HYC Launched A Full Range of High-speed Fiber Array Subassembly

 With the development of ultra-high-speed and integrated optical communications, optical transceiver modules are also expected to adopt smaller and more integrated solutions, which have high demand for parallel high-speed optical subassembly. Due to the high cost caused by strict material usage and processing technology, the optical fiber array has not been widely used for 10G transmission. With the rapid advance of 400G and 800G high-speed transmission, FA with high-density packaging can be said to be a more ideal solution.

Optical fiber arrays are most commonly used in the packaging of planar optical waveguide splitters (PLC) and arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG). With the explosive growth of data flow, the demand for optical fiber arrays in data centers and 5G commercial applications is growing rapidly, and FA has become more and more widely used in MEMS systems, sensors, silicon photonics and other fields.

Relying on the technical advantages and rich experience of ultra-precision component assembly, HYC quickly launched high-speed optical component products to meet market demand. Relying on the technical advantages and rich experience of ultra-precision component assembly, HYC quickly launches high-speed optical subassembly products to fullfit the market demand. Now, HYC has high-precision glass cutting,fiber array design, surface optical coating design, fiebr array bonding, convex surface fiber grinding and processing capabilities, and can provide customers with a full series of fiber array with various end-face grinding angles (such as 0 degree, 8 degree, 42.5 degree, 45 degree,and other customized angles). High precision pitch cores and low-cost high speed optical fiber array subassembly will be provided to meet different customer needs.

High-speed FA Subassembly Product Introduction

1. High-speed Optical Subassembly MT-FA

MT-FA is widely used in parallel transmission of optical transceiver modules, such as 100GPSM4 connection to an external port. HYC's MT-FA jumpers can achieve total reflection on the end surface by grinding the fiber array into a 42.5° angle reflector. It uses the low-loss MT ferrules, and the tolerance range of the V-groove spacing is ±0.5μm,which can provide the most compact parallel connection scheme for optical transceiver modules.

2. High-speed FA Subassembly in AWG , AWG-FA-Receptacle

Receptacle is usually combined with FA, Capillary, Isolator, etc. to form an optical connection device, which is used as the external connection optical port of the optical module to realize the connection and transmission of optical signals outside the module.

3. High-speed Optical Subassembly PM-FA

Polarization-maintaining PM-FA is widely used in coherent optical communication. The polarization state of light can be maintained during transmission, which can give full play to the advantages of coherent reception. The PM fiber array uses a V-shaped groove to install a polarization-maintaining fiber ribbon on the array substrate, which can achieve high-density parallel transmission while ensuring the stability of light wave polarization.

4. Silicon Photonics Integration Optical Subassembly, MFD(Mode field diameter) Conversion FA 

Mode field diameter conversion fiber array provides a low loss coupling method to a waveguide with a smaller mode field by using a small segment of ultra-high numerical aperture single-mode fiber (UHNA) stitched onto the pigtail of a standard SM or PM fiber to achieve mode field conversion. This product is an ideal solution for high-speed silicon photonic transceiver modules connections. HYC can provide customized fiber diameters, such as 3.2μm / 3.3μm / 4μm / 5.5μm to 9μm, using special assembly and polishing processes and high-precision V-slot substrates to achieve low insertion loss, high pitch-core, and wide temperature.

HYC uses precise processing technology or etching technology to achieve precise fiber array positioning and high reliability FA, and adopts sophisticated automation and testing equipment(e.g. DISCO cutting machine, Seiko FA core-pitch detector) to ensure product reliability. HYC will continue to increase R&D investment and expand a rich product line to meet the market demand for high-speed optical transmission passive device products for 5G and data center construction.

Mechanical Optical Switch & MEMS Optical Switch

 In the optical fiber communication system, the optical switch (OS) is mainly used to realize the physical switching of optical signals or other logical operations in the optical path, and is mostly used in the optical cross-connect (OXC) technology as a key device for optical switching.

Optical switch is a multiport device. The port configurations include 2×2, 1×N, M×N. Optical switches have a wide range of applications in optical fiber communication systems. According to the realization technology can be classified as mechanical optical switch, thermo-optical switches, acoustic-optical switches, electro-optical switches, magneto-optical switches, liquid crystal optical switches and MEMS optical switches, etc. Mechanical optical switch and MEMS optical switch are the two widely used optical switches.

The working principle of the mechanical optical switch is to redirect the optical signal by physically moving the optical fiber with the aid of a mechanical device. By moving the prism or directional coupler, the light at the input end is directed to the desired output port. There are three main types of mechanical optical switches: one is to use prism to switch the optical path technology, the other is to use mirror switching technology, and the third is to switch the optical path by moving optical fibers.

Mechanical optical switch

The MEMS optical switch is based on a micro-electro-mechanical system, which uses an optical micro-mirror or an optical micro-mirror array to change the direction of the beam to switch the light path. The principle of the MEMS optical switch is very simple. When the light is exchanged, the angle of the MEMS micro mirror is moved or changed by the drive of electrostatic force or magnetic power, and the input light is switched to the different output terminals of the optical switch to realize the switching and on-off of the optical path. The schematic diagram is shown below:

The principle of mems optical switch

The principle of the 2×2 optical switch is shown in Fig. Four waveguides are aligned in four directions and a vertical MEMS mirror is aligned in 45° direction. When the mirror is not inserted into the optical path, optical beams from waveguides 1 and 2 are coupled to waveguides 3 and 4, respectively. The port connection is 1→3 & 2→4, which is the bar state. When the mirror is inserted into the optical path, optical beams from waveguides 1 and 2 are reflected by the mirror and then coupled to waveguides 4 and 3, respectively. The port connection is switched to 1→4 & 2→3, which is the cross state.

Principle of the 2×2 MEMS optical switch, left: bar state, right: cross state

MEMS optical switch

With the rapid development of optical communications, the status of optical interconnection and optical switching as optical network nodes is becoming more and more important, and the application of optical switches is becoming more and more extensive. MEMS optical switches have the advantages of compactness, fast switching speed, and easy expansion. At the same time, they have the low insertion loss, low crosstalk, low polarization sensitivity, high extinction ratio and high switching speed of waveguide switches, small size, and easy expansion of mechanical optical switches. The advantages of large-scale integration. It will be the mainstream direction of the development of high-capacity switching optical network switches.

HYC independently develops MEMS optical switch series products, with 1×2, 1×4, 1×N channel configuration, which can be expanded up to 1×48 channels, and has the advantages of low power consumption, integration, fast response speed, and cost reduction. Headquartered of HYC Co., Ltd is in Qingyuan Guangdong, and HYC has R&D centers in Wuhan and Shenzhen. It has more than 1,000 employees and has more than 20 years of OEM and ODM experience. It provides one-stop customization for the design, R&D and manufacturing of optical communication optical passive components. 

How to choose the high-density fiber optic patch panel

 The fiber optic patch panel help manage the termination of optical fiber cables. It is mainly used for the cross-connection of optical cables, management of optical fiber jumpers, and the integration of optical fiber fusion splicing, optical fiber terminals, optical fiber adapters and cable connectors.

The optical fiber distribution box has many specifications, the common ones are rack type and wall box type. The 19-inch standard rack type, in U or RU as the unit, refers to the height of the equipment to be installed in the rack, and usually has a size of 1RU, 2RU, 4RU. It has a slide-out and sliding drawer design, which not only allows flexibly cabling but also protects optical fibers. It is an ideal cabling management solution for data centers.

When the requirement of fiber high-density increases, how to effectively manage and organize a large number of patch cords becomes extremely important. A good fiber distribution box will need to have the function of easy management of patch cord replacement. 

HYC’s uniquely designed high-density fiber patch panel is suitable for standard 19" rack installation. It adopts environmentally friendly, high-strength lightweight materials and excellent surface treatment technology. Each layer is an independent drawer type plug-in cassette controlled by smart spring cotter achieve easy inserting and pulling. Independent cable management frame design at the rear of the panel is easy for fixing the trunk cable. The redundant trunk cable ensure the cassette move properly. And a clear and organized panel pocket label convenient for independent label printing and replacement.

The optical fiber distribution box will take up valuable cabinet space. How to design a space-saving distribution box without affecting the organization and management of the optical fiber system is of great significance. This fiber optic patch panel can be uploaded with maximum LC connecting and cabling. 1U can be loaded with 6 pcs cassettes with 144-core LC or 72-core SC connectors, 2U can be loaded with 12 pcs cassettes with 288-core LC or 144-core SC connectors, 4U can be loaded with 24 pcs cassettes with 576-cores Or 288 core SC connectors. The connections in the cassette can be customized according to application requirements, such as MPO-LC, PLC-LC, WDM-LC, etc.

The fiber optic patch panel is an important equipment in the optical network transmission process, which can effectively achieve the termination, protection and management of the optical cable. HYC based in china focuses on development and production of optical passive devices, and strive to offer a variety of customized fiber optic patch panels according to customer's requirements. HYC has 20 years of experience in the optical communications industry, has a strong R&D team and manufacturing capabilities, and can provide customers with one-stop production customization services. The product line includes optical fiber connectors, optical fiber jumpers, PLC optical splitters, and WDM Wavelength division multiplexer, MEMS optical switch, etc.

Simplex & Duplex Fiber Optic Patch Cord

 The fiber optic patch cord can be divided into two types according to the work mode of the interface, it is simplex and duplex. Then what is simplex and duplex, how to use them? They are two kinds of communication channels in telecommunications and computer networking, which provide pathways to convey information.

What is simplex fiber patch cord?

Simplex is that data transmission only supports transmission in one direction. The two ends of communication, one end is the transmitter and the other end is the receiver, which is not reversible. For example, broadcasting stations usually only send signals to audience site, and do not receive signals from audience site.

 

What is duplex fiber patch cord?

Duplex is divided into half duplex and full duplex. Half-duplex can transmit data in both directions on the signal carrier, but not at the same time. In the communication process, the transmitter and receiver at both ends of the communication system can switch the direction through the receive/transmit switch to realize transmission in a single direction. It can also be said that the half-duplex mode is a simplex communication with switchable directions. . For example, on walkie-talkie, when you press the call button, you can send a conversation to the other party, and the other party can also hear it, but the other party cannot talk to you at the same time.

Full duplex is capable of two-way data transmission in both directions of the signal carrier at the same time. Receiving data while sending data, which requires the sending end and the receiving end to have independent receiving and sending capabilities at the same time. The full-duplex mode can also be seen as a simplex communication that allows two-way simultaneous transmission. Just like a telephone, both parties can talk at the same time by using two-way instant transmission technology. The duplex jumper can be composed of two simplex jumpers through a special design. For example, the Uniboot jumper uses a single tube and dual core.

Both simplex and duplex fiber jumpers can have single-mode and multi-mode modes. Single-mode and multi-mode have different applications. Generally speaking, single-mode is compared Suitable for long-distance transmission, and multi-mode is suitable for short-distance transmission. Choose which mode of fiber jumper depends on the actual applications.

HYC has focused on the OEM/ODM manufacturing of passive optical communication devices for 20 years. It has a strong R&D team and production capacity, and can provide customers with one-stop customized production of optical communication passive basic device design, R&D and manufacturing. The production lines mainly include fiber optic connectors, fiber jumpers, PLC splitters, WDM wavelength division multiplexers, MEMS optical switches, etc.

Fiber Optic Patch Cable PC, APC or UPC

To make better contact between the ends of the two fibers, the ferrule end faces of the fiber optic patch cable is usually polishing into different structures. Standard polishing methods are PC, APC, and UPC. PC/APC/UPC represents the front end structure of the ceramic ferrule.

Different fiber end face finishes
PC (Physical Contact).The two end faces are polished to be slightly curved or microspherical, and the fiber core is at the highest point of the bending. This eliminates the air gap and forces the fibers into physical contact.

UPC (Ultra Physical Contact) is based on the PC to optimize the end face polishing and surface finish, the end face looks more dome-shaped. The end face of the UPC connector is not entirely flat, and there is a slight arc to achieve more accurate connecting.

APC (Angled Physical Contact). The end face of APC is usually polishing into an 8-degree angle. The 8° angled bevel makes the fiber end face tighter and reflects light through its beveled angle to the cladding instead of returning directly to the source, providing better connection performance.

Different physical appearance
The APC fiber optic connector is usually green. UPC/PC connectors are easily identified by their blue color on the connector boot.

Insertion loss and return loss
Different polishing styles determines the quality of optical fiber, which results in different performances regarding the connector's insertion loss and return loss. Insertion loss refers to the signal loss caused by the connector or cable. In general, the typical insertion loss of PC, UPC, and APC connectors should be less than 0.3dB. Compared with APC connectors, UPC connectors are usually easier to achieve low insertion loss due to the smaller air gap. Insertion loss can also be caused by a tiny particle of dust trapped between the connector end-faces. A single dry debris particle could even damage the fibers and ferrules.

Return loss, also known as reflection loss, is a parameter representing the signal reflection performance. Usually expressed in negative dB value, the higher the value of the setting, the better. The end faces of APC connectors are beveled, so the return loss of APC connectors is usually better than UPC connectors. In general, the return loss of the PC fiber cable is -40dB. UPC return loss is higher relative to PC, generally at -55dB (or even higher). APC industry-standard return loss is -65dB. With the UPC connector, any reflected light is directly reflected back to the light source. The beveled end face of the APC connector allows the reflected light at an angle into the cladding instead of reflecting it directly to the light sources. This is the main factor that causes the return loss to differ.

Applications
PC is the most common grinding method for optical fiber connectors, which is widely used in telecommunication operator equipment. UPC is commonly used in Ethernet network equipment (such as ODF fiber distribution frames, media converters and fiber switches, etc.), digital, cable television and telephone systems. APC is generally used in optical radio frequency applications such as CATV, and also in passive optical applications, such as PON network structures or passive optical local area networks.

Connector connections need to be in the same end face structure; for example, APC and UPC cannot be mated together , because doing so will resulting in poor connector performance. However, the end faces of PC and UPC fibers are flat, and the difference is in the quality of grinding. Therefore, the mixed connection of PC and UPC will not cause permanent physical damage to the connector.

HYC has 19 years of experience in research and development of fiber optic component manufacturer , supplying all kinds of fiber connectors and fiber patch cords for various specifications.

What are the advantages of OM5 fiber patch cord?

“OM” is abbreviated for optical multimode, and it is specified by the ISO/IEC 11801 international standard. Currently, TIA and IEC defined fiber patch cord standards are OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, and OM5.

What are single-mode and multi-mode? There are two different kinds of optical fiber cables, single-mode(OS) and multimode(OM). Single-Mode Fiber is an optical fiber that allows only one mode of transmission. The core diameter is about 8 to 9μm and the outer diameter is about 125μm. Multimode Optical Fiber allows different modes of light to be transmitted over a single fiber with a core diameter of 50μm and 62.5μm. Generally, single-mode fiber supports longer transmission distances than multi-mode fiber. In 100Mbps Ethernet to 1G Gigabit, single-mode fiber can support transmission distances over 5000m. Multimode fiber is only suitable for a medium and short distance and small capacity fiber optic communication systems. Multi-mode is cost-effective for installations where the lengths don’t exceed a few hundred meters.

What is the difference between OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, OM5?
In general, OM1 is conventional 62.5/125μm; OM2 is conventional 50/125μm; OM3 is 850nm laser-optimized 50μm core multimode fiber, and in 10Gb/s Ethernet with 850nm VCSEL, the fiber transmission distance can reach 300m; OM4 is an upgraded version of OM3. OM4 multimode fiber optimizes the differential mode delay (DMD) generated by OM3 multimode fiber during high-speed transmission. Therefore, the transmission distance is greatly improved, and the fiber transmission distance can reach 550m; OM5 is a new standard for fiber patch cords defined by TIA and IEC with a fiber diameter of 50/125μm. Compared to OM3 and OM4 fiber patch cords, OM5 fiber patch cords can be used for higher bandwidth applications. The bandwidth and maximum distance are different for different levels of transmission.

What is OM5 fiber?
OM5, previously known as wideband multimode fiber or WBMMF. Known as Wideband Multimode Fiber Patch Cable (WBMMF), OM5 fiber is a laser-optimized multimode fiber (MMF) designed to specify bandwidth characteristics for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). The new fiber classification method is designed to support a variety of “short” wavelengths between 850 nm and 950 nm, which are suitable for high bandwidth applications after polymerization. The OM3 and OM4 are designed primarily to support a single wavelength of 850 nm.

The difference from OM3, OM4?
Jacket Color
OM1 and OM2 cable typically come with an orange jacket. OM3 and OM4 have a suggested jacket color of aqua. The color of the OM5 fiber jacket was chosen as lime green.

Different application scopes
OM1 and OM2 have been widely deployed in buildings for many years, supporting Ethernet transmissions up to 1GB. OM3 and OM4 cables are commonly used in data center cabling environments, supporting 10G or even 40/100G Fast Ethernet. Designed for 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s transmission, the OM5 reduces the number of fibers that can be transmitted at high speeds.

Type	Fiber type(μm)	Application
OM1	62.5	100Mb/s
OM2	50	1Gb/s
OM3	50	10Gb/s
OM4	50	40/100Gb/s
OM5	50	40/100/200/400Gb/s

OM5 multimode fiber features

Fewer fibers support higher bandwidth applications
The OM5 fiber patch cord has an operating wavelength of 850/1300 nm and can support at least 4 wavelengths. The typical operating wavelengths of OM3 and OM4 are 850 nm and 1300 nm. That is to say, the traditional OM1, OM2, OM3, and OM4 multimode fibers have only one channel, while the OM5 has four channels, and the transmission capacity is increased by four times. Combining short-wavelength division multiplexing (SWDM) and parallel transmission technology, OM5 only requires 8-core wideband multimode fiber (WBMMF), which can support 200/400G Ethernet applications, greatly reducing the number of fiber cores. The cabling costs of the network are reduced.

Longer transmission distance
The transmission distance of OM5 fiber is longer than that of OM3 and OM4. The OM4 fiber is designed to support a length of at least 100 meters with a 100G-SWDM4 transceiver. But OM5 fiber can support up to 150 meters in length with the same transceiver.

Fiber type Module	40G SWDM4	100G SWDM4	40GBiDi	100GBiDi
OM3	240m	75m	100m	70m
OM4	350m	100m	150m	100m
OM5	440m	150m	200m	150m

Lower fiber loss
The attenuation of the OM5 broadband multimode cable has been reduced from 3.5dB/km for the previous OM3, OM4 cable to 3.0dB/km, and the bandwidth requirement of 953 nm wavelength has been increased.

OM5 has the same fiber size as OM3 and OM4, which means it is fully compatible with OM3 and OM4. The existing cabling network does not need to be changed to apply to OM5. OM5 fiber is more scalable and flexible, which can support higher-speed network transmission with fewer multimode fiber cores. The cost and power consumption are much lower than single-mode fiber. Therefore, it will be widely used in 100G/400G/1T ultra-large data centers in the future.

HYC offers various kinds of fiber optic patch cords, including OS, OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4 OM5 fibers. HYC also provides fiber optic cables adapted to customers’ specific requirements. http://www.hyc-system.com

How to Choose High Quality Fiber Optic Adapter?

Optical fiber adapter is the connecting parts in the middle of optical fiber connectors. The fiber optic adapter can precisely connect the two end faces of the fiber so that the optical energy output from the transmitting fiber can be coupled to the receiving fiber. It is designed to join and align the connectors of two fiber optic patch cables.

With the widespread use of fiber optic adapters in fiber optic connections, there are a variety of optical fiber adapter to choose, to adapt to different environment installation requirements.  Common types of adapters are: LC adapter, FC adapter, SC adapter, ST adapter, E2000 adapter, MTP / MPO adapter.

With a number of different adapters available, how to pick the high quality fiber optic adapter may become a problem. In general, the following points should be considered when considering fiber optic adapters.

Flame retardant level of the adapter

UL 94, the Standard for Safety of Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances testing, is a plastics flammability standard released by Underwriters Laboratories of the United States. The standard determines the material’s tendency to either extinguish or spread the flame once the specimen has been ignited.

HB,V0, V1 and V2 are different flame retardant grades. Different grades has different fire resistance test methods and different test criteria. Flame retardant grades are gradually increased from HB, V-2 and V-1 to V-0. There is less optical fiber adapters on the market that can reach the UL94-V0 level. HYC’s LC Dual/Quad adapters complies with the UL94-V0 standard.

Insertion loss

Usually, insertion loss is required to be less than 0.2dB. If the insertion loss is too high, it will affect the transmission of light.

Repeatability

The adapter needs to be plugged and unplugged frequently, so the durability of the adapter is important. The normal standard needs to ensure that the number of plugging and unplugging can reach more than 500 times without affecting the insertion loss.

Operating temperature

-40℃ ~ 75℃ is a normal working range of the adapter. The operating temperature of this HYC LC adapter is -40℃~85℃.

Materials for adapter alignment sleeve

The alignment sleeve is the most important component of the fiber adapter, which is generally made of metal or ceramic.The fiber adapter made of ceramic will have a relatively good effect. Because the crystal structure of ceramic is hard and not easy to be deformed, it can achieve fast alignment and high-precision optical fiber end face connection.

Generally speaking, the above five points should be taken into account, when considering a fiber optic adapter. There are still some other factors affecting the quality, such as tensile strength and compliance standards,etc. Fiber optic adapters are widely used in communication equipment rooms, FTTH fiber-to-the-home, local area networks, fiber-optic communication systems, fiber-optic connection transmission equipment,defense operations equipment, and so on. Although the fiber optic adapters are small, its quality directly affects the entire fiber link. It should be rigorous and comprehensive while choosing the fiber optic adapters.

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LC Optical Adapter with Inner Shutter

With increasingly high-powered active devices being used in optical network transmission, it becomes more and more important to effectively prevent eyes from being damaged by potentially harmful beams. In order to meet this requirement, two kinds of fiber adapters have been designed. Fiber optic adapters with external or internal shutters.

HYC LC fiber optic adapter with inner shutter which has shutter plates inside to proof the dust and the light. The inner shutter prevents accidental exposure of the beam and protects the eyes from potentially harmful light. At the same time, it can also play a role in dust prevention, to ensure the internal cleaning of the adapter, avoid the impact of ferrule tip.

The internal shutters are fully automatic. No matter which angle the connector is inserted, the end face of the ferrule will not touch the shutter plate. So that the ferrule will not be soiled or damaged, and the precise connection of the end face is ensured.

Minimize eye exposure to lasers while providing continuous coupler protection from dust and contaminants with these internal shutter adapters.

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WDM for Optical Fiber Capacity Expansion

WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) provides an easy-to-implement solution for long-distance transmission of high-speed and large-capacity information, which would increase transmission capacity of the communication network.

The traditional optical transmission method is that one fiber can only transmit one wavelength signal in a single time, while WDM transmits several wavelengths of light simultaneously over a single optical fiber. WDM mainly realizes wavelength multiplexing and demultiplexing through a combiner and a splitter. At the transmitting end, signals of multiple wavelengths are multiplexed together by a combiner and coupled to the one same optical fiber for transmission; At the receiving end, the optical signals of different wavelengths are separated by a splitter to restore the original signal. The wavelength division multiplexer has both multiplexing and demultiplexing functions. In long-distance transmission, an optical amplifier is usually used to enhance the optical singal transmission to aviod minimum attenuation.

The index of characteristics of WDM includes insertion loss, return loss, polarization loss, channel isolation, operating temperature, etc. The two most important characteristics to be measured are insertion loss and isolation.Insertion loss refers to the attenuation caused by the insertion of WDM filter into the optical transmission system. The lower the insertion loss, the better.The isolation refers to the degree to which one channel signal interferes with another channel, and the higher the degree of isolation, the better.

Features:

Multiply the transmission capacity. The characteristics of WDM enable it to make full use of the bandwidth resources of the fiber, so that the transmission capacity of one fiber is increased by multiple times than that of a single wavelength. With a channel rate of 10 Gbit/s or 2.5 Gbit/s, the number of WDM channels can be can be up to more than 32, ensuring that the transmission capacity can reach 300~400Gbit/s.

Good compatibility. WDM has good compatibility with different signals. When transmitting signals with different properties such as image, data and voice, each wavelength is independent from each other and does not interfere with each other to ensure the transparency of transmission.

On the basis of not changing the existing basic network architecture, WDM allows you to expand capacity without replacing your existing infrastructure and with minimal, if any, service interruption.

High Density MPO Connector Available for 400G

With the widespread deployment of data centers, the demand for 400G solutions is growing. The rapid increase in the number of network links in the data centers can cause the data center of conventional fiber cabling to become cramped and difficult to manage.  To solve this problem, data centers must obtain ultra-density to accommodate all the cabling used in the cabling. The MPO connector is designed to meet this high bandwidth requirement and meet the 400G high-speed transmission requirements.

MPO (Multi Push On) is a multi-core fiber connector type. It usually has 12 core fibers arranged in a row. A MPO connector can supports one or more rows of fibers. MPO connectors support higher bandwidth and higher density applications with 12 to 48 fiber count, which also can reach 72 or 96 in some limited applications.

MPO has many fibers in a single connector, so it reduces the amount of time required to connect fibers. Same size as SC connector, MPO connector can accommodate multi optical fibers, providing the same times the density. This flexibility basically gives you a backbone cabling system that can be adapted to any technology change or connector change in the future.

This HYC’s MPO connector, comes with SM,SMLL,MM,MMLL,8C,12C, 24C,regular force spring, high force spring for your choice. Its patented push-pull tab design provides quick and easy connection, and is also well-suited for high-density, high-traffic applications. The Push-pull tab offers maximum accessibility in high density installations; install or remove with one hand without needing additional tools.

Many applications are pursuing the high bandwidth throughput, therefore using high-density patching is inevitable. MPO connector has been widely used in data centers, telecom network, Ethernet network, and Optical communication equipment.

High Density Solution - LC Uniboot Connector

With the increasing demand for data center and bandwidth, effective cable management is a real issue. How to build more optical fiber cables in limited space is becoming a challenge for data center managers.

For data center managers, convenient management and space saving are really important in high-density cabling. LC Uniboot connector is especially designed and manufactured for better airflow and cable management in high density applications.What are the benefits of LC Uniboot connector?

Compact design to save space
Combining two fibers into a single jacket can save up to half the patching cable space compared to traditional LC duplex fiber patch cords.

Push-pull tab design
For data center administrators, it can be challenged to insert and disconnect patch cords especially in a high density environment. The push-pull tab design of LC Uniboot connector makes for easy removal of the assembly without disturbing the neighbouring ports, which offers maximum accessibility in high-density installations. With this design, the technician is able to finish the installing and removing procedures with only one hand and no additional tool are needed. What’s more, half-surround tab end avoid the cable ganged each other.

Easy Polarity Revisable
The traditional LC connector uses two jumper independent connections. If you want to change the polarity of the transmission and reception, you need to change the entire wiring system. It is difficult to do that and prone to failure. The uniboot option includes a reversing polarity feature that provides quick and easy polarity changes in the field. Polarity changes can be made in the field quickly, without the use of tools, to the correct fiber mapping polarity.

The compact design and easy polarity reversible function of the LC Uniboot Connector makes managing cable systems simpler.