The fiber adapter can connect two connectors accurately, and ensure the transmission of the most light sources while reducing the loss as much as possible. It is mainly used for the connection between fiber jumper and fiber jumper or between fiber jumper and equipment. So, do you know the working principle, common types, precautions for selecting fiber adapter and cleaning method?
Common types of fiber adapter
There are many types of optical fiber adapter, the following mainly introduces LC optical fiber adapter, FC optical fiber adapter, SC optical fiber adapter and bare optical fiber adapter.
LC optical fiber adapter: this kind of optical fiber adapter can be used for the connection of LC optical fiber jumper or LC connector. It has many types, such as LC-LC, LC-FC, LC-SC, LC-ST and LC-MU.
FC fiber adapter: this kind of fiber adapter can be used to connect FC fiber jumper or FC connector. There are different types such as square, single-mode and multi-mode. However, these different types of FC fiber adapter have metal shell and ceramic sleeve.
SC fiber adapter: it can be used to connect SC fiber jumper or SC connector, and there are many types, such as standard female female SC adapter and hybrid SC adapter. Most SC fiber adapters have ceramic sleeves, while the fiber type of SC fiber adapters with bronze sleeves is usually multimode.
Special bare fiber adapter: as a special fiber adapter, bare fiber adapter can be used to connect bare fiber cable to optical devices. This type of adapter allows the cable to be installed in the connection slot, whether it is inserted into supporting or electronic equipment.
The main factors of choosing optical fiber adapter
Because there are many kinds of optical fiber adapters, and the appearance of optical fiber adapters supplied by different suppliers are very similar, you may not know how to choose them. In general, when choosing a fiber adapter, you should consider the following two points.
1. Type of cable to be connected
If the fiber adapter needs to connect the same cable type and connector, it can use the fiber adapter with square, rectangular or circular interface. If the types of cables to be connected are different, a hybrid fiber adapter is required, which can connect any two types of fiber jumpers together. Because there are many kinds of hybrid fiber adapters, it is important to know what type of cable to connect before purchasing.
2. Material of optical fiber adapter alignment sleeve
Alignment sleeve is the most important part of optical fiber adapter. Some manufacturers will choose metal as the material of alignment sleeve. However, it has been proved that the use effect of optical fiber adapter made of ceramic is much better than that of optical fiber adapter made of metal. This is because the crystal structure of ceramic is very hard, and it will not change with the passage of time as the metal material So it can achieve fast alignment and high-precision fiber end connection.
Cleaning method of optical fiber adapter
Although the optical fiber adapter is relatively small and belongs to the small parts of optical fiber wiring, it does not affect its important position in the optical fiber wiring system, and it needs to be cleaned like other optical fiber equipment. There are two main cleaning methods, namely dry cleaning and wet cleaning.
1. Dry cleaning: first, insert a dry cleaning rod into the optical fiber adapter, rotate it for cleaning and take it out, then align the cleaning rod into the sleeve, clean the connector inside the optical fiber adapter, and check whether the end face of the connector is polluted.
2. Wet cleaning: first, dip the cleaning rod into the optical fiber cleaning solution, insert the wet cleaning rod into the adapter, and rotate the cleaning rod on the surface of the alignment sleeve, then take a dry cotton swab to clean the connector inside the optical fiber adapter, and then check whether there is contamination on the end face of the connector.
For optical fiber adapter, optical fiber alignment is very important. If the optical fiber is not aligned correctly, there will be large loss at the connection. If the loss is too large, the network will not work. In the optical fiber communication system, no matter how simple or small the components are, it will also play a vital role in the whole system. HTF optical fiber adapter has the advantages of low insertion loss, good interchangeability, good repeatability, high temperature resistance, acid and alkali resistance and stable performance. It is absolutely an indispensable component in your optical communication network.
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