FiberQuad Ruggedized Quadrax Contacts

Amphenol provides a high performance ruggedized Quadrax contact, known as FiberQuad, that embeds a fiber optic transmitter or receiver within the contact itself, along with the support electronics to provide a plug-and-play solution to our
customers.

The contact is flexible enough to be a transmitter or receiver, support many wavelengths and modes, and support multiple protocols, including those which encoded and  pathological. The contact fits within a standard Quadrax contact and can be installed in plugs and receptacles meant for Amphenol Quadrax 38999 connectors.

• Each Quadrax contact can contain a fiber optic transmitter or receiver
• Support for speeds up to 28.05 Gbps
• Support for 1300nm multi-mode (for legacy protocols such as 100-Base-FX), 1310nm singlemode, and 850nm multi-mode wavelengths
• Support for encoded data as well as pathological data
• Each contact can be installed in any Amphenol Quadrax 38999 Connector
• Onboard diagnostics and control
• Operating temperature: -40°C to +85°C 
• Storage temperature: -55°C to +100°C for 10G parts
• TX_DIS and RX_LOS pins
• Support for low outgassing requirements