GORE® Fiber Optic Cables for Civil Aircraft
We’ve packaged standard optical fibers in rugged constructions that improve all aspects of performance to meet data-intensive mission requirements. With an exceptional balance of properties, we offer Simplex and ribbon versions that improve reliability and extend product life without sacrificing size or weight.
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Overview
We offer a variety of GORE Fiber Optic Cables in Simplex and ribbon versions with single- and multi-mode core types to meet your specific application needs. Each version can easily accommodate the aerospace industry’s bandwidth-intensive requirements to support next-gen aircraft data architecture.
Impressive level of Robustness
We’ve developed proprietary technologies that allow fluoropolymers to be engineered so our cables can endure both the environmental and mechanical challenges they encounter during operation. Each version has a high level of robustness that tolerates rigorous installation, high impact, fluctuating temperatures, repeated vibration, and more.
Our cables are also smaller and lighter weight without sacrificing mechanical strength. And, they have greater flexibility with a tight bend radius for easy routing in cramped areas of an aircraft.
Benefits
GORE Fiber Optic Cables provide aircraft system architects and engineers with many benefits that improve electrical and mechanical performance such as:
- secure, high-bandwidth data/video transmission with low optical loss
- high level of robustness due to unique buffering system for extended life
- proven resistance to high impact, crushing, abrasion, vibration, shock, and more
- proven to meet ARINC 802-2 and exceed EN3745-513 durability requirements
- easy routing due to smaller, lighter, flexible designs with tighter bend radius
- compatible with variety of high-speed aerospace connector systems/backshells
- selected pre-qualified samples with short lead times for prototyping and evaluation
- low technical risk based on validated product performance in real-world conditions
For more information about the benefits of our cables, please contact a Gore representative.
1.8 mm Simplex
Our most popular Simplex cables transmit continuous high-bandwidth data in an extremely durable package compared to standard alternatives. We offer a range of core types from single mode to multi-mode up to OM5 that meet and even exceed stringent industry requirements.
1.2 mm Simplex
The standard version of our Simplex cables delivers stable optical performance with low loss for transferring high-speed digital data on avionics networks. Built with a rugged buffering system, they tolerate vibration, shock, and tension that can severely impact overall aircraft system performance.
900 micron
This version of our fiber optic cables provides a high level of crush protection similar to the Simplex versions while drastically reducing shrink back and the time required to terminate samples. Ideal for inside-the-box applications, they deliver unfailing signal transmission with low optical loss in rigorous maintenance and flight conditions for lifetime performance and lower total costs.
12-Fiber Ribbon
No matter the conditions inside or outside the aircraft, our rugged ribbon cables maintain high-speed communications up to 12 channels on avionics digital networks. They deliver consistent signal integrity with low optical loss for uninterrupted data transmission after installation and long after the alternative cables have succumbed to harsh aircraft conditions.
We offer three versions, each engineered with the right amount of ruggedness to optimize performance in applications ranging from inside-the-box to outside the aircraft.
Videos
Watch Gore engineers in these videos and more on YouTube demonstrating the durability of GORE Aerospace High Speed Data Cables.
Resources

Catalog: GORE® Aerospace High Speed Data Cables
Data Sheets, 6.16 MB

Brochure: GORE® Aerospace Cables and Materials for Civil Aircraft
Brochures, 1.01 MB

Improving Cable Performance in Harsh Environments
White Papers, 1.16 MB
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Posted October 13, 2020
W. L. Gore & Associates announced today a new solution that meets higher voltages as the trend continues towards aircraft electrification to reduce the impact of air transport on our environment. GORE® High Performance Aerospace Wires, GWN3000 Series, deliver the best combination of superior mechanical strength and outstanding electrical reliability without increasing wire bundle size or weight.
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