Author Archive Fiber-mart

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Mode Conditioning Patch Cable Testing

Mode Conditioning Patch Cable Basics Mode conditioning patch cables, sometimes also called mode conditioning patch cord (MCP), are built in the form of a simple duplex patch cable. They are designed for Gigabit Ethernet multimode applications at the 1300nm wavelength. Generally, this patch cord consists of a duplex common connector [ Continue reading…]

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Attaching More Importance to Fiber Optic Adapter

  Fiber optic adapter is a small but critical, part of hardware in the fiber optic cabling system. Available for more than a decade, the fiber optic adapter has been a relatively stable device with no really revolutionary breakthrough in its technology, and its importance is often overshadowed by connectors, [ Continue reading…]

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Two Suggestions for Deploying SFP+ Twinax Cable

  Have you ever used the Cisco SFP+ twinax copper cable for connecting Cisco switches, as a cost-effective alternative to Cisco SFP+ transceivers for short-distance, high-speed connection? Or choosing other branded SFP+ twinax cables to connect their corresponding devices? In fact, SFP+ twinax cable becomes much more popular than ever [ Continue reading…]

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How Much Do You Know About 100G DWDM Transceiver?

  The pace of the development of network technology has never stopped, from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet, 10G Ethernet, 40G Ethernet and 100G Ethernet. To keep up with the pace, many data centers has deployed 100G network. We know that there are many types of 100G transceivers, such as [ Continue reading…]

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Brief introduction for OM5 Multimode Fiber

  Multimode fiber optic cable has been widely used in our daily life for its cost-effective, low power consumption and etc. The OM family recently was added a new member, called as OM5. Different from the previous OM1 to OM4, OM5 is a wideband multimode fiber, which will support short [ Continue reading…]

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Why Choose HP Compatible SFP+ Transceivers?

In optical communication networks, optical transceivers are some of the most fundamental pieces of hardware for a smooth network. Nowadays, as telecommunication market is surrounded by a sea of fiber optic transceivers of different brands, originals or third-party ones, users are met with many choices. But since many name-brand networking [ Continue reading…]

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Is the Quality of Chinese Fiber Optic Products Low?

  We frequently hear bad things about fiber optic products from China. It has become a trend to abuse Chinese quality. Here I am not going to justify the low-quality fiber optic products coming out of China. Of course, I know there are low-quality Chinese products. Are all the products [ Continue reading…]

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What to do (and what NOT to do) in your fiber optic cable assembly polishing process

As you probably know, the polishing process is an extremely important step in the manufacture of fiber optic cable assemblies. Your polishing process ensures your fiber optic connectors meet certain geometric parameters, industry specifications, and/or customer requirements.   When I visit fiber optic cable assembly houses, I help our customers [ Continue reading…]

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Polishing Tips and Best Practices for Single Fiber Connectors

 When polishing a fiber optic connector, by polishing machine, there are procedures and setting parameters designed to leverage the machines best practices as well as previous developments and experience.   Additionally, there are tips to consider applying during daily production to improve first pass yield, efficiency and results to avoid [ Continue reading…]

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What is the Ideal Fiber Height for a Fiber Optic Connector?

Turn the calendar way back to 1981 – the early days of fiber optics. I was working for a connector manufacturer, and one of my customers asked, “What is the Return Loss of your connector?” I didn’t know the answer! I was stumped and, frankly, I was embarrassed.   Since [ Continue reading…]

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