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Fiber and Ferrule
04/19/23 Robin Lafever BigBoss 2
Typical fiber and Ferrule: My current model is out of date. Jerry Edelstein has the current design.
04/19/23 Robin Lafever BigBoss 5
Model by Joe Silber and Christoph Schenk
Fiber and Positioner
The fiber jacket diameter has been greatly exaggerated to be able to see the fiber path
Ferrule / Positioner
04/19/23 Robin Lafever BigBoss 6
The fiber jacket diameter has been greatly exaggerated to be able to see the fiber path
Fiber and Positioner
04/19/23 Robin Lafever BigBoss 7
The fiber jacket diameter has been greatly exaggerated to be able to see the fiber path
Connectors
04/19/23 Robin Lafever BigBoss 12
The connector shown above is quite different from the ones currently in the concept model.Jerry Edelstein has ordered prototypes. The model will be updated when drawings become available.
Typical Cable
04/19/23 Robin Lafever BigBoss 13
Loose-packed fiber sub-bundle32 fibers plus a few load fibersPer bundle
Polymer Core 12.3 mm dia.
16 x 3 mm Furcation tubes
‘gel tape’ winding
PVC waterproof coating, ~30 mm dia.
Aramid fiber tensile element
Steel spiral-wrapped conduit
04/19/23 Robin Lafever BigBoss 14
Slit plate assembly with strain relief cable connection
Through Spectrograph Room
Through Telescope
Across 25 mm Vane
Into Focal Plane housing
Typical Cable Assembly End-to-end
04/19/23 Robin Lafever BigBoss 15
Through Spectrograph Room
16 furcation tubes1 x 16 cross section
Through Telescope
16 furcation tubesRadial cross section
Across 12.5 mm Vane
16 furcation tubes2 x 8 cross section
Into Focal Plane housing
512 fibers32 fibers/furcation tube16 furcation tubes