By shop.szrollball | 06 March 2017 | 0 Comments
What is Fiber optic adapter? | Fiber Optic Adapters / Couplers
Fiber optic adapters or couplers are special connectors designed to mate or connect two ends of a fiber optic cable with high precision. They come in versions to connect single fibers together (simplex), two fibers together (duplex), or sometimes four fibers together (quad). Adapters are designed for single-mode and multi-mode cables. The single-mode adapters offer more precise alignment of the tips of the connectors (ferrules). Multi-mode adapters can be used to connect single-mode cables, but single-mode cannot. This can cause misalignment of the small single-mode fibers and loss of signal strength (attenuation). Make sure they are the same core diameter (50/125 or 62.5/125) when connecting two multimode fibers, A mismatch here will cause attenuation in one direction (where the larger fiber is transmitting light into the smaller fiber).
Fiber optic adapters are designed with female-female type, similar connectors (SC to SC, LC to LC, etc.) and hybrid adapters with different types of connectors (ST to SC, LC to SC, etc.). When the connectors have differing ferrule sizes (1.25mm to 2.5mm), as found in LC to SC adapters, the adapters are significantly more expensive because of a more complicated design/manufacturing process. We discourage this use because we find the adapter extending from the equipment is subject to being bumped and breaking. Also, if not properly routed, the weight of the cable and connector hanging from the adapter may cause some misalignment and a degraded signal.
Rollball Fiber optic adapter, fiber coupler, and fiber optic splitter solutions are specially designed for both Multimode and Single mode fiber applications. We offer LC/SC/FC/ST, etc style fiber optic adapters and fiber coupler products for just about every fiber cabling design requirement.
For more details about Rollball fiber adapters, please go to here http://shop.szrollball.com/c/fiber-optic-adapter_0435
For fiber splitters, Rollball provides FBT&PLC splitters, more details please check here http://shop.szrollball.com/c/fiber-optic-splitters_0533
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us @ onlineshop@rollball.com.cn.
Fiber optic adapters are designed with female-female type, similar connectors (SC to SC, LC to LC, etc.) and hybrid adapters with different types of connectors (ST to SC, LC to SC, etc.). When the connectors have differing ferrule sizes (1.25mm to 2.5mm), as found in LC to SC adapters, the adapters are significantly more expensive because of a more complicated design/manufacturing process. We discourage this use because we find the adapter extending from the equipment is subject to being bumped and breaking. Also, if not properly routed, the weight of the cable and connector hanging from the adapter may cause some misalignment and a degraded signal.
Rollball Fiber optic adapter, fiber coupler, and fiber optic splitter solutions are specially designed for both Multimode and Single mode fiber applications. We offer LC/SC/FC/ST, etc style fiber optic adapters and fiber coupler products for just about every fiber cabling design requirement.
For more details about Rollball fiber adapters, please go to here http://shop.szrollball.com/c/fiber-optic-adapter_0435
For fiber splitters, Rollball provides FBT&PLC splitters, more details please check here http://shop.szrollball.com/c/fiber-optic-splitters_0533
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us @ onlineshop@rollball.com.cn.
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