Optical fiber cable assembly characterization for the Mercury Laser Altimeter

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5104, Issue , 2003, Pages 96-106

  Ott, Melanie N ^a   Proctor, Marcellus ^a   Dodson, Matthew ^a   Macmurphy, Shawn ^a   Friedberg, Patricia ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assemblies; Characterization; Connector; Diamond; Environmental; Optical fiber; Radiation; Spaceflight

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; LASER ACCESSORIES; OPTICAL CABLES; RADIATION; SPACE FLIGHT;

MERCURY LASER ALTIMETER;

SPACE APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0344513368     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.485865     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (12)

1. Melanie N. Ott, Jeannette Plante, Jack Shaw, M. Ann Garrison-Darrin, "Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies for Space Flight Applications: Issues and Remedies," Paper 975592 SAE/AIAA 1997 World Aviation Congress, October 13-16, Anaheim, CA.
2. Melanie N. Ott, "Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies for Space Flight II: Thermal and Radiation Effects," Photonics For Space Environments VI, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 3440, 1998, pages 37-46.
3. Melanie N. Ott, Patricia Friedberg, "Technology validation of optical fiber cables for space flight environments," Optical Devices for Fiber Communication II, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4216, 2001, pages206-217.
4. Melanie Ott, "Assurance of COTS Fiber Optics Cable Assemblies for Space Flight," Presentation to the Electronic Components for the Commercialization of Military and Space Systems Conference, Los Angeles CA, February 10, 1999.
5. Outgassing Data for Selecting Spacecraft Materials Online, URL is http://epims.gsfc.nasa.gov/og/
6. E. J. Friebele, M.E. Gingerich, D. L. Griscom, "Extrapolating Radiation-Induced Loss Measurements in Optical Fibers from the Laboratory to Real World Environments", 4 Biennial Department of Defense Fiber Optics and Photonics Conference, March 22-24, 1994.
7. Melanie Ott, "TID Radiation Induced Attenuation Testing at 1300 nm Using ISS Requirements on Three Optical Fibers Manufactured by Lucent SFT, " September 2000, Report to Lucent and NASA publication for Web.
8. Ken LaBel, Cheryl Marshall, Paul Marshall, Philip Luers, Robert Reed, Melanie Ott, Christina Seidleck and Dennis Andrucyk, "On the Suitability of Fiber Optic Data Links in the Space Radiation Environment: A Historical and Scaling Technology Perspective," IEEE Aerospace Conference, Vol. 4, pp. 421-434.
9. Melanie Ott, "Radiation Effects on Commercially Available Optical Fiber," IEEE Nuclear Science and Radiation Effects Conference, Proceedings of the IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference Data Workshop 2002, pages 24-31.
10. Melanie Ott, "Radiation Hardness of Optical Fiber," Tutorial presentation to the Space Parts Working Group, Sept, 1997, presentation can be found at the website URL: http://misspiggy.gsfc.nasa.gov/photonics/ under the subject of "Radiation Effects".
11. Diamond Part numbers for connectors are D-6206.1 with custom drilled ferrules part number E070040095VNAS1 (200 core fiber), E070040095VNAS2 (300 micron core fiber), boot part number 070015048V001. Polymicro Technologies part numbers for fiber are: FIA200220500 (200 micron core fiber), and FIA300330500 (300 micron core fiber).
12. For more information please see the website nepp.nasa.gov/photonics