Introduction to Fiber Optic Patch Cable and Its Using Tips

Introduction to Fiber Optic Patch Cable

Fiber optic patch cable, also known as fiber jumper or fiber optic patch cord, is a cable terminated with fiber optic connectors at both ends, used to achieve wired connections between devices. Its thick layer of protection makes it applied to connect the optical transmitter, receiver, and terminal box. It is a key component in optical communication. As there are connectors at both ends, fiber optic patch cables can be classified by the types of connectors, such as LC, SC, FC, ST fiber optic patch cables, and so on. In addition, if the fiber optic patch cable has the same type of connectors at both ends, we call it the same connector type fiber optic patch cable, otherwise, it is called hybrid fiber optic patch cable. Furthermore, based on optical fiber mode or optical fiber structure, fiber optic patch cable can be categorized to single-mode fiber optic patch cable and multimode fiber optic patch cable, or simplex fiber optic patch cable and duplex fiber optic patch cable.

Applications of Fiber Optic Patch Cable

Fiber optic patch cable has good repeatability and interchange as well as excellent environmental adaptability. Thus, they are widely deployed in most types of industries. Fiber optic patch cables are used in medical imaging, mechanical engineering, LAN applications, CATV networks, telephone lines, etc. They have revolutionized the total network industry of telephones, cables, Internet, audio applications, and so on.

Fiber Optic Patch Cable Using Tips

When we choose or use a fiber optic patch cable, we should pay much attention to the details. The following listed tips can give you a good understanding of fiber optic patch cables.

• Choose the right patch cable with right connectors according to your demand.
• Choose the right type of cable mode according to your requirement. Generally, a single-mode fiber optic patch cable is yellow, which is used for long distance transmission. A multimode fiber optic patch cable commonly is orange and it is used for shorter distance transmission.
• Make sure that an unused optical fiber patch cable is protected with the dust caps, or the dust will damage the connectors.
• When you install a fiber optic patch cable, don’t bend them beyond their bend radius, or it will increase the attenuation of optical signals in transmission.

Conclusion

Fiber optic patch cable is one of the fundamental and important parts in fiber optical communication. This article focuses on some basic information about fiber optic patch cables, including definition, types and applications of fiber optic patch cables. FS.COM provides various fiber optic patch cables, such as LC, ST, FC fiber optic patch cables, and simplex fiber optic patch cables, duplex fiber optic patch cables, as well as single-mode, multimode fiber optic patch cables. Our patch cables have high performance and great price. In addition, you can design the fiber optic patch cables according to your need, such as the connector ends, fiber mode, length in meters and more advanced options. If you have any requirement on the related products, we welcome you to contact us via sales@fs.com.