U.S. Military Migrating to Stratos Optical Fiber Optic Connectors for Communications Applications
November 20 2006 - 7:06PM
PR Newswire (US)
- New Stratos Optical TFOCA-to-Expanded Beam adaptors allow use of
advanced Expanded Beam optical technology on existing deployed
equipment - CHICAGO, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stratos
Optical Technologies, a leader in fiberoptic system solutions for
military applications, has announced that certain elements of the
U.S. Armed Forces will be purchasing the company's HMA series
fiberoptic Expanded Beam (EB) connectors to link tactical optical
communications cables in the battlefield. A critical element
leading to these decisions was the ability to interface the new
Stratos HMA optical connectors with existing TFOCA and TFOCAII
connectors via the use of the patent-pending, inter-series
TFOCA-to-HMA Expanded Beam adaptors. With these low loss ruggedized
compact adaptors, Stratos' HMA Expanded Beam connector series is
now compatible with TFOCA and TFOCAII(R) technology, the legacy
standards used by Army and Marine Corp elements of the US military
for battlefield communications. Although an excellent solution in
many applications, the legacy physical contact (PC) optical mating
conventions intrinsic to TFOCAII connector technologies, for
example, are problematic in tactical harsh environments. By
offering a migration solution from TFOCAII to Expanded Beam, the
Stratos products bring to US battlefield operations the performance
and reliability benefits of the Expanded Beam technology that
Stratos pioneered for harsh environments. After a relatively low
number of mating cycles, TFOCA connectors must be serviced or
replaced due to performance degradation as a result of ferrule
surface imperfections and/or contamination. In contrast, the
optical lens system of the HMA connector series provides immunity
from water, mud, dust, oil and other contaminants that can damage
the fiber end-face of TFOCA connectors. Further, the easy-to-use
and easy-to-install HMA Expanded Beam series can be installed and
repaired in the field with limited training for a rapid and real
time upgrade. A single part number for the entire adapter unit
(connector, backshell, termini, dust cap w/lanyard) simplifies
purchasing for users and enables a complete interconnect solution.
One of the appealing characteristics of Expanded Beam technology is
that the optical fiber is fully enclosed and sealed behind a
hard-coated lens. The lens is a highly ruggedized non-contact
connection interface. The expanded light transmission is less
sensitive to mechanical misalignments and end-face contamination
common in tactical deployments. Inherently resilient to
environmental abuse, the HMA Expanded Beam connector lens can be
easily cleaned with the wipe of a cloth, reconnected, and the
optical communication link quickly restored. The hermaphroditic
design allows simple, rapid rigging and daisy chaining of
deployment. The HMA Expanded Beam series of connectors and their
related HMA-to-TFOCA or TFOCAII adaptors (two separate adaptors)
are currently available. For price and delivery quotations, contact
Product Manager Dave Mullen, . Product specification sheets are
available through the website at http://www.stratosoptical.com/ .
(R)TFOCA-II is a registered trademark of Fiber Systems
International About Stratos International - Connecting the Worlds
of Copper and Fiber Stratos International (NASDAQ:STLW) includes
the Trompeter, Stratos Optical Technologies and Semflex brands.
These brands include a unique collective capability in the design
and manufacture of copper RF/microwave interconnects and fiberoptic
subsystems, components and connectors used by telecom/datacom,
industrial, military/aerospace, and HDTV broadcast video customers
worldwide. Stratos Optical Technologies has a rich history of
optical and mechanical packaging expertise and pioneered several
optical technologies using innovative form-factors for
telecom/datacom and harsh environment applications. Today, Stratos
Optical Technologies offers specialized product groups for fiber
transport of HDTV video, FTTH provisioning, and harsh environment
mil/aero communications. The company has a strong IP portfolio of
more than 100 patents. Stratos Optical Technologies has offices in
Chicago, IL and Haverhill, United Kingdom. For more information
call 800.323.6858 or visit the company website at
http://www.stratoslightwave.com/ . Stratos International shares
trade on the Nasdaq market under the symbol STLW. The company
headquarters is located in Chicago, IL. For more information call
800.323.6858 or visit the company website at
http://www.stratosintl.com/ . DATASOURCE: Stratos International,
Inc. CONTACT: Dale Reed, Senior VP Sales & Marketing, Stratos
International, Inc., +1-805-551-0530, or Web site:
http://www.stratosoptical.com/ http://www.stratosintl.com/
http://www.stratoslightwave.com/
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