1: Case Study: Future Optical Network Distribution for Aerospace
The FONDA program was a partnership between leading aerospace suppliers to develop and demonstrate the next generation of fiber optic data communication networks to be integrated into future aerospace and defense products.

2: Case Study: Helicopter Manufacturer - Optical Intercommunication Assembly
Military helicopters experience extreme shock, vibration and temperature. Achieving stable optical performance in such an extreme environment means glass fibers must be cabled and terminated to minimize CTE-induced (Coefficient of Thermal Expansion) micro-bending loss.

3: Case Study: Military Avionics Equipment Manufacturer - Interface LRU for Fighter Aircraft
The customer needed to integrate optical interconnects within a very densely packed Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) for a military aircraft application. Specifically, a top-mounted MIL-C-38999 style external disconnect needed to route down and around several circuit assemblies and mate to an on-board parallel optical transceiver.

4: Case Study: Military Avionics Equipment Manufacturer - Mil-Aero Transceiver Interconnect
Packaging requirements for a military aircraft application left minimal room for an optical interconnect assembly. A flexible single-mode optical fan-out assembly needed to interface between a rear-mounted MIL-C-38999 external disconnect and an on-board parallel optical transceiver.

5: Case Study: Shipboard Application - Pre-formed Backplane Assembly
In a shipboard application with harsh shock and vibration, the customer had planned a complex multi-point clamping solution to avoid problems of optical loss. The optical backplane assembly needed to route connections from four MT ribbon connections to a single MIL-C-28876 connector.