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All Fiber Optic Patch Cord product types from Zion Communication
LC connector to LC connector fiber optic patch cord
SC connector to SC connector fiber optic patch cord
LC connector to SC connector fiber optic patch cord
LC connector to ST connector fiber optic patch cord
LC connector to FC connector fiber optic patch cord
FC connector to FC connector fiber optic patch cord
OEM Fiber Optic Patch cord
Fiber Optic Pigtail
Bunch Typical 12 Fibers
Single Typical 1 Fiber
What is fiber optic patch cord?
A fiber optic patch cord, also known as a fiber optic patch cable or fiber jumper, is a length of fiber optic cable capped at both ends with connectors that allow it to be rapidly and conveniently connected to an optical switch, router, or other telecommunication/network equipment. Its primary purpose is to connect one device to another for signal routing.
What is fiber optic pigtail?
- A fiber optic pigtail is similar to a patch cord but has a connector on only one end and a length of exposed fiber at the other end.
- This exposed end is typically spliced onto a single fiber of a multi-fiber trunk.
Both fiber optic patch cords and pigtails are integral components in modern optical networks, facilitating efficient, high-speed data and signal transmission. They are chosen based on the specific requirements of the application, such as the distance of transmission, required bandwidth, and environmental conditions.
Application of fiber optic patch cord
Telecommunications Networks: They are extensively used in telecommunication networks for connecting various equipment like switches, routers, and modems, providing high-speed data transmission capabilities.
Data Centers: In data centers, patch cords are vital for connecting servers, storage systems, and network devices. They facilitate high-speed, high-volume data transfer essential for cloud computing and large-scale storage solutions.
Local Area Networks (LANs): Fiber optic patch cords are used in LANs within buildings or campuses to connect computers, printers, and other network devices, offering faster data transfer rates than traditional copper cables.
Cable Television: They are employed in cable TV networks for signal transmission, ensuring high-quality video and audio signals with minimal interference.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): ISPs use these cords for establishing the backbone of their internet infrastructure, providing high-speed internet access to customers.
Fiber to the Home (FTTH): Used in FTTH installations to connect the main fiber optic cable to individual homes or buildings, providing high-speed internet and television services.
Medical and Industrial Applications: Patch cords are also used in medical imaging devices and industrial sensors due to their ability to transmit data with high precision and minimal interference.
Application of fiber optic pigtail
Splicing in Fiber Networks: Pigtails are primarily used for splicing, where one end of the pigtail is fusion spliced to a single fiber of a multi-fiber trunk. This helps extend the trunk cable to connect it to a terminal like a patch panel or equipment.
Fiber Optic Testing: Technicians use pigtails for testing fiber optic networks. They provide a convenient way to connect and disconnect the test equipment during network installation or maintenance.
Repair and Extensions: In case of a damaged fiber optic cable, pigtails can be used to repair or extend the fiber cable without the need for replacing the entire line.
Signal Routing: Similar to patch cords, pigtails are also used in routing signals in telecommunications, LANs, and data centers, especially where field termination of connectors is preferred.
How to Choose fiber optic patch cord/Selecting the right fiber optic patch cord
Choosing the right fiber optic patch cord involves considering various factors to ensure optimal performance and compatibility with your network setup. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you make an informed decision:
1: Connector Type and Compatibility:
Identify the connector types required for your equipment. Common types include SC, LC, ST, and MTP/MPO. Ensure that the patch cord connectors match the connectors on your devices and infrastructure.
Here’s a breakdown of how to make the right choice:
1. Matching Connector Ports:If the devices you are connecting have identical connector ports, you should opt for connectors that match:
- LC-LC / SC-SC / MPO-MPO
2. Different Connector Ports:For devices with differing connector ports, you’ll need connectors that can bridge the gap:
- LC-SC / LC-ST / LC-FC
3. Applications and Connector Selection:The specific applications you have in mind will influence your choice of connector:
- 1.25 mm LC: Suitable for XFP transceivers, SFP and SFP+ transceivers, and higher-density connections.
- 2.5 mm SC: Appropriate for EPON, GPON, GBIC, X2 and XENPAK transceivers, as well as telecom and datacom applications.
- 2.5 mm ST: Commonly used in military, campus, FTTH, datacom, and corporate network setups.
- 2.5 mm FC: Ideal for telecom, datacom, single-mode lasers, and measurement equipment applications.
- 2.5 x 6.4 mm MPO/MTP: Suited for 40G QSFP+ and 100G QSFP28 transceivers, as well as multi-fiber ribbon applications.
2:Fiber Mode (Single-mode or Multimode):
Determine whether your network uses single-mode or multimode fibers. Single-mode fibers are suitable for long-distance communication, while multimode fibers are better for shorter distances.
3: Simplex or Duplex Fiber strands?
A simplex cable has one fiber connector at each end of the cable. One end is a transmitter, the other end is the receiver, and these are not reversible. This is commonly used for Bidirectional (BIDI) fiber optic transceivers. Simplex cables are less expensive and can transmit at higher speeds.
Duplex strands allow two fiber connectors to be joined side by side with a dual-fiber connector. One strand transmits one way, and the other strand transmits back the opposite way. This is a huge advantage over simplex because it can transmit simultaneous bidirectional data.
4, Cable Length
Youʼll need to know the distance between your devices and then select the cable length you need. Fiber optic patch cable most commonly ranges in lengths between 0.5m – 50m.
5, Connector Polish
There are types of connector polish, PC, UPC, and APC.UPC and APC are the most popular. The APC polish performs better because the loss is lower than the UPC connector. So you may want an APC polish if your applications are sensitive to return loss and require highprecision signaling. But APC is more expensive than UPC.
6, Cable Jackets
Fiber optic patch cable comes in different jacket types:
- Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH): A flame-retardant jacket is ideal to use between floors and buildings. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): A tough jacket resistant to abrasion, oxidation, corrosion, and degradation. It weathers well, making it ideal for outdoor cabling or long-lifespan cable needs.
- Optical Fiber Nonconductive Plenum (OFNP): These jackets are also flame retardant and have low smoke production making them ideal for network applications that run inside walls and air plenums without a conduit.
- Armored Cable: These jackets use double tubing and steel sleeves that donʼt allow light and have high crushing pressures, making them ideal for floor cables that can be stepped on or even nibbled on by rodents.
- Bend Insensitive: These jackets have a small bending radius and a high resistance to bend-related loss or damage. This type of patch cord is made for data center and FTTH applications and high-density cabling.
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High-Quality Fiber Optic Patch Cord/Pigtail From ZION COMMUNICATION
Zion Communication not only upholds the philosophy of providing customers with high-quality fiber optic patch cord/pigtail,but is also able to implement and execute their production. We perform various tests from the raw material to the final product. Test reports are available upon request. We have the ability to manufacture products with excellent characteristics to compliant with TIA/EIA-568-C. ANSI/TIA/EIA-492. RoHS
Quality Control System
In order to provide our customers with fiber optic patch cord/pigtail that are accurate and meet their performance requirements, the following steps are taken during production to control quality.
First, and most importantly, our salesmen will first communicate with our customers to clarify the quality requirements that they need for their order, and then carry out the following quality process control according to this requirement.
1, IQC (Incoming quality control) of fiber optic connectors.
There are many different types of fiber optic connector, including LC, SC, FC, ST, MU, MTRJ, LSH, E-2000. Our quality inspectors will check the correct connector type against the order, including Color of housing/boot/duplex clip,type(SX or DX), diameter, ferrule (SM/MM, UPC/APC).Also,our quality inspectors will check and ensure the connectors can meet the important characteristics, including insertion loss,return loss,interchangeability,operating temperature and storage temperature.
2, IPQC(In-process quality control) of fiber optic cable:At the same time, we purchase good quality of raw material (fiber,PE,LSZH…) according to your order, then we produce fiber optic cable to meet our customers’ needs including: cable type,conductor material & size, jacket OD and material.
3, IPQC(In-Process quality control) of assembly:Our company’s skilled workers will assemble and test according to TIA/EIA-568-C & ANSI/TIA/EIA-492 to ensure that we deliver good quality fiber optic patch cords to our customers.
We have standard production and inspection operation requirements, and our staff will strictly follow the 13 major steps in the flow chart to ensure that we deliver fiber optic patch cords to our customers that meet their requirements.
Flow Chart Of Fiber Optic Patch cord producing & Inspecting |
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| process | Inspecting item | Inspecting method | Inspecting standard |
| 1、Cut Cable | ① Length ② Outer jacket | ① Measuring by ruler ② Visual inspection | ① Refer to instruction manual of cutting cable ② No scratch or crack. |
| 2、Put in components | ① Quantity ② Direction ③ Specification | Visual inspection | Parts kept in the same direction and no omission to them. |
| 3、Mix glue | ① Ratio | ① Electronic scale | ① Glue A ：Glue B=10:1 |
| 4、Defoaming | ① Time | ① Centrifugal Anti-Bubble | ① 10 minutes |
| 5、Decoating cable | ① Fibre | ① Visual inspection ② 0.9 heat peeler | ① Require length for FC、SC connector 15±1mm; ② Require length for ST connector 13±1mm. |
| 6、Insert fiber and solidify it by heating. | ① Inspect fibre ② Roasting time | ① Pluck the fiber ② Visual inspection | ① Pluck the fiber twice in the angle of 40°, make sure that there is no damage to the fiber. ② Solidification condition. |
| 7、Pre & End assembling | ① Aspect | ① Visual inspection | ① Neither glue A nor glue B against the boot. |
| 8、Polishing | ① Operating process | ① Visual inspection | ① Refer to instruction manual |
| 9、End-face inspection | ① FERRULE | ① Inspect it with 800X eyepiece | ① Inspecting the scratch |
| 10、IL test | ① Test resulting | ① AR-10 test instrument ② AR-10M51 test instrument ③ AR-10M52 test instrument | ① FC、SC、ST≤0.25dB (S.M) ， FC、SC、ST≤0.20dB (M.M) ② FC/APC≤0.3dB, SC/APC≤0.3dB. |
| 11、RL test | ① Test resulting | ① AR-10 test instrument ② AR-10M51 test instrument | ① FC、SC、ST(S.M)≥50dB； ② FC/APC、SC/APC≥60dB。 |
| 12、End-face inspection、 3D test | ① FIBER | ① Inspect it with 800X eyepiece ② CC6000 interfere instrument | ① No scratch or spot ② Conform to IEC standard |
| 13、Pack product | ① Quantity of package | ① Visual inspection ② Quantity of inspect | ① Refer to packing instruction manual ② Form of checking materials |
4, Finished Inspection.When your order is completed, we will check the fiber patch cord/pigtails specification, electrical properties, physical properties, product appearance and packaging (including printing, color, labeling, etc.), quantity and other important information in conjunction with PI, production technical sheet, packaging, labeling and other confirmed documents. We ensure that our deliveries are accurate in this way.
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Application of Fiber Optic Patch Cord
Fiber Optic Patch Cords are designed to interconnect or cross connect ber networks within structured cabling systems. Typical ber connector interfaces are SC, ST, and LC in either multimode or single-mode applications. Mainly designed for data center, enterprise, FTTx, LAN and WAN, CATV network, telecom network applications etc. requiring quick infrastructure deployment such as main, horizontal, and zone distribution areas. ZION COMMUNICATIONS’ Fiber Optic Patch Cords meets all applicable standards. Compliant with TIA/EIA-568-C. ANSI/TIA/EIA-492. RoHS
Specification
Fiber Optic Cable
| Fiber Type | Single-mode: OS2 ( G.652.D / G.657.A1 / G.657.A2) | |
| Multi-mode: OM1(62.5/125), OM2(50(125), [(OM3, OM4) (50/125,Laser Optimization)] | ||
| Fiber Count | Simplex / Duplex | |
| Cable Jacket | Main material: PVC / LSZH / Plenum (OFNP) | |
| OD: Simplex:0.9/2.0/3.0mm Duplex: 2.0/3.0mm | ||
| Jacket Color |  Yellow: Single-mode: OS2 ( G.652.D / G.657.A1 / G.657.A2) |
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 Orange: OM1, OM2 |
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 Aqua: OM3, OM4 |
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| Cable Length | 1m,2m,3m. other lengths on request | |
| Mechanical Specification | Ferrule | Ceramic; (MTRJ: PS-Polyphenylene Sulphide) |
| Apex Offset | ＜ 50um | |
| Fiber Height | ± 100nm | |
| Radius of Curvature | 7mm R ＜ 25mm (Excluding MTRJ) | |
| Repeatability | ≤ 0.2dB 1,000 times mating cycles | |
Connector
| Connector Type | LC, SC, FC, ST, MU, MTRJ, LSH, E-2000 |
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LC ( Lucent Connector/Little Connector/Local Connector) Typical Application: High density connections, SFP and SFP+ transceivers, XFP transceivers |
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SC ( Subscriber Connector/Square Connector/Standard Connector) Typical Application: Telecom,GPON,EPON,GBIC |
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FC ( Ferrule Connector) Typical Application: Datacom,telecom,measurement,equipment,single mode lasers |
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ST ( Straight Tip) Typical Application: Datacom |
Characteristics
| Parameter | FC, SC, LC | ST, MU, MTRJ | |||
| SM （OS2) | MM (OM1,2,3,4) | SM | MM | ||
| UPC | APC | UPC/APC | UPC | UPC | |
| Operating Wavelength(nm) | 1310-1550 | 850-1300 | 1310-1550 | 850-1300 | |
| Insertion Loss (dB) | ≤ 0.3 | ≤ 0.3 | ≤ 0.3 | ≤ 0.3 | ≤ 0.3 |
| Return Loss (dB) | ≥ 55 | ≥ 60 | ≥ 35 | ≥ 50 | ≥ 35 |
| Repeatability (dB) | ≤ 0.1 | ≤ 0.1 | ≤ 0.1 | ≤ 0.1 | ≤ 0.1 |
| Interchangeability (dB) | ≤ 0.2 | ≤ 0.2 | ≤ 0.2 | ≤ 0.2 | ≤ 0.2 |
| Tensil Strength (N) | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 1000 |
| Operating Temperature (℃） | -20 ~ +85 | -20 ~ +85 | -20 ~ +85 | -20 ~ +85 | -20 ~ +85 |
| Storage Temperature (℃） | -40 ~ +85 | -40 ~ +85 | -40 ~ +85 | -40 ~ +85 | -40 ~ +85 |
Application of Fiber Optic Pigtails
Fiber optic pigtail is a tight buffered fiber cable with connectors pre-terminated on one end and exposed fiber on the other. The exposed end could be stripped and fusion spliced to a single or multi-fiber trunk. Bunch and color-coded types are available. And these pigtails feature a typical 900μm tight buffered as default. But we can also design and produce OD of 2.0 and 3.0mm types. They are easy for fusing and protecting the tight buffers from damage. Mainly designed for data center,FTTH/FTTX, LAN and WAN, CATV network, telecom network applications etc. ZION COMMUNICATIONS’ Fiber Optic Patch Cords meets all applicable standards. Compliant with TIA/EIA-568-C. ANSI/TIA/EIA-492. RoHS
Specification
Fiber Optic Cable
| Fiber Type | Single-mode: OS2 ( G.652.D / G.657.A1 / G.657.A2) |
| Multi-mode: OM1(62.5/125), OM2(50(125), [(OM3, OM4) (50/125,Laser Optimization)] | |
| 900um/0.9mm Buffer Colour | Yellow:
Single-mode: OS2 ( G.652.D / G.657.A1 / G.657.A2) |
| Orange: OM1, OM2 |
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| Aqua: OM3, OM4 |
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| Customized : Green, Brown, White, Red, Black, Purple, Rose, Slate | |
| 900um/0.9mm Types | Single Typical: 1 Fiber |
| Bunch Typical: 12 Fibers | |
| Customized: 4-48 Fibers | |
| Aramid Yarn (2.0/3.0mm) | Aramid yarn is laid over the cable core to serve as peripheral strength member. |
| Jacket Color(2.0/3.0mm) | Yellow:
Single-mode: OS2 ( G.652.D / G.657.A1 / G.657.A2) |
| Orange: OM1, OM2 |
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| Aqua: OM3, OM4 |
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| Cable Length | 1m, 2m, 3m. other lengths on request |
Connector
| Connector Type | LC, SC, FC, ST, MU, MTRJ, LSH, E-2000 |
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LC ( Lucent Connector/Little Connector/Local Connector) Typical Application: High density connections, SFP and SFP+ transceivers, XFP transceivers |
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SC ( Subscriber Connector/Square Connector/Standard Connector) Typical Application: Telecom,GPON,EPON,GBIC |
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FC ( Ferrule Connector) Typical Application: Datacom,telecom,measurement,equipment,single mode lasers |
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ST ( Straight Tip) Typical Application: Datacom |
Characteristics
| Parameter | FC, SC, LC | ST, MU, MTRJ | |||
| SM （OS2) | MM (OM1，2，3，4) | SM | MM | ||
| UPC | APC | UPC/APC | UPC | UPC | |
| Operating Wavelength(nm) | 1310-1550 | 850-1300 | 1310-1550 | 850-1300 | |
| Insertion Loss (dB) | ≤ 0.3 | ≤ 0.3 | ≤ 0.3 | ≤ 0.3 | ≤ 0.3 |
| Return Loss (dB) | ≥ 55 | ≥ 60 | ≥ 35 | ≥ 50 | ≥ 35 |
| Repeatability (dB) | ≤ 0.1 | ≤ 0.1 | ≤ 0.1 | ≤ 0.1 | ≤ 0.1 |
| Interchangeability (dB) | ≤ 0.2 | ≤ 0.2 | ≤ 0.2 | ≤ 0.2 | ≤ 0.2 |
| Tensil Strength (N) | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 1000 |
| Operating Temperature (℃） | -20 ~ +85 | -20 ~ +85 | -20 ~ +85 | -20 ~ +85 | -20 ~ +85 |
| Storage Temperature (℃） | -40 ~ +85 | -40 ~ +85 | -40 ~ +85 | -40 ~ +85 | -40 ~ +85 |
| Mechanical Specification | Ferrule | Ceramic; (MTRJ: PS-Polyphenylene Sulphide) | |||
| Apex Offset | ＜ 50um | ||||
| Fiber Height | ± 100nm | ||||
| Radius of Curvature | 7mm R ＜ 25mm (Excluding MTRJ) | ||||
| Repeatability | ≤ 0.2dB 1,000 times mating cycles | ||||
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