Interconnect history, design, types, applications, polishing considerations and properties comparisons Since the 1980s, there have been a myriad of fiber connectors in our industry and consistent improvements of the designs and offerings. Fiber optic connectors,...
Throughout most of the telecommunication industry, manufacturing automation has flourished. Here’s just one example of successful automation: fusion splicing. The operator preps the fiber ends, puts them into the splicer, and presses a button. The equipment...
For years, connectivity in the cable industry was considered a “throw it over the wall” issue with a focus on leaving the problem to others who then became responsible for the convenience of connecting the cables designed to the outside world. It wasn’t...
How many times have you asked yourself: Why did this connector fail? I’ve been in the fiber optic industry since the 1980’s and – despite amazing technological advances – this issue continues to plague our industry.
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The first connector to be accepted as a widely used standard in the early days of the fiber optic industry, in the late 1970s, was designed by Amphenol in CT as a variation of their coaxial electrical connect known as subminiature assembly, or SMA. In those days, fiber...
Cross Sectioning of Fiber Optic Connectors questions answered here… how many methods and what are the options? There are currently three methods of looking inside a fiber optic connector:
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In terms of long-term reliability, the “weakest link” of a connectorized cable assembly is the area within the ferrule which contains the strip “transition point” (where the buffered fiber is stripped down to bare fiber) and the majority of the injected epoxy.
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Most of our customers know the pain when it comes to switching suppliers or changing specification on connectors. The market keeps us sharply informed about new connector versions with attractive pricing while we do not always know the impact of switching from...
