MTP Conversion Cable and Its Usage
No Commentsby 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…]
Understanding Optical Attenuators
No Commentsby 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…]
Comparison Of Different Optical Amplifiers
No Commentsby 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…]
Which Fiber Media Converter Is Perfect for Your Project?
No Commentsby 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…]
Brief Introduction of Fiber Optic Splitter
No Commentsby 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…]
WHAT IS A FIBER OPTIC SPLICE TRAY?
No Commentsby 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…]
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FUSION SPLICING, PATCH CONNECTIONS
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Insertion loss is one of those fiber-optic challenges that follows all network engineers, no matter where they’re working. Whenever you have a connection of one fiber to another, you will incur insertion loss. This is the ninth in a fiber-mart.com blog series, entitled The A-B-Cs of Cable [ Continue reading…]
How to Install Patch Panel and Switch?
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Patch panel and Ethernet switch are commonly used to connect all devices in data centers. They are usually mounted on the sever rack to perform the revelent functions. Many people are distressed by the installation of patch panel and switch in their telecommunication room, and crazy about the [ Continue reading…]
Best Patch Panel Cable Management Techniques
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com In the structured cabling system, a complete connectivity comprises of cable, patch panel, wall outlet and patch cord supporting all LAN applications. Numbers of cables come into or go out, in this situation where easily causes cable spaghetti. A patch panel not only performs the function of acting [ Continue reading…]
How To Repair the Accidentally Cut Fiber Optic Cable?
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Fiber optic cable can be accidentally damaged, cut or smashed. According to the Electronic Technicians Association, one of the main cause of optical fiber failure is “backhoe fade” , during which the optical fiber cable is cut or damaged while digging. For this occasion, you can easily look [ Continue reading…]