Fiber Optic Adaptors
Fiber Optic Adapters – Simplex, Duplex, Quad
In this category, you will find a wide variety of fiber optic adapters and couplers, which are used to connect identical or different types of connectors or sockets.
Function of Fiber Optic Adapters/Connections:
Fiber optic adapters can perform various functions; in most cases, they are designed to connect two connectors, thereby allowing the laser beam to pass through - for example, to extend a fiber optic cable. These can be used freely but are also suitable for installation in patch panels or splitters, which in turn can be installed in data cabinets.
The second type is our hybrid adapters, which not only establish the connection mentioned above but also offer the ability to connect two different types of connectors.
Many of the adapters are available in simplex or duplex versions, with the latter allowing for two fiber connections using just one corresponding duplex connector.
Adapters shipped by us always include the appropriate crimp protection caps.
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Applications for fibre optic adapters
Our simplex fibre optic adapters feature a connector port, allowing a connector to be fitted at either end or just one end. These fibre optic adapters are most commonly used in wide area networks (WAN).
Our duplex fibre optic adapters have two guides. Here, you can attach a duplex connector to one or both ends. This type of fibre optic adapter is primarily used in access network and local area networks (LANs).
Fibre-optic adapters – our extensive range for a variety of applications
Our range includes the following fibre-optic adapters:
- Fibre optic adapters for singlemode (OS2; usually yellow cable).
- Fibre optic adapters for multimode (OM2, OM3, OM4, OM5; cables usually orange, turquoise, blueberry, or light green).
The following connectors are available:
- Simplex (SX, single core)
- Duplex (DX, two cores)
- Quad (QX, four cores)
In addition, each category includes both socket-to-socket (female-female) and plug-to-socket (male-female)-connectors, enabling the installation or connection of a wide variety of cable terminations.
Fibre optic adapters – male, female, reverse polarity
Important to note: Although the socket or contact is referred to as ‘female’ and the plug or pin as ‘male’, the gender of the pin and plug does not refer to the external connector, but always to the corresponding internal conductor. In male connectors, the centre conductor protrudes; in female connectors, there is a socket inside to accommodate the male counterpart.
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Frequently asked questions
There are various colour and fibre coding systems, each of which is based on IEC and DIN standards. The basic colour coding for connectors and adapters (not standardised) is usually as follows:
- Singlemode PC – blue
- Singlemode APC – green
- Multimode OM1 + OM2 – black / beige
- Multimode OM3 – turquoise
- Multimode OM4 – erica violet
- Multimode OM5 – light green
Typical connectors feature a brass housing with contacts made of beryllium copper or bronze, as well as a gold plating. Due to the low nickel content in the gold, this connection is only weakly magnetisable.
If the connectors must not be magnetic, they are manufactured from other materials and feature copper conductors. They are required when working with high magnetic field strengths, for example in medical technology. This helps to prevent field distortions.
As a rule, connectors are used for 1 to 4 fibres. However, there are applications where it is already apparent during the installation phase that the cabling systems or the network will require even more cabling in the future. Consequently, instead of simple connections, complex fibre bundles comprising up to several thousand fibres per cabinet must be taken into account.
