The Definition of Fiber Media Converter
No CommentsA converter, also called a transceiver, is a device comprises both atransmitter and a receiver which are combined and share common circuitry or a single housing. When no circuitry is common between transmit and receive functions, the device is a transmitter-receiver. The term originated in the early 1920s. Technically, transceivers must [ Continue reading…]
How to choose the fiber optic adapter
No CommentsAs we know, fiber optic connector is an important fiber optic component used to link two fiber optic lines together. Beside connector, there is also another item, which is fiber optic adapter with panels to connecting multi fiber optic line. Specifically, the fiber optic adapter is a small device that [ Continue reading…]
Cable Management for Fiber Patch Cords
No CommentsThe principles of best cable management for fiber patch cords are similar to those for copper patch cords. However, there are special considerations with optical fiber, and extra care is needed in some areas. 1. PlanningAdministration activities are initiated with a change request. The change request must contain all necessary [ Continue reading…]
Cable Management Guide for Patch Cords
No Commentsby Fiber-MART.COM Fiber-Mart offers a wide range of end-to-end high performance copper and optical fiber solutions that include patch cords optimized to deliver guaranteed channel performance and applications support. The patch cords is critical to achieving optimal channel performance. However, patch cords have the potential to be the weakest link [ Continue reading…]
EDFA – Erbium doped Fiber Amplifier
No CommentsRelated Terms Optical Amplifiers Optical Communications WDM – Wavelength division multiplexing Optical Attenuator FTTx – Fiber to the x Definition Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) is the first successful optical amplifier invented by the UK Southampton University and JP Tohoku University. It is one of the greatest invention in optical communication. Erbium-doped [ Continue reading…]
How to use Fiber Optic Tools To Terminate Fiber Optic Cables
No CommentsThere are various kinds of fiber optic tools utilized in the fiber optic installation and maintenance works. And the cable stripper is a tool to remove the outside jacket from an optical fiber cable, plays an important role in the fiber optic cable splicing process. A high quality fiber stripper will safely [ Continue reading…]
Typical Designs for Fiber Optic Cables
No CommentsAs Fiber to the Home (FTTH) becomes more and more common, the term of fiber optic cable is no longer a strange noun for us. Let review it, a fiber optic cable is a most popular type of network cables that contains strands of glass fibers inside an insulated casing, [ Continue reading…]
The Classification Of Fiber Optic Transceivers
No CommentsA wide range of fiber transceivers, corresponding changes according to different classification types. Can be classified according to the nature of the fiber optic multimode fiber-optic transceivers and single-mode fiber transceiver. Different due to the use of fiber-optic transceivers can transfer distance is not the same multimode transceiver transmission distance of [ Continue reading…]
The Advantags of OTDR
No CommentsOTDR is connected to one end of any fiber optic system up to 250km in length. Within a few seconds, we are able to measure the overall loss, or the loss of any part of a system, the overall length of the fiber and the distance between any points of interest. [ Continue reading…]
Tools used in fiber optic cable splicing process
No CommentsFiber optic cable splicing process needs some important tools. First, a Fusion Splicer is essential. Fiber-Mart recommend swift f1 fusion splicer –New Ilsintech Swift-F1 All in One Fusion Splicer. Swift F1 is the highly sophisticated and integrated clad alignment fusion splicer, which has been designed to perform the major 5 multifunctional features systematically: [ Continue reading…]