optical interconnect and is designed to enable
the industry to meet next generation data center demands.
Fiber optic expanded beam interconnect designed to deliver
leading edge performance, reduce sensitivity to dust and lower
total cost of ownership.
“We’ve reimagined fiber optic connectors,” said Nick Stacey,
Ph.D., global laboratory manager at 3M. “Our ferrule and connector
technology are designed to reduce cleaning requirements, to provide
design flexibility and to enable the performance necessary for next
generation optical deployment.”
The 3M™ Expanded Beam Optical Ferrule uses a non-contact optical
coupling in contrast to the more traditional physical contact
methods. Together with the connector design, this helps to provide
reduced sensitivity to dust, helping maintain signal integrity, and
reducing the need for, and cost of, maintenance and cleaning.
It is available in single mode (1310 nm) and multimode (850 nm)
versions. In single mode, insertion loss specification is <0.70
dB, and return loss is >55 dB. In multimode, insertion loss
specification is <0.30 dB, and return loss is >25 dB. The
configurable and scalable connector design can accommodate anywhere
from 12 fibers to 192 fibers. The simple, but robust hermaphroditic
component geometry design, with low part count, can be mated and
re-mated reliably with a simple LC-style latch. The performance
enables architects and engineers to deploy the technology in
multilink data center applications.
Collaborating with inspection tool providers – creating an
ecosystem that will enable scalable deployment
3M is developing an ecosystem for its Expanded Beam Optical
Connector System. 3M is announcing its collaboration with
inspection tool providers EXFO and Sumix, who are developing
adapters for their tools, inspection images and pass or fail
criteria for 3M connectors.
You can learn more about the 3M™ Expanded Beam Optical Connector
at Booth #1814 at the OFC Conference. A live application
demonstration will be available, as well as collaborative demos
with EXFO (Booth #2801) and Sumix (Booth #2746). You can also visit
www.3M.com/opticalinterconnect for more information.
About 3M
At 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to improve lives
daily. With $32 billion in sales, our 91,000 employees connect with
customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M’s creative
solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M
or @3MNews.
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