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JONARD FOD-2000 Fiber Optic Drop Cable Slitter
In today’s FTTx installations a common element is the fiber optic flat drop cable. These can be 2-12 fiber cables that are made to be easily slid into through ducting or direct buried to service the last mile of a FTTx installation. In addition these cables can be used as self-supporting aerial assemblies to serve as the traditional communications pole to the point of entrance on the home. These varying requirements make the cable design very unique to be able to withstand snow/ice and also all the typical heat/UV issues as well.
In addition these cables can be used as neighborhood/premise distribution cables when used in 12 fiber configurations and then needed to be penetrated in a mid-span configuration. This presents unique challenges to be able to penetrate the cable without damaging the fibers inside.
The Jonard FOD-2000 Fiber Optic Drop Cable Slitter is a patent pending tool that simplifies the slitting of drop cable jackets at the end of the cable or mid-span. For Flat Cables.
For use on the end of a fiber the FOD-2000 puts a slit on both sides of the jacket allowing easy access to the fiber or strength member. The V-Groove type of construction allows the tool to slide up as far as necessary, and then is slid down the cable to the end. The slit that is created allows the jacket to be opened up and then cut to the proper length. The ease of use makes this tool truly unique! To use just position the tool around the cable, pull and slit.
If needed to be used in a mid-span situation the Jonard FOD-2000 can be easily disassembled into two pieces positioned on the cable, and the process indicated above can be easily repeated. We have included a demonstration video for your review.
Designed for .250″ flat drop cables. The FOD-2000 comes completely assembled with two blades, which can be reversed once the blades are worn. Replacement blades are also available under part number FOD-RB25 for a package of 25 blades.
Fiber Solutions Inc. (FSI) is a WMBE Certified woman-owned stocking distributor of fiber optic products including cable, connectors, patch cables, termination supplies, splice closures, cleaning supplies, patch panels, hybrid adapters, stripping tools, crimp tools, polishing materials, and cleavers. Also available for immediate delivery is a complete offering of test equipment, microscopes, inspection products, etc. Fiber Solutions can offer complete fiber optic training courses in a standard or customized format to meet your requirements. FSI works hard to be your One-Stop shop for all your fiber optic requirements.
If you have any requirements please contact us at 800-743-4237, info@fibersolutionsinc.com, or www.fibersolutionsonline.com
Fiber optic attenuation-How to manage it
The main limit to performance in optical fiber is attenuation. Optical fiber attenuation, commonly known as loss, refers to the weakening or degradation of the optical signal as it passes through the glass fiber over the total distance of the fiber. Insertion loss and back reflection (return loss) are two tests that will enable a technician to correct attenuation problems on a fiber span.
Testing the fiber will show you where the weakened signals are located. Physical characteristics of the fiber, increased signal levels, amplification nonlinearity, inconsistent or ‘dirty’ connector end-faces as well as components on the fiber such as splices and connector terminations can all be a factor that can cause increased attenuation. Attenuation (loss and back reflection) can be measured by using an Optical Power Meter and an Optical Light Source, or an Integrated Power Meter / Light Source for bidirectional testing (pair needed), or an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) and a Handheld Power Meter. (It is recommended to utilize a fiber reference jumper for all scenarios). When testing large fiber counts, data storage and the ability to download the information to a computer, is essential.
Using any of the above mentioned test scenarios; the light source will send a continuous wave signal, which simulates the operating wavelength of the emitter on the transmission equipment, down the fiber in question. At the far end of this fiber the power meter will be connected. The result of this test will be the loss of dB which is a relative reading and is equal to the transmitted power minus the received power. This test gives a numerical value for the power received. To obtain accurate loss measurements, a reference setting function must be available on the power meter. The setting of a reference requires a test jumper be connected to power meter, and also the light source and connected by a coupler. A reference reading is than taken, and than the power meter/light source are attached to the different ends of the cable under test. The resultant reading will be the loss or attenuation of the fiber under test only. Attenuation will differ depending on the direction in the fiber itself. Different results can be obtained when measuring from A to B and from B to A.
Back reflection (return loss) is the ratio of the light backscattered or reflected in the reverse direction of the forward direction of travel. Back reflection limits and/or degrades system performance. Unlike attenuation, which can be reduced by cleaning the connector interfaces etc., the effects of back reflection can only be resolved by re-polishing connector faces, or even changing the type of connector interfaces such as UPC or APC connector polishes.
While every effort should be made to keep attenuation to a minimum such as effective fusion splicing techniques, proper bend radius consideration, proper fiber end face maintenance techniques, etc., sometimes attenuation must be added to a circuit because the receiver on the network element cannot accept the signal level. An attenuator is a passive device used to reduce the amplitude of a light signal without significantly changing the waveform itself. Primarily there are five different configurations of attenuators and each configuration has its own strength.
Hybrid Attenuator Plug, (Male to Female) or The Opposing Ends are a Different Connector Type. The hybrid style is ideal for reducing the intensity of a signal just prior to going into a receiver. This type of attenuator is typically available with similar connector ends with male/female configurations. They can also be available with different connector types on each end as well. The high performance characteristics of this type of attenuator make it the perfect choice for DWDM systems, CATV, EDFA, with Instrumentation and other highly amplified systems, LAN and Telecommunication Networks and high-speed data-com.
Patch Cord Attenuator. (In Line) (Attenuator is within a cable assembly) the attenuating fiber patch cord is ideal for high power applications and can be easily installed into fiber splice enclosures. The Patch Cord style offers simplified system set-up and reduced installation costs by combining the functions of patch cords and fixed attenuators in one convenient package.
Bulkhead Attenuator (Female to Female) The bulkhead style of attenuators are ideal when two male connectors need to be mated with a fixed attenuator. Many times you will find this type at the patch panel. This type of attenuator is ideal for applications where return loss is not as critical and price is a consideration.
LoopBack Attenuator. The loopback style is ideal for simulating losses associated with outside plant cable runs allowing BER testing on engineering and production test standards
3 Step Attenuator. This attenuator is a completely passive device using bend radius of a 3mm jacketed cable as a means of attenuation without introducing back-reflection. It is designed to fit onto your existing cable assembly and it leaves no lasting effects on cable jacketing.
Fiber Solutions Inc. (FSI) is a WMBE Certified woman-owned stocking distributor of fiber optic products including cable, connectors, patch cables, termination supplies, splice closures, cleaning supplies, patch panels, hybrid adapters, stripping tools, crimp tools, polishing materials, and cleavers. Also available for immediate delivery is a complete offering of test equipment, microscopes, inspection products, etc. Fiber Solutions can offer complete fiber optic training courses in a standard or customized format to meet your requirements. FSI works hard to be your One-Stop shop for all your fiber optic requirements.
What is ITW Chemtronics Combination Cleaning?
Fiber Solutions, Inc is a recognized leader in fiber optic cleaning products. We at Fiber Solutions are proud to be an authorized distributor of ITW Chemtronics. They are a supplier of all types of fiber optic swabs, fiber optic cleaning wipes, and solvents all used for cleaning fiber optic end faces.
ITW Chemtronics is the acknowledged industry leader in solutions for the electronics, telecommunications and critical environments markets. Their full line of products are engineered to meet all your Cleaning needs.
As telecommunications companies upgrade and expand their fiber optic networks and plan for Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) to accommodate high speed Internet access, the need for an effective, repeatable and cost effective means of cleaning optical fiber connections becomes essential. The limitations of traditional cleaning methods, lack of formal cleaning procedures and the misuse and overuse of cleaning products can not only result in signal degradation but can also damage the optical fiber end face polish.
New methods for cleaning end faces have been under study for some time, in both Outside Plant and OEM environments. A new method of cleaning has been developed, which has been proven in the field to be more efficient in removing contaminants and is expected to be more cost effective in servicing the millions of connections projected for FTTH. The Combination Cleaning methodology can be used on fiber end faces on cable assemblies, and in adapters/patch panels.
In the coming decade, growing consumer demand for high speed Internet access is anticipated to expand well beyond existing business requirements. Effectively cleaning fiber optic connections, that support high-speed data transmission rates, is essential to assuring trouble-free transmission of the full spectrum of data, Internet and video services.
To meet the need for contemporary high speed connections engineers have created a broad assortment of mechanical ferrule connectors and alignment sleeves, which are commonly in use today. However, in many cases these connectors themselves present a new set of cleaning problems. It has been reported that as many as 70% of all transmission problems are actually caused by soiled connectors. The fact that end faces must be cleaned each time a connection is made is new information to some technicians and engineers. Soils from many ambient sources, unless they are completely removed, can accumulate on the end faces and around the sides of ferrules and in the alignment sleeve. These soils can cross contaminate other connectors, causing measurable signal deterioration.
Combination Cleaning was first introduced in 2002. Since that time, this 3rd technique to traditional wet or dry cleaning processes have proven to be the most effective means of precision cleaning fiber optic end face connections. It has been “field proven” in many millions of successful cleaning operations.
Some contend that as many as 80% of the soils on a fiber optic end face is dust. While the “dust” is certainly a possible contaminant, it is also possible that the remaining 20% of contaminants can cause 80% of network problems. The combination cleaning process is designed to remove the widest range of soils over the complete end face.
There is a significant science in the procedure that works on all connectors and removes dust contamination, fluid contamination and combinations of these soils most- typically encountered in OSP and OEM. It is a fast and effective means to clean whether you work in a RBOC, MSO, CLEC, Enterprise or R&D, Military or CATV Network.
Fiber Solutions Inc. (FSI) is a WMBE Certified woman-owned stocking distributor of fiber optic products including cable, connectors, patch cables, termination supplies, splice closures, cleaning supplies, patch panels, hybrid adapters, stripping tools, crimp tools, polishing materials, and cleavers. Also available for immediate delivery is a complete offering of test equipment, microscopes, inspection products, etc. Fiber Solutions can offer complete fiber optic training courses in a standard or customized format to meet your requirements. FSI works hard to be your One-Stop shop for all your fiber optic requirements.
How do I order Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies?
Many of our customers contact Fiber Solutions and indicate they are looking to purchase fiber optic cable assemblies, but they often don’t know what that means. They sometimes don’t necessarily understand the “Lingo” of the industry in which Fiber Solutions exists. So the goal of this article is to articulate the “Lingo” of fiber optic cable assemblies, and what issues need to be considered or researched when attempting to order fiber optic cable assemblies.
Do I require, pigtails, or jumpers?
1) Pigtails: These are cable assemblies terminated on one end with a connector, and typically the other side is spliced to OSP (Outside Plant Cable). The may be simplex: (single fiber), or multi-fiber sometimes up to 144 fibers. Essentially these cable assemblies or pigtails are used to make connection between patch panels in a Central Office or Head End and OSP cable. Often times they may also provide connection to another splice point outside of the Head End or central office. The purpose of this is because various jacket materials may only be used a limited distance inside the building.
2) Jumpers: These are double ended cable assemblies, terminated on both sides with connectors. These cable assemblies are typically simplex (single fiber), or duplex (two fibers) and make connection from a patch panel to a network element. These cables provide a benefit allowing an expendable connection that can be easily replaced easily if it becomes damaged.
• CONSIDERATIONS to make the correct purchase:
i. Fiber Type
1. Singlemode (Yellow)
2. Multimode (Orange)
a. 50/125
b. 62.5/125
ii. Connector Style
1. ST, FC, SC (2.5mm Ferrule)
2. LC, MU (1.25mm Ferrule)
3. MT, MTP, MPO (Multi-Fiber)
iii. Connector Polish
1. Flat Polish- Typically multi-mode
2. PC- Physical Contact
a. Essentially refers to a Physical contact between the end faces of the two fibers when mated in a connector.
b. Sometimes referred to as UPC as well
3. APC- Angled Physical Contact (Green)
a. Essentially the end faces of the fibers are polished at an 8 degree angle. This allows for the faces to meet closer together essentially eliminating any extra reflection being able to interfere with the transmission. This reduces the return loss and making the performance much better.
iv. Fiber Count
v. Jacketing material
1. 900um Just the basic protection of a secondary buffer material on the cable. This is typically used in the back of a patch panel. This cable configuration significantly reduces the cable congestion in the back of a patch panel.
2. 2mm Jacket: A reduced jacket diameter that allow more cables to be placed in a smaller space. Often the 2.0mm, or 1.8mm diameters are used on Small form factor connectors such as LC, and MU connectors. However because of larger density patch panels the use of the smaller diameter cables is increasing.
3. 3.0mm Jacket: Standard “Jumper” jacket. The style has been utilized for many years and represents either an orange or yellow jacket material reinforced with Kevlar materials.
Again the goal of this article is to outline some of the basic information necessary to request the appropriate cable assemblies to fulfill your requirements. Most of the information is not difficult to determine. For instance: Singlemode or Multimode can typically be determined by the color of the jacket. Jacketing material can be determined by the diameter. Some of the things that are more difficult is the polish type. The flat polish can be determined by looking at the fiber face. If it is rounded it’s a UPC, or angled it is APC. Then the color will complete the determination: Blue-UPC, and Green-APC.
Fiber Solutions is available to help with all of your selection. Give us a call at 800-743-4237, or e-mail info@fibersolutionsinc.com and let us know how we can help. Our customer service staff is available to help you walk through the selections that we have discussed, and assist you in making the correct selections.
What is an IBC Brand connector cleaner?
Prior to the development of fiber optic cleaning tools such as the IBC Brand connector cleaner typically fiber-optic end face cleaning was accomplished through the use of a tool such as the Cletop. A Cletop is very useful in cleaning connector interfaces that are available in your hand. However, they are difficult to use when attempting to clean connectors in the back of a patch panel or the interface to a piece of test equipment, etc. Often times connector end face residue and dirt can be transferred from a bulkhead or test equipment interface to a cable assembly interface, thus creating loss in the overall fiber-optic system. This loss is extremely critical in determining the overall performance of a 10/40 or 100 GigaBit per second transmission system.
Recently, new tools have been developed that allow you to clean connector interfaces both in cable assemblies as well as patch panels, test equipment interfaces, and bulkheads. These new tools essentially replace Cletops
as well as provide additional functionality not available through the use of a Cletop.
FiberSolutions Inc. has been a woman owned distributor of fiber optic cleaning tools for over 25 years. This longevity in the industry allows us to make recommendations and explain the differences between many of the new fiber optic cleaning tools being introduced into the market. The purpose of this blog is to outline the features of the new IBC Brand connector cleaner available from US Conec.
IBC Brand connector cleaners are manufactured by US Conec. They are mechanical cleaning tools designed to clean fiber optic connectors residing in a bulkhead adapter, a patch panel faceplate or a cable assembly. The IBC Brand connector cleaner utilizes a cleaning strand to gently sweep and lift away the dust and dirt that resides on the connector interface.
The benefit of the connector cleaning methodology implemented by the IBC Brand connector cleaner is the fact that it actually breaks away the dirt and then sweeps it off the fiber end face when the strand advances. This is accomplished by the dual mechanism within the tool. It actually rotates to break away the dirt and then advances the tape to remove the dirt from the connector interface. This dual action of cleaning actually does a very good job at cleaning all types of fiber optic connector interfaces.
Some of the features of the US Conec IBC Brand cleaner is the simple pushing motion to engage the tool. This results in an audible click that allows the operator to know that the tool has been deployed. The IBC Brand connector cleaner is a dry cleaning method. This makes the tool easily transportable in a briefcase or hand tool carry-on. The IBC Brand connector cleaner offers over 525 uses per tool. This makes this a very economical tool to use for cleaning fiber-optic interfaces.
The US Conec IBC Brand cleaner is available in multiple styles:
1. IBC Brand cleaner M250 – Utilized for 2.5 mm cleaning surfaces including FC, ST, FC, E, 2000, Mil 83526 and other harsh environment connectors
2. IBC Brand cleaner M 16 – Cleans 1.6 mm pin and socket terminations in a MIL- 38999 connector
3. IBC Brand cleaner SC – Cleans SC, ST, FC, and E 2000 connectors with a UPC and APC polish
4. IBC Brand cleaner LC – Cleans LC and MU connectors with a UPC and APC polish
5. IBC Brand cleaner HC- Cleans OptiTap connectors for F TTX applications
6. IBC Brand cleaner M20 – Cleans SMPTE 304M connectors in broadcast and MIL/COTS 2.0mm connectors.
IBC Brand cleaners are useful in applications including: telecom central offices, data centers, CATV head ends, outside plant applications, FTTX applications, fiber to the antenna for WiMAX and cellular networks, Broadcasting applications, and military and civilian aviation applications.
The US Conec IBC Brand cleaner is part of the US Conec family of fiber optic cleaning tools.
The IBC Brand cleaning tool can also be incorporated into the Fiber Solutions CleanFiber Optical Cleaning kit as an additional accessory.
Fiber Solutions Inc is a well-established fiber-optic distribution company providing the finest products in fiber optic cleaning applications. In addition Fiber Solutions offers fiber optic test equipment, cable assemblies, patch panels, splicing products, hand tools, and many other fiber-optic related products. We at Fiber Solutions are pleased to be a provider of some of the finest cleaning products available in the fiber-optic industry including all those available from US Conec. You can find all of these tools available on our website at http://www.fibersolutionsonline.com. You can also contact our customer service representatives at 800-743-4237, or e-mail us at info@fibersolutionsinc.com.
Why you need a fiber optic cleaning kit
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Fiber optics have been one of the greatest inventions in recent history, and really changed life as we know it. In order to keep your fiber optic cables running as proficiently as they can, you will need to periodically clean your fiber optic cables. When cleaning your fiber optic cables you will want to make sure that you are using the right cleaning products or else you run the risk of damaging your fiber optics.
Buying a fiber optic cleaning kit is the best way to make sure that you are using the right cleaning products and tools to clean your fiber optics. When you purchase one of these cleaning kits you should find the appropriate cleaning formulas, wipes and swabs that can be used to clean your fiber optic cables. If you do not use the right cleaning formula on your fiber optic cables, you have a good chance of damaging your fiber optics and causing yourself a lot of problems in the process.
Not only do fiber optic cleaning kits come with the right cleaning solutions but they also come equipped with the appropriate cleaning tools as well. These wipes and swabs will make the cleaning process much easier, and allow you to effectively clean your fiber optic connections without damaging the cables.
