Archived — Passive Components

If you have been in the fiber optic communication industry for a while, you must be familiar with the tried and true, traditional style epoxy, cure and polish fiber optic connectors – may it be FC, SC, ST, LC or MTRJ.   Those epoxy and polish connectors are reliable, cheap and has been industry standardized. Big manufacturers terminate thousands or even tens of thousands of epoxy and polish connectors each day.   However, these standard connectors are not suitable for all applications, especially in the field. Emergency recovery and low quantity field terminations require quick and easy approaches for fiber

  As the surge for additional convergence technology and increased-bandwidth continues, CWDM Ethernet-over-fiber seems to be a viable solution for service providers. CWDM involves both sides of the equation. That is, reducing operating costs and increasing revenue. As the traditional service revenue declines, service providers shift their focus on finding new sources of services to develop. The continuation of high-speed services, HDTV, IPTV, VOIP and video-on-demand are all areas designed for revenue growth. Price elasticity of bandwidth shows that a decrease in the price (from P1 to P2) drives an increase in the quantity demanded (from Q1 to Q2). By

Types of 3M Hot Melt Connectors available from Fiber Optics For Sale Co. 3M Hot Melt connectors are pre loaded with adhesive so no epoxy mixing and injection is needed which saves termination time. The unique ability to reheat and reposition fiber makes 3M hot melt connectors yield high termination success rate. Both single mode and multimode 3M hot melt connectors are available. These ST, SC and FC Hot Melt connectors are qualified to TIA/EIA 568B standards for both indoor and outdoor applications. They have high performance and ease of use in LANs.

Corning UniCam connectors have three advantages over field-polished solution. Lower installed cost. This factors in purchase price of the connectors and consumables, the installation time, expected first time successful termination percentage, and the labor rate. Reliability. This is evident in the increased yield from the Continuity Test Set and the knowledge that each UniCam Connector is factory tested for insertion loss and the factory-controlled and measured polishing process. Ease of installation. The installer does not have to worry with epoxies or using the right polishing films, or electrical power. UniCam Connectors can be installed as easy as strip, clean, cleave, cam and crimp. UniCam Connectors

UniCam Connectors are not reusable once the crimp tube has been crimped. If you are using CTS and the light does not significantly dim you can un-cam the connector, remove the field fiber and re-try with the same or a new fiber. Do not twist the fiber; retract slightly, twist, then re-insert. Refer to Sections 3.7 (MT-RJ), 4.7 (LC) and 5.8 (SC, ST Compatible, FC) in SRP-006-150 for further instructions.