Holiday Update:
Fiber Optic Center will be closed December 24 and 25.
Due to potential early carrier pickups, PLEASE HAVE ALL ORDERS IN BY NOON ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 23.


We will resume our regular business hours on Thursday, December 26.

Fiber Optic Center will be at Photonics West - Schedule your meeting with a member of the FOC team now

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    Technical Horsepower Technical Papers

    1. by Wayne Kachmar | OPTICAL CABLE: White Paper

      Evaluation of Fiber Optic Ripcord Designs and Use Procedures

      Technical Horsepower Consulting Technical Paper: Evaluation of Fiber Optic Ripcord Designs and Use ProceduresThe use of ripcords in cable designs predates fiber optic cables by many years. In most applications, the installation and use of ripcords is optional and...
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    2. by Wayne Kachmar | OPTICAL CABLE: White Paper

      Cable and Connectivity Standards: Where Will They Meet?

      Technical Horsepower Consulting Technical Paper: Cable and Connectivity Standards: Where Will They Meet?The fiber optic communication industry faces an ongoing challenge: the stratification of standards at the connectivity level. In particular, there has been a...
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    3. by Wayne Kachmar | OPTICAL CABLE: White Paper

      Evaluation of 200um vs. 250um Coated Fibers for Non-traditional Cable Designs

      Technical Horsepower Consulting Technical Paper: Evaluation of 200um vs. 250um Coated Fibers for Non-traditional Cable DesignsAs the demands for smaller, more compact optical and hybrid fiber optic cables increase, many cable designers may choose 200um coated fibers...
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    4. by Dan Rocheleau | OPTICAL CABLE: White Paper

      Fiber Optic Cable Assembly Manufacturing Process Improvements: The Often-Overlooked Benefits of Industry Standards

      Technical Paper: Fiber Optic Cable Assembly Manufacturing Process Improvements: The Often-Overlooked Benefits of Industry StandardsIndustry Standards for fiber optic cable assembly production exist, in part, to provide guidance to manufacturers on how to build quality...
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