Cables & Cable Assemblies

Fiber Optics for Aerospace and Military Applications

GORE Fiber Optic Cable for Aerospace and Military

Gore provides high performance fiber optic cables, assemblies, and custom packaging for military and aerospace applications. Because of Gore’s long heritage with the military and aerospace industries, Gore products better address the unique requirements of military and aerospace system designers.

Gore is broadly experienced in all military and commercial optical interconnects, fiber types and coatings. A full range of Deutsch connectors, MIL-DTL-38999 connectors, as well as commercial connectors from simplex to MT ribbon connectors are available on GORE™ Fiber Optic Assemblies.


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Gore engineers are ready to respond to your custom assembly and harness requirements working hand-in-hand with your design engineers. Whatever the requirements, Gore can work from your 3D CAD files and respond with preformed, rapid prototypes. Gore has the product portfolio and experience to offer a wide array of solutions with the required performance.

Related Information

Gore offers a variety of fiber optic cable options that address the unique requirements of military and aerospace system designers.

Gore Mil-Aero Fiber Optic Capabilities

When compared to alternative fiber optic products, GORE™ Mil-Aero Fiber Optic Products offer improvements in operating temperature range, vibration, mechanical shock, tension, minimum bend radius, chemical resistance, and overall ruggedness without compromising size or flexibility.

ePTFE and Fiber Optics

To provide customers with the best product options, Gore partners with the industry leaders for success.

Gore Partnerships Bring More Solutions and Reliability

Benefits

Performance

  • Unmatched stable optical performance
  • Extreme temperature, shock, and vibration performance
  • Crush and tensile load resistance assemblies

Optimized Packaging

  • Engineered and optimized for your application
  • Minimized routing complexity
  • Eases fiber optic installation
  • Pre-formed assemblies, fan-outs, custom bundled assemblies
  • Application Engineering support

Quick Turnaround

  • Rapid prototyping, even with custom cable
  • Work from 3D CAD files
  • Automated production termination available

ePTFE and Fiber Optics

Traditional fiber optic cable materials affect the well-known optical stability of a bare fiber. GORE™ Fiber Optic Cable is differentiated from traditional cable by an expanded PTFE buffer system that effectively decouples the optical fiber from other cable elements. As a result, optical performance of a GORE™ Cable closely approximates that of a bare optical fiber, even under mechanical or thermal stresses. This differentiating technology is common to all GORE™ Fiber Optic Cable and Assemblies.


GORE 1.2 mm Simplex Cable
1.2 mm Simplex Cable - Non-Spaceflight
High performance 1.2 mm simplex fiber optic for non-spaceflight applications.

GORE 1.2 mm Simplex Cable
1.2 mm Simplex Cable - Spaceflight
High performance 1.2 mm simplex fiber optic for spaceflight applications.

GORE 1.8 mm Simplex Cable
1.8 mm Simplex Fiber Optic Cable
GORE™ 1.8 mm Simplex Fiber Optic Cable has been proven in major aerospace programs and features an expanded PTFE buffer, extruded jackets, and a high strength braid.

Deutsch Fiber Optic Connectors
Deutsch Fiber Optic Connectors
The Deutsch connector families available through Gore include MC3, MC5 and RSC.

GORE Fiber Optic Ribbon Cable Assemblies
GORE™ Fiber Optic Ribbon Cable
Gore fiber optic ribbon cables are the world's most durable fiber optic ribbon interconnects, featuring high signal density, flexibility, flex life, and impact resistance,

GORE Mil-Aero Fiber Optic Ribbon Cable Assemblies
Mil-Aero Fiber Optic Ribbon Cable
Fiber optic ribbon cable for military aerospace applications.

Application Case Studies

Read these case studies for real-life examples of the use of GORE™ Fiber Optic Assemblies in aerospace and military applications.