SAE AIR5271A

A Guideline for Application of High-Density Fiber Optic Interconnects to Aerospace Platforms (Stabilized: Jul 2022)

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SAE AIR5271A – A Guideline for Application of High-Density Fiber Optic Interconnects to Aerospace Platforms (Stabilized: Jul 2022)

This SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR5271) covers the basic attributes of a second-generation robust reliable high-density fiber optic interconnect system for aerospace applications. The intent is to take advantage of recent commercial developments in materials components and manufacturing methods to develop rugged high-density fiber optic interconnects optimized for aerospace and automotive applications which can accommodate a variety of optical fiber waveguide types. These waveguide types include single mode and multi-mode glass/glass fibers and waveguides plastic clad silica fibers and waveguides and all polymer fibers and waveguides. This second generation interconnect system should represent a dramatic improvement over first generation. The cable should be extremely robust eliminating any concerns over cable damage or fiber breakage in an aerospace environment.