Expanded-Beam Fiber-Optic Connector for Rugged Environments

Oct. 14, 2024

An expanded-beam connector is well-suited for use in the outdoor broadcast industry, as well as other rugged and harsh environments.

Alix Paultre

Related To: Electronic Design

The expanded-beam fiber-optic connector from Cinch is a cost-effective, high-performance, and reliable optical link solution for use in the outdoor broadcast industry, as well as other rugged and harsh environments. The expanded beam connector series is also available in hybrid versions that combines electrical and optical technology for SMPTE cable-specific applications.

Although it can be used in some military applications, it's designed to specifically target the outdoor broadcast market. The expanded beam connector series is also available in a hybrid version, combining electrical and optical technology to target SMPTE cable-specific programs.

Termination uses an epoxy-polish ferrule termination process with standard fiber-optic termination tools and equipment, with the ferrules inserted into the expanded beam housing and fixed in place via a spring and cover-plate.

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.