Optical Fiber - HP A-F5000 Installation Manual

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Use a cable tester to verify the proper connectivity of the cable.
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Optical fiber

Optical fibers feature low loss and long transmission distance.
Optical fibers can be classified into single mode fibers and multi-mode fibers. A single mode fiber
carries only a single ray of light; a multi-mode fiber carries multiple modes of lights.
Table 36 Characteristics of single mode and multi-mode optical fibers
Characteristics
Core
Dispersion
Light source and
transmission
distance
Table 37 Allowed maximum tensile force and crush load
Period of force
Short period
Long term
Fiber connectors are indispensable passive components in an optical fiber communication system. They
allow the removable connection between optical channels, which makes the optical system debugging
and maintenance more convenient. There are multiple types of fiber connectors.
connector.
Figure 63 Appearance of an LC connector
NOTE:
Before connecting an optical fiber, make sure that the connector and cable type match the hot swappable
interface module.
Single mode fiber
Small core (10 micrometers or less)
Less dispersion
Users lasers as the light source often
within campus backbones for distance
of several thousand meters
Tensile load (N)
150
80
Multi-mode fiber
Larger core than single mode fiber (50
micrometers, 62.5 micrometers or greater)
Allows greater dispersion and therefore,
signal loss exists.
Uses LEDs as the light source often within
LANs or distances of a couple hundred meters
within a campus network
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Crush load (N/mm)
500
100
Figure 63
shows an LC

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