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Plastic Optical Fiber End Finishing

Typical Appearance	Type of Finishing Loss (for 2 ends) Application	Typical Appearance	Type of Finishing Loss (for 2 ends) Application
	Scissor Cut -5 dB -		30 μm Polish -1.4 dB Light pipes
	Machine Cut -3.5 dB -		9 μm Polish -0.8 dB Low cost data com (short range)
	Anvil Cut -2 dB -		3 μm Polish -0.2 dB SERCOS
	FC5 Cut -1.1 dB Sensor cables		1 μm Polish 0 dB Low loss data com
	FC1 Cut -0.8 dB Connectorless terminations		Diamond Finish +/-0.1 dB Non-connectorized data com
	Saw Cut -0.8 dB Light pipes