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Why is the inspection and cleaning of optical fibre connector end faces important?

The light travelling down fibre does so in extremely small diameter cores (9um in single mode). A small speck of dirt that is almost invisible to the naked eye could be enough to cause the fibre signal to be attenuated or blocked resulting in signal interference or even loss of transmission. This could be as simple as a finger print on the end of fibre optic connectors. All fibre optic connectors should be inspected during installation with a quality microscope and if required cleaned with an approved fibre cleaning technique.

What is OM4 fibre Cable?

OM4 is the next generation multimode fibre to support existing 1 and 10Gb/s applications as well as future 40 and 100Gb/s systems. It will allow for extended distance of 550 metres at 10Gb/s.

What fibre optic cable should be used for underground installation?

Loosetube fibre cable of gel-filled or dry-core construction should be used whether fibre cable is direct buried or installed within underground conduit. There is no guarantee against water filling a conduit or the cable becoming exposed to sunlight at some point in the run so an underground rated cable with UV-resistant jacket is recommended.

What is the difference between multimode and singlemode fibre?

Multimode fibre has a relatively large light carrying core usually 50 or 62.5 microns in diameter. It is normally used for short distance transmissions with LED based optical fibre equipment and has limitations in regards to bandwidth capacity and distance. Singlemode fibre has a smaller light carrying core of 8 to 10 microns in diameter. It is used for large bandwidth transmissions over longer distance with laser diode based optical fibre transmission equipment.

When should I use OM3 fibre cable over OM1 fibre cable?

OM3 fibre must be used where the fibre optic cable run distance exceeds 220 metres @ 1000mbp/s ( 1Gb/s) speed on a typical multimode network. OM3 will extend the distance up to 550 metres @ 1Gb/s speed. OM3 can also handle 10GbE (10,000mbp/s) at a distance of up to 300 metres. OM3 should be installed to help future-proof your multimode installation.

What styles of fibre cable are commonly used?

Gel filled loosetube for underground direct bury applications with options of termite and rodent protection via nylon jacket and/or armouring. Indoor / outdoor tight buffered fibre optic cable can be used for internal or external fibre cable runs but should not be installed underground even if within conduit.

What is an OTDR dead zone?

Dead zones originate from reflective events (fusion splices, fibre optic connectors, pressure points, etc) along the link and can affect the OTDR's ability to accurately measure attenuation on shorter links and differentiate closely spaced events. The OTDR will become temporarily blinded by the first event it picks up and will not see upcoming events close to each other and will instead pick them up as one event. Dead zones can extend hundreds of metres from the OTDR unit but can be reduced (but never eliminated) by adjusting the pulse width in accordance with the length of the fibre.

Can I convert Multimode to Singlemode and vice versa?

Yes a multimode to singlemode fibre media converter can be used. These products are available in both 10/100Base and Gigabit units with a range of distances available for the singlemode transmission side.

What are some typical fibre to the home products (ftth products) used in a residential cabling network?

A FTTH cabling network would usually consist of the Head End equipment (HE), fibre optic cable backbone or Feeder cable to a Local Convergence Point (LCP) for splitting, distribution cable to a Network Access Point (NAP), and then drop cables to a termination point on the individual dwellings (ONT).

What is a fusion splicer?

A fusion splice is the technique of joining two fibre optic cores by melting the ends together using an electric arc. A fusion splicer is used because an extremely high degree of accuracy is required due to the small diameter of fibre optic cable and tight tolerances. The fusion splicer first aligns the cores and then applies the exact amount of heat needed to melt the ends before pressing them together and fusing the fibre to form a very low loss joint.

What is a fibre enclosure?

A fibre enclosure or FOBOT as it is also known is a tray, box or dome designed for breaking out and terminating fibre optic cable. Fibre enclosures usually are fitted out with splice trays and thru-adaptors and allow a point in the network for mass termination, splicing and patching of cables.