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 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: -40 °F (-40 °C) to 185 °F (85 °C)
• Transmit enable pin for transmitters
• Loss of signal pin for receivers