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Plastic Optical Fiber End Finishing

Typical Appearance plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut
plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut
Type:
Loss (for 2 ends):
Used for:
Relative Cost:
Scissors
-5 dB
rough cut before finishing
-
Machine Cut
-3.5 dB
rough cut before finishing
$
Anvil Blade Cut
-2.2 dB
rough cut before finishing
$
Typical Appearance plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut
Type:
Loss (for 2 ends):
Used for:
Relative Cost:
IF FC5 Razor Cut
-2.2 dB
Sensor cables
$
IF FC1 Razor Cut
-0.8 dB
Connectorless terminations
$
Automated Cut/Polish
-0.3 dB
Light Pipes
$
Typical Appearance plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut
Type:
Loss (for 2 ends):
Used for:
Relative Cost:
30 μm Polish
-1.4 dB
-
$
9 μm Polish
-0.8 dB
Low Cost Data com (short range)
$
3 μm Polish
-0.2 dB
Standard Patchcords, SERCOS
$$
Typical Appearance plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut plastic optical fiber end finishing scissor cut
Type:
Loss (for 2 ends):
Used for:
Relative Cost:
Diamond Milling
-0.1 dB
Very low loss
$$$
1 μm Polish
0
Low Loss Data Com
$$$

All photos are TC-1000 fiber: 2.2 mm Polyethylene Jacket with 1 mm core.
Loss is relative to a 1 μm polish.

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