Different Categories of OTDR's
Looking at OTDR's can be confusing to people because there are a wide variety of different types of OTDR's (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) to choose from. There are many different applications that will require you to have different functions available on your optical time domain reflectometer
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Choose the right splicer
You've probably heard the term fusion splicer before, but in case you haven't - an optical fiber fusion splicer is used to "splice" or fuse two separate pieces of glass optical fibers together - whether the optical fiber type is singlemode fiber or multimode fiber.
The goal is to join the two pieces
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MTP stands for Multifiber Termination Push-on/Pull-off.
You can use the term MTP connector or MPO connector, they both indicate the same multi fiber connector style - MTP is just the trademark registered name that USConec uses for their MPO connectors. You typically see these types of connectors in the data center world, as they
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The requirement to center a polished optical fiber in a ferrule within micron tolerance has many new technical applications. The delivery of laser light to a desired location accurately is commonly required in the industrial and medical fields. The ferrule/fiber technology fundamentally evolved from the fiber optic communication requirement to mate
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Are you in the singlemode or multimode fiber camp?
Traditionally, in the past, most of us in the fiber optic industry have separated ourselves into two basic camps. The Singlemode camp, this group always consisted of the BIG BOYS!! I need my fiber to do everything and more, a consideration of distance, bandwidth and future proofing
Read more...
5G Technology
Within the IT sector, wireless networking has been dubbed the 'fourth utility' for buildings. Accompanying HVAC, Power, and Water - wireless forms the backbone of enterprise mobility - both between enterprise sites, on a larger scale, and within enterprise sites. Inconsistency, low network speeds, and lack of availability for
Read more...
Every fiber technician has heard the terms field polish and factory polish
What is the difference and why does it matter so much which option you choose for your application? Well there are some big differences in many factors when you compare a field terminated cable and a factory terminated solution that comes ready to plug and play.
A
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If goods are not compliant with these standards some companies will not use them at all
Here in the United States we have probably seen a statement of either REACH or RoHS on a product that we have purchased whether it be an electrical device, or a piece of fiber optic cable. This standard is a somewhat foreign matter to us here in
Read more...
100 years ago, Warren G. Harding coined the phrase “A Return to Normalcy” during his 1920 Presidential campaign in a post WWI world.
As we navigate through the Coronavirus Pandemic by social distancing and working remotely to focus on our health, I soon look forward to getting back to our own “normalcy” in the Telecom world; and
Read more...
Hands washed….Check. Keyboard cleaned….Check. Laptop scanned for viruses….Check.
Sorry… just a little levity in stressful times.
Just four weeks ago I was teaching a class in Atlanta, GA and now I write this article from my kitchen table quarantined from work trying to do my part and stay healthy. I am sure that many of you are doing the
Read more...
Different Categories of OTDR's
Looking at OTDR's can be confusing to people because there are a wide variety of different types of OTDR's (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) to choose from. There are many different applications that will require you to have different functions available on your optical time domain reflectometer
Read more...
Choose the right splicer
You've probably heard the term fusion splicer before, but in case you haven't - an optical fiber fusion splicer is used to "splice" or fuse two separate pieces of glass optical fibers together - whether the optical fiber type is singlemode fiber or multimode fiber.
The goal is to join the two pieces
Read more...
MTP stands for Multifiber Termination Push-on/Pull-off.
You can use the term MTP connector or MPO connector, they both indicate the same multi fiber connector style - MTP is just the trademark registered name that USConec uses for their MPO connectors. You typically see these types of connectors in the data center world, as they
Read more...
The requirement to center a polished optical fiber in a ferrule within micron tolerance has many new technical applications. The delivery of laser light to a desired location accurately is commonly required in the industrial and medical fields. The ferrule/fiber technology fundamentally evolved from the fiber optic communication requirement to mate
Read more...
Are you in the singlemode or multimode fiber camp?
Traditionally, in the past, most of us in the fiber optic industry have separated ourselves into two basic camps. The Singlemode camp, this group always consisted of the BIG BOYS!! I need my fiber to do everything and more, a consideration of distance, bandwidth and future proofing
Read more...
5G Technology
Within the IT sector, wireless networking has been dubbed the 'fourth utility' for buildings. Accompanying HVAC, Power, and Water - wireless forms the backbone of enterprise mobility - both between enterprise sites, on a larger scale, and within enterprise sites. Inconsistency, low network speeds, and lack of availability for
Read more...
Every fiber technician has heard the terms field polish and factory polish
What is the difference and why does it matter so much which option you choose for your application? Well there are some big differences in many factors when you compare a field terminated cable and a factory terminated solution that comes ready to plug and play.
A
Read more...
If goods are not compliant with these standards some companies will not use them at all
Here in the United States we have probably seen a statement of either REACH or RoHS on a product that we have purchased whether it be an electrical device, or a piece of fiber optic cable. This standard is a somewhat foreign matter to us here in
Read more...
100 years ago, Warren G. Harding coined the phrase “A Return to Normalcy” during his 1920 Presidential campaign in a post WWI world.
As we navigate through the Coronavirus Pandemic by social distancing and working remotely to focus on our health, I soon look forward to getting back to our own “normalcy” in the Telecom world; and
Read more...
Hands washed….Check. Keyboard cleaned….Check. Laptop scanned for viruses….Check.
Sorry… just a little levity in stressful times.
Just four weeks ago I was teaching a class in Atlanta, GA and now I write this article from my kitchen table quarantined from work trying to do my part and stay healthy. I am sure that many of you are doing the
Read more...
