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Large motion high cycle high speed optical fibers for space based applications

Stromberg, Peter G.; Tandon, Rajan; Gibson, Cory S.; Reedlunn, Benjamin; Rasberry, Roger D.; Rohr, Garth

Future remote sensing applications will require higher resolution and therefore higher data rates (up to perhaps 100 gigabits per second) while achieving lower mass and cost. A current limitation to the design space is high speed high bandwidth data does not cross movable gimbals because of cabling issues. This requires the detectors to be off gimbal. The ability to get data across the gimbal would open up efficiencies in designs where the detectors and the electronics can be placed anywhere on the system. Fiber optic cables provide light weight high speed high bandwidth connections. Current options are limited to 20,000 cycles as opposed to the 1,000,000 cycles needed for future space based applications. To extend this to the million+ regime, requires a thorough understanding of the failure mechanisms and the materials, proper selection of materials (e.g., glass and jacket material) allowable geometry changes to the cable, radiation hardness, etc.

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TYPE SAND Report YEAR 2014
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Proposed Testing to Assess the Accuracy of Glass-To-Metal Seal Stress Analyses

Chambers, Robert S.; Emery, John M.; Tandon, Rajan; Antoun, Bonnie R.; Stavig, Mark E.; Newton, Clay S.; Gibson, Cory S.; Bencoe, Denise N.

The material characterization tests conducted on 304L VAR stainless steel and Schott 8061 glass have provided higher fidelity data for calibration of material models used in Glass - To - Metal (GTM) seal analyses. Specifically, a Thermo - Multi - Linear Elastic Plastic (thermo - MLEP) material model has be endefined for S S304L and the Simplified Potential Energy Clock nonlinear viscoelastic model has been calibrated for the S8061 glass. To assess the accuracy of finite element stress analyses of GTM seals, a suite of tests are proposed to provide data for comparison to model predictions.

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TYPE SAND Report YEAR 2014
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