Product Name: Fiber Optic Pigtail (Single-Mode & Multimode)
Model Featured: LC/UPC 10GB OM3 Simplex 0.9mm Fiber Optic Pigtail
Introduction
In the era of hyperconnectivity and burgeoning data traffic, robust and high-performance fiber optic infrastructure is the cornerstone of modern networks. Fiber optic pigtails serve as critical interface components, seamlessly bridging the gap between fiber optic cables and active equipment or patch panels.
The featured LC/UPC OM3 multimode pigtail is engineered to meet the rigorous demands of today's high-speed data centers, enterprise networks, and FTTx deployments. It embodies a perfect synergy of precision manufacturing, advanced materials, and stringent quality control, ensuring reliable signal transmission for 10 Gigabit Ethernet and beyond.
Detailed Product Description
This product is a simplex-style pigtail, terminating one end with a pre-connected LC connector and leaving the other end as exposed, bare fiber ready for splicing. The core component is the 50/125μm Laser-Optimized Multimode Fiber (LOMMF), specifically the OM3 grade. This fiber is designed to support 10 Gigabit Ethernet transmission at lengths up to 300 meters using 850nm VCSEL sources, offering nearly triple the bandwidth of legacy 62.5/125µm fiber.
The standard construction utilizes a 0.9mm tight-buffered cable with a durable PVC jacket (LSZH optional), providing excellent flexibility and protection for the delicate glass fiber within. The LC connector interface, with its UPC polish, ensures low insertion loss and precise alignment, making it ideal for high-density network environments.
Technical Specifications & Performance Data
The performance of these pigtails is validated through 100% factory testing, guaranteeing compliance with and often exceeding industry standards (such as IEC, TIA/EIA).
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Parameter |
Single-mode Specifications |
Multimode Specifications (OM3 Featured) |
|---|---|---|
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Insertion Loss |
≤ 0.3 dB (Typical ≤ 0.2 dB) |
≤ 0.30 dB |
|
Return Loss |
≥ 50 dB (UPC), ≥ 60 dB (APC) |
≥ 35 dB (PC) |
|
Durability |
≤ 0.2 dB typical change over 1000 mating cycles |
≤ 0.2 dB typical change over 1000 mating cycles |
|
Repeatability |
≤ 0.10 dB |
≤ 0.10 dB |
|
Fiber Type |
Corning SMF (9/125µm) or equivalent |
50/125μm OM3 LOMMF |
|
Operating Wavelength |
1310 nm / 1550 nm |
850 nm / 1300 nm |
|
Operating Temperature |
-40°C to +75°C |
-40°C to +75°C |
|
Storage Temperature |
-40°C to +85°C |
-40°C to +85°C |
Key Construction Element: The connector utilizes a zirconia ceramic ferrule. This material is chosen for its exceptional hardness, thermal stability, and perfect surface finish, which are fundamental for achieving the minimal insertion and return losses specified in the performance data.
Environmental & Mechanical Robustness
Engineered for reliability, the pigtail is built to withstand challenging conditions. The specified operating temperature range of -40°C to +75°C ensures stable performance in both climate-controlled data centers and harsh outdoor plant environments (when used within appropriate closures). The cable structure, with its tight buffer and ruggedized jacket, offers excellent resistance to crushing, bending, and environmental stressors, ensuring long-term physical integrity.
Key Features & Benefits
Premium Optical Performance: The ultra-low insertion loss and high return loss specifications minimize signal attenuation and back-reflection, which is crucial for maintaining high signal integrity, reducing bit-error rates, and supporting longer reach in sensitive optical links.
Superior Connector Construction: The high-precision zirconia ceramic ferrule and UPC polish provide a perfectly smooth end-face, ensuring consistent physical contact (PC) between mated connectors. This design directly contributes to the product's excellent optical performance and long-term reliability.
Flexible Configuration Options: To cater to diverse installation requirements, the product is available with various jacket materials (standard PVC or Low Smoke Zero Halogen - LSZH for enhanced fire safety), cable diameters (0.9mm default, 2.0mm and 3.0mm optional), and connector polishes (PC, UPC, APC for single-mode).
Rigorous Quality Assurance: Every single unit undergoes 100% end-to-end testing for insertion loss, return loss, and 3D interferometer end-face inspection before shipment. This exhaustive process eliminates field failures and guarantees plug-and-play reliability.
Future-Ready Design: The use of OM3 fiber and LC connectors makes this pigtail ideal for current 10G applications while being forward-compatible with emerging 40G and 100G Ethernet standards that utilize parallel optics, protecting infrastructure investments.
Targeted Application Scenarios
Fiber optic pigtails are versatile components used across the telecommunications and networking landscape:
Data Center Interconnects: For splicing to backbone or trunk cables within optical distribution frames (ODFs) and patch panels, creating a permanent, low-loss link to the patching field.
Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Networks: Used in outdoor closures and indoor termination boxes (e.g., FAT boxes) to splice the incoming drop cable to a connectorized port for final customer connection.
Central Offices & Cell Site Backhaul: Essential for terminating feeder cables in telecommunication exchanges and connecting cell tower equipment to the fiber backhaul network.
Enterprise/Campus LANs: Deployed in building risers and telecom rooms to terminate horizontal or backbone cables, facilitating easy connection to network switches and servers.
CATV & Broadcast Networks: Used in headends and distribution hubs for signal distribution with minimal loss.
Quality and Support
Ordering and Customization
This standard 12-fiber LC/UPC OM3 pigtail offers a balance of performance and density for most applications. For projects requiring different fiber counts (e.g., 6-core, 24-core), connector types (e.g., SC, ST), polish types (APC for single-mode applications), or specific cable lengths, customized assemblies are typically available to meet exact project specifications and routing requirements.
We understand that every network project has unique requirements. Therefore, we offer comprehensive customization services. You can specify:
Connector Type: LC (simplex/duplex), SC, FC, ST, MTP/MPO.
Fiber Type & Grade: Single-mode (OS2, G.652.D), Multimode (OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, OM5).
Polish Type: PC, UPC, APC.
Cable Length: Custom lengths from 0.5 meters and above.
Cable Jacket & Diameter: PVC, LSZH; 0.9mm, 2.0mm, 3.0mm.
Booting Color: Standard colors (beige, blue, aqua, etc.) for easy polarity and channel identification.
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