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    Different Ways to Terminate an Optical Fiber Which Is Tight Buffered

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    Published: December 20, 2018

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    QUESTION:

    How many different ways are there to terminate an optical fiber which is tight-buffered and where can I find more information on each?

     

    ANSWER:

    There are many different ways to terminate an optical fiber that is tight buffered. Several are most common, the most popular is the epoxy-based connector that is polished in a ferrule, in addition, there are a number of field-installable connectors that mechanically hold a fiber and mate the cleaved end to a fiber stub.

    Also, there are many types of mechanical splices that can be used to make either a permanent or temporary connection (such as for testing), and in many cases, a fiber is pigtailed into a furcation tube to separate and protect it after being separated from a common jacket such as in indoor distribution cable.

    In that case, where each fiber is buffered with a polymer coating to 900um and stranded within a common protective jacket is now routed within a protective sheath with reinforcing members. In each of these termination methods the relationship of the coating of the fiber and the buffer is different.

    READ THE FULL BLOG ARTICLE HERE:  Defining type and semi tight buffers as opposed to loose tubes in optical cables

     

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      Answered by AskFOC Technical Team: December 20, 2018

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