GENERAL INFORMATION SMA connectors provide a means of attaching fiber optic cables to other cables and to various probes and other accessories. The fiber optic connectors which are available from Ancal are those which have been found to be useful in making such connections.

The listing here are of those items available from inventory. There are standard connectors and end terminations for SMA fiber optic connections and other fiber optic items. The Mating Sleeves are useful for connecting fiber optic cables, and for interfacing cables to telescopes, microscopes and other optical devices. The prices are subject to change without notice.

SMA Mating Sleeve: AMP number 501049-1 bulkhead coupling for SMA type fiber optic connectors. Metal housing. Dimensions shown at right. Price (in single quantities) $14.00 Molex number 86121-1 bulkhead coupling for SMA type fiber optic connectors. Plastic housing. Dimensions similar to above. Price (in single quantities) $8.50
SMA Flange Connector: Amphenol number 905-117-5000 flange connector for SMA type fiber optic connectors. Metal housing. Dimensions shown at right. Price (in single quantities) $14.00
Fiber Optic Cable Special End Terminations: Ocean Optics CC-2 Cosine Corrector with opa-line glass diffusing material of 180 (cosine) reception. Dimensions shown at right. Price (each) $ 99.00 Price with Spectralon® (each) $ 159.00 Ocean Optics 74-VIS BK-7 glass lens for focusing, collimating, collecting over the VIS/NIR range Price (each) $ 129.00 Price with quartz lens for UV+ (each) $ 159.00 Price with high temp quartz lens (each) $ 159.00 Thread tap: High speed 1/4-36 NS Unified Thread tap. Matches the thread on the Mating Sleeve (above). Use with Mating Sleeve to interface SMA connectors to fixtures going into other optical input devices. Price (in single quantities) $27.50

The SMA-6-Pak For those who need an inventory of SMA Mating Sleeves, the SMA6-828 6 Pak may be of interest. This combines 5 AMP number 501049-1 couplings with a thread tap for the fitting. Purchasing a lot of Mating Sleeves will make interface connections convenient. The inclusion of the tap allows easy construction of special fittings which can interface fiber optics into various optica devices such as telescopes and microscopes. The SMA-6-Pak items are shown at right Price (each package) $ 87.50

Special fiber optic cables

Ancal can provide various fiber optic cables. For most applications, the Ocean Optics standard single fiber cables are a good choice. However, for special cables, contact Ancal with special length requirements and/or special reflectance cables and bifurcated cables.

A user who has various spectral measuring and color calculation jobs could find that having an assortment of cables, including a 50 micron, a 100 micron, and a 200 micron cable, will allow the utilization of the trade-offs between sensitivity and resolution. Also, for those users who have a slit installed in a spectrometer, but could use a bit more sensitivity for very low light levels might find a cross correlated (stranded fibers fanned out into a slit configuration) cable to acquire data with that extra sensitivity needed.