The fiber optic adapter is the centering connection part of the fiber optic active connector. Optical fiber connectors are the most widely used optical passive components in optical fiber communication systems. They mainly have the advantages of easy operation, stability and reliability, long life, easy maintenance, and extremely low price of optical fiber adapters. The following is a detailed introduction to “What is a fiber optic adapter? What performance and advantages does it have?”.

1. What is a fiber optic adapter

Optical fiber adapters (also known as flanges), also known as optical fiber connectors, are the central connection parts of optical fiber active connectors. Optical fiber connectors are the most widely used optical passive components in optical fiber communication systems. Most optical fiber connectors are composed of three parts: two optical fiber connectors and a coupler. Two optical fiber connectors are installed into the two optical fiber tail ends; the coupler plays the role of aligning the sleeve. In addition, the coupler is mostly equipped with a metal or non-metal flange to facilitate the installation and fixing of the connector.

Both ends of the fiber optic adapter can be inserted into fiber optic connectors of different interface types to realize the conversion between different interfaces such as FC, SC, ST, LC, MTRJ, MPO, E2000, etc. It is widely used in optical distribution frames (ODF), optical fiber communication equipment, Instruments, etc., with superior performance, stable and reliable. Some fiber optic adapters on the market are also called fiber optic connectors. In fact, these are two different products.

Second, the advantages of fiber optic adapters

1. The fiber optic adapter is easy to operate, stable and reliable, long in life, easy to maintain, and extremely low in price. Responsible for connecting equipment and systems, so that the optical path can be transmitted according to the required channels to complete the intended purpose, and can be disconnected at any time. The optical fiber connector can precisely butt the two end faces of the optical fiber, so that the optical energy output by the transmitting optical fiber can be coupled to the receiving optical fiber to the maximum extent. To a certain extent, the optical fiber connector also affects the reliability of the optical transmission system and various components. item performance.
2. There are various forms of fiber optic connectors. The connectors generally used in EPON networks are APC connectors. The end face of APC is ground into an 8-degree angle to reduce reflection. The industry standard return loss is -60dB. Featuring precise, predetermined angles, predetermined radii, and pre-polished ferrules, APC connectors provide superior performance and can be used with compact key configurations with or without NTT-FC standards.
3. The fiber optic adapter has many advantages, which also make it play an increasingly important role in the fiber optic connection. It is an inconspicuous but very critical connection component. It has the characteristics of strong practicability and high cost performance. It is widely used. Especially for applications such as TV network, LAN, video transmission, optical fiber communication system and FTTH fiber-to-the-home, the optical fiber adapter is a good choice and solution.

The above detailed introduction on “What is a fiber optic adapter? What performance and advantages does it have?” I hope it can help everyone.