Micropol Fiberoptic traces its origins to the October 27, 1981 Soviet submarine grounding in the Swedish archipelago, an incident that exposed the strategic importance of fiber optics in sonar systems and accelerated the Swedish Armed Forces’ (SAF) investment in indigenous fiber optic expertise.
As the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) selected expanded beam technology for rugged field communications, Micropol emerged as a specialist in passive fiber optics engineered for extreme operational environments.
Throughout the 1980s, founder Anders Andersson, leveraging experience from the Royal Swedish Air Force, partnered closely with the SAF to meet stringent requirements spanning extreme temperatures, abrasion, impact, and contamination by mud and sand. This commitment to R&D culminated in the launch of the FALCON Expanded Beam connector in 2013.
Available in Mini (1–4 channels) and Junior (1–12 channels) formats, FALCON supports single-mode, multi-mode, and mixed configurations. The Junior variant uniquely offers 12 lenses within a MIL-DTL-83526-compliant footprint. Delivering optical performance up to 40 Gbit/s, hermaphroditic compatibility, and durability proven across 3,000 mating cycles, impact, vibration, IP67 sealing, and -57 °C to +85 °C operation (100 °C optional), FALCON sets a benchmark for mission-critical defense connectivity.
