FiberQuad Ruggedized Quadrax Contacts

Contact:
Description:
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.
Features & Benefits:
Each Quadrax contact can contain a fiber optic transmitter or receiver
- Support for speeds up to 10.3125 Gbps
- Support for 1300 multi-mode (for legacy protocols such as 100-Base-FX), 1310nm single-mode, 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 temperatures: -40C to +85C
- Transmit enable pin for transmitters
- Loss of signal pin for receivers
Supported Protocols
- Ethernet
- Fibre Channel
- ARINC-818
- PCI-Express
- Infiniband
- SDI / HD-SDI / 3G-HD-SDI
- Many others
Part Number List
4.25 Gbps Fiber Quad Specs, Pinouts, Dimensions
10.3125 Gbps Fiber Quad Specs, Pinouts, Dimensions
FiberQuad Connector examples