Fiber Optic Cable Termination

No area of fiber has been given greater attention than termanation.

Fiber optic cable termination.

Fiber optic termination refers to the physical termination of a length of a fiber optic cable into one of many types of connectors. Fiber optic joints or terminations where cables are terminated are made two ways. The connector is a mechanical device mounted on the end of a fiber optic cable light source receiver or housing. The type of connector to be used in the termination depends on the type of cable and application.

Termination tools ensure the fiber optic cables are properly prepared for the termination with the fiber optic connectors or to be fusion spliced together. Fiber cable termination is the addition of connectors to each optical fiber in a cable. Two common solutions for fiber cable termination are pigtails and fanout kits or breakout kits. Fiber optic terminations happen at the end of a cable where it connects to a piece of equipment or to another cable.

The fibers need to have connectors fitted before they can attach to other equipment. 1 connectors that mate two fibers to create a temporary joint and or connect the fiber to a piece of network gear left or 2 splices which create a permanent joint between the two fibers right. We terminate fiber optic cable two ways with connectors that can mate two fibers to create a temporary joint and or connect the fiber to a piece of network gear or with splices which create a permanent joint between the two fibers. Fiber optic termination tools are groups of products that are utilized for the fusion splicing or direct termination of the fiber optic cables.

Splices can rejoin and repair damaged fiber optic cables. The connection of two cables is called a splice. Fiber optic termination is the connection of fiber or wire to a device such as a wall outlet or equipment which allows for connecting the cable to other cables or devices. A fiber optic cable termination that attaches to a piece of equipment is called a connector.

The purpose of fiber optic termination is to enable fiber cross connection and light wave signal distribution.