Fiber optic patch cords (also known as fiber optic connectors) are fiber optic cables with connector plugs on both ends, which are used to realize the optical path activity connection; one end is equipped with a plug called fiber optic pigtail.
Fiber optic patch cords are used to make jumper cables from the equipment to the fiber optic cabling link. There is a thicker protective layer, generally used in the connection between the optical terminal and the terminal box.
For pigtail, only one end has a connector, while the other end is a fiber optic cable core break, connected to other fiber optic cable cores through fusion splicing, often found in fiber optic terminal boxes, used to connect the fiber optic cable and fiber optic transceiver (between the coupler, jumper, etc. are also used).
Optical fiber connector is a device for a detachable (movable) connection between optical fiber and optical fiber. It precisely butts the two end faces of optical fiber so that the optical energy output by the transmitting optical fiber can be coupled to the receiving optical fiber to the maximum extent. And to minimize the impact on the system due to its intervention in the optical link, this is the basic requirement of the fiber optic connector. To a certain extent, fiber optic connectors also affect the reliability and performance of optical transmission systems.
Optical Fiber Patch Cord/Cable is similar to coaxial cable, except that there is no mesh shield. In the center is the glass core for light propagation.
In a multimode fiber, the diameter of the core is 50 μm to 65 μm, roughly equivalent to the thickness of a human hair. The single-mode fiber core has a diameter of 8 μm to 10 μm. The core is surrounded by a glass jacket with a lower refractive index than the core to keep the fiber inside the core. On the outside is a thin plastic jacket to protect the envelope.
Classification of fiber optic patch cords
Fiber optic patch cords can be divided into common single-mode and multi-mode patch cords of silicon-based fiber, and other fiber optic patch cords with plastic as the transmission medium according to the different transmission media.
Single-mode fiber: the general fiber optic patch cord is expressed in yellow, and the connector and protective jacket are blue; the transmission distance is longer.
Multi-mode Fiber: the general fiber optic patch cord is orange, some are gray, and the connector and protective jacket are beige or black; the transmission distance is shorter.
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