Features & Benefits Optical interconnect: Mechanical Transfer (MT) ferrule with linear array of 12 parallel multimode fibers Secure connection: Spring within the backplane optical cable provides the mating force between plug-in module and backplane MTs Standards: Designed following VITA 66.5 standard (forthcoming) Maintenance: Supports two-level maintenance Blind mate: Eliminates fiber handling and frees up space on host board Robustness: Tested for vibration and shock over industrial temperature range, exposure to humidity, salt fog, sand and dust, mate/un-mate cycles, following military specs Module Connector Features Rugged: MIL STD 883 compliant Moisture resistant: sealed Compact transceiver (L×W×H): 27 mm ×14 mm ×3.5 mm Performance: 28 Gbps/lane from –40ºC to 85ºC Reach: up to 100 m, OM3 fiber BER: up to 10–9 with −9 dBm sensitivity Low power consumption: 1.4 W per module (4+4)-lane 28G Data interface: CML Board mount: LGA connector Applications VPX single board computing C4ISR embedded systems AESA radars Ethernet switches, high BW communication links Learn more about our backplane connectors Secure connection: Spring within the backplane optical cable provides the mating force between plug-in module and backplane MTs. The LightCONEX28 LC is offered with a (4+4)-lane transceiver in industrial operating temperature. Each lane operates at up to 28 Gbps. LightCONEX LC with 12-lane active module on a 3U VPX board (Style A, with front mating plate removed). . VPX backplane with LightCONEX SC blind mate optic ELMA 3U VPX backplane with LightCONEX LC backplane connector (Style A). VPX board with VITA 46 and LightCONEX LC plug-in connectors. Close-up of thVPX board with VITA 46 and LightCONEX LC plug-in connectors. Close-up of the LightCONEX LC 12-lane plug-in module connector (Style A). Close-up of the LightCONEX LC 12-lane backplane connector.Close-up of the LightCONEX LC 12-lane backplane connector.Close-up of the LightCONEX LC 12-lane backplane connector (Style A). Plug-in module connector The LightCONEX plug-in module connector contains the optical transceiver with its MT ferrule, an LGA interposer, and a front mating plate. The front mating plate has the primary alignment feature socket and a hole to accommodate the MT from the transceiver. Style B and C The LightCONEX plug-in module connectors Style B and C have front mating plates for each respective styles. The primary alignment feature is located below the optical transceiver. These connectors require interposers ITP3, ITP4, or IPT5. Style B has one optical transceivers and one cabled MT. Style C has one optical transceiver. The main components of the plug-in module connector are: Front mating plate, with: Hole to accommodate MT from the transceiver Primary alignment feature socket Optical transceiver Interposer LightCONEX plug-in module connector Style B shown here. Optical transceiver Optical transceiver with front mating plate The plug-in module connectors are equipped with optical transceivers offering multiple transmit and receive and bandwidth configurations and with required interposers. LightCONEX28 4TRX module: for Styles B and C2 mm, 96 positions. Styles B and C (ITP5) Documents & Literature BrochureCase StudyLightCONEX Data Sheet1490 kBOptical interconnect for upgraded military aircraft sub-systemsOptical transceivers upgrade for 100/140 µm aircraft optical cabling Get the latest news Be the first to know! Receive straight to your mailbox the latest news on our connectivity solutions. Subscribe
Plug-in module connector The LightCONEX plug-in module connector contains the optical transceiver with its MT ferrule, an LGA interposer, and a front mating plate. The front mating plate has the primary alignment feature socket and a hole to accommodate the MT from the transceiver. Style B and C The LightCONEX plug-in module connectors Style B and C have front mating plates for each respective styles. The primary alignment feature is located below the optical transceiver. These connectors require interposers ITP3, ITP4, or IPT5. Style B has one optical transceivers and one cabled MT. Style C has one optical transceiver. The main components of the plug-in module connector are: Front mating plate, with: Hole to accommodate MT from the transceiver Primary alignment feature socket Optical transceiver Interposer LightCONEX plug-in module connector Style B shown here.
Optical transceiver Optical transceiver with front mating plate The plug-in module connectors are equipped with optical transceivers offering multiple transmit and receive and bandwidth configurations and with required interposers. LightCONEX28 4TRX module: for Styles B and C2 mm, 96 positions. Styles B and C (ITP5)
Documents & Literature BrochureCase StudyLightCONEX Data Sheet1490 kBOptical interconnect for upgraded military aircraft sub-systemsOptical transceivers upgrade for 100/140 µm aircraft optical cabling