Northern Connectors Souriau UTP Plastic Circular Connectors - Manual (Page 15)

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UTP Series
Fibre optic contacts
Size 16 Fibre optic contacts for TRIM TRIO ® connectors
Size 16 Fibre optic contacts are optical contacts designed for the integration of optical links in all TRIM TRIO ® cable connectors.
The Fibre optic contacts are designed to accommodate:
• Plastic Optical Fibre (POF)
1 mm core and 2.2 mm jacket
• Plastic Clad Fibre (PCF)
230µm core and 2.2 mm jacket
Typical features and benefits are:
• Socket contact is spring loaded to avoid any air gap between the two optical faces.
• Low insertion loss is provided by high precision pieces.
• Single jumpers, multiway harness and active device housings can be supplied regarding customer requirement.
Performance
• Fibre type: ................................................................................................................................POF
• Wave length: ........................................................................................................................650 nm
• Optical insertion loss (typ.): ..........................................................................................2 dB max.
• Jacketed external diameter: ............................................................................................2.2mm
• Temperature range: ....................................................................................................-25°C to +70°C
• Cable retention: ..................................................................................................................... 49N
• Mating cycles without cleaning: .........................................................................................50
• Max. mating cycles: ...............................................................................................................500
Construction
• Contact body: Copper alloy
Connector accommodation
Any TRIM TRIO ® size 16 contact can be used in any contact position in any connector in the TRIM TRIO ® size 16 interconnection system :
UTP, UTS, UTG, UTO.
Description
Technical characteristics