Until now, the expanded beam technology has had limitations regarding the amount of data transferrable over one set of lenses and is often specified to 10Gbit/s.

The FALCON™ technology developed by Micropol Fiberoptic, and in use by several armed forces, is the only expanded beam connector available on the market, that are approved to transfer 40Gbit/s. That is offering a new set of options regarding applications to be used with expanded beam. The most recent test confirming the 40Gbit/s ability, was performed by Swedish defence global Saab Group in 2021 and approved that the FALCON™ expanded beam technology can transfer 40Gbit/s over each channel, independent of using singlemode or multimode fiber. The secret lies in lens geometry and alignment.

Facts about FALCON™:

• Temperature range -57°C – +85°C (+100°C optional)
• Insertion loss <1,2 dB vs. NATO std <2,5 dB