Different Types of Fiber Patch Cords and Their Uses

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Different Types of Fiber Patch Cords and Their
Uses
Fiber Optic Jumpers, also known as
fiber patch cords, are used for
connecting the fiber optic
equipment with information outlets,
interconnects and fiber optic cross-connects.
Fiber Optic Technology has advanced a lot
for the past few years increasing the
utility of Fiber Patch Cords.
Quite similar to transceiver modules that can be
categorized into different types and standards,
these cables can also be obtained in
different types including Simplex/Duplex,
Armored Patch Cord, MPO/MTP cable, etc. Let us
know more about Fiber Optic Patch Cords and their
uses. Understanding their types and uses
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• Fiber patch cords can be majorly divided into two
  types
• Single mode
• Multimode
• Duplex and Simplex are the two other types of
  fiber optic patch cables.
• ? Uses of Single Mode Fiber Cord
• The single mode fiber patch cord is used when one
  needs to transmit high capacity voice
  applications remotely. This involves
  telephone transmission or long distance gigabit
  networking. These patch cords are capable of
  using 9/125 micron bulk fiber cables and
  connectors at both ends.
• ? Uses of Multimode fiber cord
• The application of multimode fiber patch cords is
  mostly seen in computer industry for local and
  wide area network. These patch cords can be
  obtained in 50µm and 62.5µm. As compared to
  the traditional twisted pair copper cable,
  the multiple fiber patch cables are made to offer
  more bandwidth and high speed. They are
  compatible with all types of standard fiber
  optic equipment and offer high reliability
  and better immunity in dealing with
  electromagnetic interference.
• ? Utility in multiple industries
• The application of Fiber Patch Cords is
  prevalent in all types of industries including
  LAN applications, Cable TV networks,
  medical engineering, mechanical engineering
  etc. These cords provide a superior quality
  signal transfer without any disturbances and
  provide a lot of convenience when

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utilized with internet, telephones, cables, audio
applications etc. If you want a distortion free
video or audio transmission, these are
perfect. ? Understanding Other Types Simplex
fiber optic patch cables These fiber optic patch
cords are made by using a single fiber and are
used in applications that need one way transfer
of data. Simplex fiber can be obtained in single
as well as multimode. Duplex fiber optic patch
cable Duplex fiber optic patch cord cable has two
fibers in a zip cord arranged side by side. The
single and duplex fiber optic cables are used
with applications that need a continuous and
bi-directional data transfer. Fiber switches,
fiber modems, servers, workstations etc require
duplex cable. Polished optic cords In order to
reduce back reflection, the fiber patch cords are
polished and designed into different shapes.
Polishing is of utmost importance with single
mode applications. -30dB, -40dB, -50dB and -60dB
etc are some of the back reflection types of
cords. In order to stay safe from fiber patch
cords, you can use tie wrap, kink and bend
radius. We hope that by now, you must have
understood the utility and importance of fiber
patch cords. There are further types and subtypes
of these cords. You can conduct more research
based on your utility to know about them or get
in touch with the experts.
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