CABLE PREP: Tips

The majority of our customers manufacture fiber optic cable assemblies, which are widely known as patch cords. Patch cords can be simplex or duplex. A simplex cable consists of a single strand of optic fiber. A duplex cable is composed of two insulated ...

Ideally, the “transition point” will ultimately be located either just touching, or just behind (less than 1mm), the rear of the ceramic ferrule. It is an excellent practice to periodically take samples from the production line and cross-section them to look...

Even if the stripped fiber is kept free of damage during stripping and handling prior to inserting it into the ferrule, it is still very susceptible to breaking if it is not completely encapsulated in epoxy within the ferrule. All termination operators are familiar...