The Cheater’s Guide to Choosing Fiber Optic Patch CablesWhat are fiber optic patch cables?Fiber optic patch cable is a fiber optic cable terminated with fiber optic connectors on both ends. It has two major application areas: computer work station to outlet and fiber optic patch panels or optical cross connect distribution center. Common types of fiber optic patch cablesFiber optic patch cables can be categorized to different groups based on optical fiber mode, fiber cable type, termination types, connector polishing styles and fiber cable sizes.Optical Fiber Mode 1. Single mode fiber patch cablesSingle mode fiber optic patch cables use 9/125 micron bulk single mode fiber cable and single mode fiber optic connectors at both ends. Single mode fiber optic cable jacket color is usually yellow. 2. Multimode fiber patch cablesMultimode fiber optic patch cables use 62.5/125 micron or 50/125 micron bulk multimode fiber cable and terminated with multimode fiber optic connectors at both ends. Multimode fiber optic cable jacket color is usually orange. 3. 10gig multimode fiber optic patch cables10Gig multimode fibers are specially designed 50/125 micron fiber optimized for 850nm VCSEL laser based 10Gig Ethernet. They are backward compatible with existing network equipment and provide close to three times the bandwidth of traditional 62.5/125 multimode fibers. 10 Gigabit is rated for distances up to 300 meters using 850nm Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL).The iPad Dock also supports other IPAD ACCESSORIES, 10Gig fiber optic cable jacket is usually aqua. Fiber Cable Type 1. Simplex fiber optic patch cablesSimplex fiber patch cable has one fiber and one connector on each end. 2. Duplex fiber optic patch cablesDuplex fiber patch cable has two fibers and two connectors on each end. Each fiber is marked â€A†or â€B†or different colored connector boots are used to mark polarity. 3. Ribbon fan-out cable assemblyFor ribbon fan-out cable assembly, one end is ribbon fiber with multi fibers and one ribbon fiber connector such as MTP connector (12 fibers), the other end is multi simplex fiber cables with connectors such as ST, SC, LC, etc.
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