The PON Power Meter an Essential Piece of Equipment
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
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In today’s connected world we are very attached to our devices, whether we are at home or out and about.
What happens when your internet service goes down? We rely on our fiber optic networks more than ever now. Working from home, remote learning, telemedicine and simple, every day communications are critical now more than ever
Read more...
FTTx Installations
As we see the need for a dramatic increase in the amount of bandwidth that is delivered to customers, due to 4K high definition TV, services such as YouTube and other video sharing services, and peer to peer sharing services, we are seeing a rise in FTTx installations or more Fiber To The "x". We all like lightning fast
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Tools of the Fiber Optic Trade
Working with fiber optic cables requires you to have a variety of tools in your truck because you never know what type of cable you will be working on. There are many different types of fiber cables available, so there are also a variety of tools that will help make the job of cable preparation easier. Fiber optic
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Types of Fiber Optic Cleavers and Steps to Their Use
If you have ever spliced optical fiber then you know what a fiber optic cleaver is. If you are new to fiber, then the mention of a cleaver may be a new concept. In simple terms, a cleaver is used to cut your fiber so you have two ends that will line up and can be welded together using a
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Optical Return Loss -An Important Test
When talking about fiber, Optical Return Loss (ORL) is one of the number one things that is tested. This is the ratio of light that is reflected back to the source of the light over the entire fiber link. This is always measured in dB (decibels) and will typically be a negative number. The closer the
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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
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
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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
Read more...
The PON Power Meter an Essential Piece of Equipment
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
Read more...
In today’s connected world we are very attached to our devices, whether we are at home or out and about.
What happens when your internet service goes down? We rely on our fiber optic networks more than ever now. Working from home, remote learning, telemedicine and simple, every day communications are critical now more than ever
Read more...
FTTx Installations
As we see the need for a dramatic increase in the amount of bandwidth that is delivered to customers, due to 4K high definition TV, services such as YouTube and other video sharing services, and peer to peer sharing services, we are seeing a rise in FTTx installations or more Fiber To The "x". We all like lightning fast
Read more...
Tools of the Fiber Optic Trade
Working with fiber optic cables requires you to have a variety of tools in your truck because you never know what type of cable you will be working on. There are many different types of fiber cables available, so there are also a variety of tools that will help make the job of cable preparation easier. Fiber optic
Read more...
Types of Fiber Optic Cleavers and Steps to Their Use
If you have ever spliced optical fiber then you know what a fiber optic cleaver is. If you are new to fiber, then the mention of a cleaver may be a new concept. In simple terms, a cleaver is used to cut your fiber so you have two ends that will line up and can be welded together using a
Read more...
Optical Return Loss -An Important Test
When talking about fiber, Optical Return Loss (ORL) is one of the number one things that is tested. This is the ratio of light that is reflected back to the source of the light over the entire fiber link. This is always measured in dB (decibels) and will typically be a negative number. The closer 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...
