Manufacturing Methods and Technology Program for Ruggedized Tactical Fiber Optic Cable.

Abstract

This report covers the period from April 1981 through June 1981 of the manufacturing methods and technology program for ruggedized tactical fiber optic cable. The scope of this effort, as reported herein, includes the following tasks and achievements in materials selection: Selection of polyurethane compound; Evaluation of selected compound; Fabrication of long cables for mechanical evaluation at room temperature, at -55 C and at +71C, and optical evaluation at room temperature and at -55C, and Recommendation of a polyurethane compound for the cable MM&T program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA120779

Entities

People

  • J. Cole Smith

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Engineering
  • Extrusion
  • Fabrication
  • Fiber Optics
  • Impact Tests
  • Low Temperature
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Research
  • New Jersey
  • Numerical Aperture
  • Optical Fibers
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Standards

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  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Software Engineering