Author Archive Fiber-mart

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Do you know the difference between OFNR and OFNP

  The cable jacket comprised with different materials based on different applications, In the United States, plastics used in the construction of plenum cable are regulated under the National Fire Protection Association standard NFPA 90A: Standard for the Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems. All materials intended for use [ Continue reading…]

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How to Choose MTP/MPO Cable for 10G/40G/100G Connections?

  As the data center expands, the traditional fiber optic cables can hardly meet the high requirements for networking, as they not only occupy a large room, but also make it more difficult to manage cables. In contrast, MTP cable and MPO cable provide a multi-fiber connectivity in one connector to support higher [ Continue reading…]

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Brief Introduction to Polarization Maintaining Isolators

  Polarization maintaining isolator which ‘at times’ is also called fiber optic isolator and polarization maintaining optical isolator. It allows and keeps light to travel in one direction only. Its prime job is to prevent back reflection and backscattering in the reverse direction, for all states of polarization. In technical [ Continue reading…]

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Why should Use the Right Polarization Maintaining Fiber

Fused Coupler is a type of optical fiber that is used to split high power single line polarized light into multiple directions without disturbing the line at the state of polarization. This fiber is also used as a power tap to monitor signal power in a PM fiber system. A [ Continue reading…]

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Tips for Fusion Fiber Splicing

 Whether you need to extend the reach of fiber or repair a severed cable in the field, fiber splicing is a critical skill for any field tech. Here are a few useful tips to ensure your splices are done safely and effectively.   NOTE: There are two methods of fiber [ Continue reading…]

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The Role of Optical Fiber Splicing Machine

Fiber optics was a turning point in the field of telecommunication. It marked the era of new heights in the field of communication. With fiber optic cables being a ground-breaking innovation, the fusion splicing machine became the next improvement which improved networking and industrial communication to a great extent. The [ Continue reading…]

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Why Do You Need a PON Power Meter?

 The requirements for testing fiber optic networks will vary depending on the specific type of network as well as the network designer’s overall test requirements. Regardless of type, there are two basic or generic pieces of Optical Test Equipment that will be used; an Optical Time Domain Reflectomer or OTDR, [ Continue reading…]

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What is the Purpose of a Power Meter & Light Source?

 What is a Power Meter & Light Source?   A Power Meter & Light Source is a low cost way to certify optical fiber. These two pieces of test equipment are used to measure fiber optic light continuity, loss and lastly the actual strength of the optical signal.   Signal [ Continue reading…]

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Is Pre-Terminated Fiber Cable A Better Choice?

While installing fiber optic cables, you will come across such questions. Should I choose to field terminate fiber optic cables or just turn to pre-terminated fiber optic cables? Which choice is better for the installation? Before jumping to a decision, you need to take a few things into consideration. In [ Continue reading…]

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When Is It Best To Use Multimode Fiber Optic Cable?

 What Makes Multi-Mode Fiber Optic Cables Different The significant difference in Multi-Mode is the size of its “core,” the actual glass wire which holds/transmits optical signals.  While Single-Mode uses a very thin core, which isolates the laser to a single beam, Multi-Mode allows it to reflect back and forth within [ Continue reading…]

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