Author Archive Fiber-mart

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How to Select the Right Fiber Patch Cable for 40G QSFP+ Transceiver?

by www.fiber-mart.com It is clear that most servers in data center can support Ethernet transmission of 40G and 40G QSFP+ transceivers are considered to be the most economical solution for 40G transmission in data center. However, to make all these devices run normally and effectively, fiber patch cables must be [ Continue reading…]

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Double Density QSFP (QSFP-DD) Is Coming

by www.fiber-mart.com Recently the building of QSFP-DD (Multi Source Agreement) Group has excited optical communication industry. This group, including 13 members which are all the leading vendors in the industry, like Cisco, Brocade and Finisar, aims to create a upgraded version of QSFP transceiver, which is called QSFP-DD ( double [ Continue reading…]

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Which Fiber Optic Wall Plate Do You Use?

by www.fiber-mart.com With the expansion of fiber optic network, fiber optic cables are widely deployed in buildings and houses to be closer to end users. In many cases, fiber optic cables are installed in-wall. And fiber optic wall plates are used to provide easier and safer connection between the feed [ Continue reading…]

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Difference Between 100G-QSFP-PSM4, 100G-QSFP-SR4 and 100G-QSFP-LR4

by www.fiber-mart.com QSFP28 fiber optic transceiver is becoming the preferred solution for 100G network. It has the same outside looking as the 40G QSFP+ transceiver. But it has a 4*25G electrical interfaces which can transmit optical signals up to 100G. The part numbers of the QSFP28 transceivers are usually market as 100G-QSFP-xx. [ Continue reading…]

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MTP Conversion Cable and Its Usage

by www.fiber-mart.com 12-fiber MTP and 24-fiber MTP cables are widely used in 40G and 100G high density cabling. However, in many cases, not all the fibers are used. For instance, to connect a 40G-SR4 QSFP+ module, we usually use a 12-fiber MTP cable with only 8 fibers in use. If [ Continue reading…]

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Understanding Optical Attenuators

by www.fiber-mart.com Optical attenuators are used to reduce the power level of optical signal, either in free space or in an optical fiber. They are often used in optical communication systems where the optical signal is too strong and needs to be reduced, in which the attenuation, also called transmission loss, [ Continue reading…]

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Comparison Of Different Optical Amplifiers

by www.fiber-mart.com Optical amplifier is an important technology for optical communication networks. Without the need to first convert it to an electrical signal, the optical amplifiers are now used instead of repeaters. As we know, there are several types of optical amplifiers. Among them, the main amplifier technologies are Doped fiber [ Continue reading…]

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Which Fiber Media Converter Is Perfect for Your Project?

by www.fiber-mart.com Fiber media converter is a simple but useful devices that can provide conversion between fiber optic and other types of media. The most common use of fiber media converter is transmission between fiber and copper to extend the network or introduce fiber optic cabling to a copper based network. [ Continue reading…]

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Brief Introduction of Fiber Optic Splitter

by www.fiber-mart.com Fiber optic splitters are quite important in today’s optical network. Splitters can help users maximize the functionality of optical network circuits. A fiber optical splitter is a passive optical device that can split, or separate, an incident light beam into two or more light beams. These beams may or may [ Continue reading…]

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WHAT IS A FIBER OPTIC SPLICE TRAY?

by www.fiber-mart.com Splice trays are necessary for holding and protecting individual fusion splices or mechanical splices.   Splice trays are available for all different kinds of splices, such as mechanical splices from 3M, Corning, AMP and Siemon company, bare fusion splices and heat-shrink fusion splices, and so on.   Normally splice [ Continue reading…]

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