Author Archive Fiber-mart

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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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Fiber Optic Polishing Fixture Maintenance

To help ensure consistent polishing results, maintenance of all fiber optic polishing equipment is essential.    The Preventive Maintenance program for polishing fixtures should include periodic ultrasonic cleaning.  This is true for any fiber optic polishing fixtures, regardless of connector or ferrule type:  connector fixtures with latching mechanisms (LC, SC), ferrule-only [ Continue reading…]

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How to Develop a Fiber Optic Polishing Process that Produces Consistent Results

  Frequently, my customers ask for guidance to develop a fiber optic polishing process.   While there are many details to consider, the process comes down to 5 basic steps.   Note that this article focuses on single-fiber (and not MT) PC ferrules. While much of my advice applies to [ Continue reading…]

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APC Polishing Advice to Improve Apex Offset and Angle Measurements

  Of the two common ferrule shapes involved in APC polishing – conical and step – the step ferrule is by far the easiest in terms of controlling geometries. Step ferrules are more expensive than conical ferrules. However, from a purely process-control point of view, step ferrules are absolutely the [ Continue reading…]

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How to polish fiber connectors – Fiber connector polishing Tips and Practices

  How to make your fiber optic polishing work to be correct and how to revise your fiber connector polishing  When you polishing a fiber connector or several connectors in polishing holder, by fiber polishing machine or fiber polisher, there are procedures and setting parameters designed to leverage the machines [ Continue reading…]

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