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Optical Fiber Cable Assembly Characterization for the (2003)
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@MISC{Altimeter03opticalfiber,
author = {Mercury Laser Altimeter and Melanie N. Ott *a and Marcellus Proctor B and Matthew Dodson A and Shawn Macmurphy A},
title = {Optical Fiber Cable Assembly Characterization for the},
year = {2003}
}
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Abstract
For the space flight mission MESSENGER, the Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) instrument required highly reliable optical fiber assemblies for the beam delivery system. A custom assembly was designed based on commercially available technologies to accommodate the requirements for the mission. Presented here are the results of environmental testing the MLA optical fiber assemblies. These assemblies consisted of W.L.Gore FLEX-LITE cable with 200 micron core Polymicro Technologies optical fiber and the Diamond AVIMS connector kits. The assemblies were terminated to the NASA-STD-8739.5 in the Code 562 Advanced Photonics Interconnection Manufacturing Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The technology validation methods that were used to characterize these assemblies for usage in a space flight environment have been established and well documented.[1-4] Only the tests that are known to bring out the failure modes typical to optical fiber assemblies have been performed to assess the ability of these assemblies to withstand the environmental parameters that have been established for Mercury Laser Altimeter.
Keyphrases
optical fiber cable assembly characterization mercury laser altimeter beam delivery system environmental parameter reliable optical fiber assembly custom assembly advanced photonics interconnection manufacturing laboratory optical fiber assembly space flight environment mla optical fiber assembly nasa goddard space flight center flex-lite cable diamond avims connector kit space flight mission messenger technology validation method available technology
