Field-Installable Pre-Polished Optical Fiber Connectors

OVERVIEW

Signamax field-installable pre-polished connectors allow reducing installation time significantly owing to the absence of need to use adhesives and polishing. This unique feature makes possible to eliminate field termination errors and to provide equal quality of connection performed by an experienced installer and apprentice.

Available in multimode (62.5-µm (OM1), 50-µm (OM2), 50-µm laser-optimized (LO) (OM3/OM4), and singlemode ST, SC, and LC versions, field- installable connectors feature a polished ferrule with a factory-installed fiber stub, which splices in the field to distribution cable fibers using an integrated alignment mechanism and index-matching gel. The alignment mechanism is activated with the help of a termination clip, which is supplied with each connector; after successful termination, the clip is removed. Field-installable connectors are designed to terminate 250- and 900-µm buffered fibers, and 2.0- and 3.0-mm jacketed fibers.

KEY FEATURES

• Field installation procedures minimized and simplified - pre-polished ferrule with a factory-installed fiber stub, integrated alignment mechanism and index-matching gel
• Available in the following versions:
  - 62.5-µm multimode (OM1)
  - 50-µm multimode (OM2)
  - 50-µm laser-optimized (LO) multimode (OM3/OM4)
  - singlemode
• ST, SC, and LC simplex connectors
• Termination clip and detailed installation instructions are supplied with each connector;
• Designed to terminate 250-µm and 900-µm buffered fibers, 2.0-mm and 3.0-mm jacketed fibers.
• Plastic body color-coding per ANSI/TIA-598-C.3
• Slim-profile boots with durable flexible cable strain relief

SPECIFICATIONS

• TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE

ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.3: insertion and return loss (100% tested)

• TRANSMISSION MEDIA

Optical fiber: 
62.5/125-µm multimode (OM1)
50/125-µm multimode (OM2)
50/125-µm laser-optimized (LO) multimode (OM3/OM4)
8-10/125-µm singlemode (OM1/OM2)

• CONNECTOR TYPES

Connector type: 
ST, SC, LC simplex, multimode, PC
ST, SC, LC simplex, singlemode, UPC
FOCIS (ANSI/TIA/EIA-604) compliant

• CONSTRUCTION

Body: thermoplastic
Ferrule: ceramic- thermoplastic strain relief
Strain relief boot: thermoplastic

• TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE

Return loss: 
MM: maximum 30 dB @ 20 °C (68 °F)
SM:typical 56 dB @ 20 °C (68 °F), maximum 45 dB @ 20 °C (68 °F)

Insertion loss: 
MM:typical 0.1 dB, maximum 0.5 dB
SM:typical 0.2 dB, maximum 0.5 dB

• ENVIRONMENTAL

Operation temperature: -40 °C to +75 °C (-40 °F to +167 °F)
Humidity: 95 % RH (non-condensing)

• COMPLIANCE

ANSI/TIA-568-C.3, ISO/IEC 11801 2nd Ed., CENELEC EN 50173, UL94V-0

• APPLICATIONS

• WARRANTY

5-year limited component warranty
10-year Signamax Link/Channel Warranty
15-year Signamax Extended Component Warranty
25-year Signamax Cabling System Warranty

DOWNLOADS

Download Datasheet (PDF326 Kb) Revised 03.08.2011

Download Installation Instructions (PDF 2.25 Mb) Revised 04.01.2010