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How to clean the connector of the high quality fiber optic test equipment?

 

 

Why do you need to clean a fiber optic connector if it serves the same purpose as a networking connection? While, the answer supported by fiber optic manufacturer in china  that lies in how optics work differently than electronics. In electronics, as long as you make a contact between two connectors, they work perfectly; or at least most of the time.

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But for optics, light beams travel in straight lines, they bounce off whenever they hit anything and thus lose their energy.So in order for a light beam to carry the information signal and travel thousands of miles of optical fiber, its path must be kept crystal clear, including fiber optic connectors in the network.

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What part of a fiber optic connector should deal with, exactly?It is truly a great idea to convey this problem. Fiber optic cable supplier created many fiber connector,and the key to clean of the fiber connector is the ferrule's body and its end face. Ferrule is a cylindrical and also the most perilous part in an optical fiber connector. It is generally made from stainless steel or Zirconia.

 

Zirconia is a kind of white colored ceramic which is an extremely refractory material. It offers chemical and corrosion inertness to temperatures well above the melting point of alumina. Zirconia is the preferred material for superior quality fiber optic ferrules. Ferrules have a tiny hole in the center which holds optical fiber in place. When you use the high quality fiber optic test equipment,I believe that you do not want to see that there are many dirty things will affect the result of the test.So the fiber is scribed and precisely polished to flush with the end face of the ferrule. Two fiber connectors can then be mate to each other with a matching sleeve. When mated, two ferrules' and faces contact each other perfectly and thus pass light from one fiber to another.

 

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