Fiber Optical Tech

Share latest fiber optical news and advanced fiber optical technology to promote global fiber optical communication.

Entries from 2016-12-01 to 1 month

Keystone Jack Overview

What Is the Keystone Jack? The keystone jack is a kind of female connector always attached to the end of network patch cable, which is designed for data communications, especially local area networks (LANs). This kind of connector is gener…

Guides for Selecting Ethernet Patch Cable

Ethernet patch cable, the copper-based patch cable, may perform not so good as fiber optic patch cable in deploying Ethernet network, but it is still very commonly used in many applications, such as PCs, routers, and switches, as an access…

Properly Terminate Fiber Optic Cables for a Smooth Connection

In the optical network deployment, fiber optic termination should be an unavoidable and vitally important procedure that enables fiber cross connection and light wave signal distribution. Only when the fiber optic cables in the network are…

In-Depth Study of CWDM Transceivers

It is easy to learn that CWDM stands for Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing, which belongs to one of WDM technologies. With the fast development and gradual maturity of WDM technologies, CWDM technology becomes popularly used in recen…

High Density and Capacity Solutions for Your Network

Are you satisfied with your network configuration? Or it no longer meets your requirement for more computing power and higher capacity? Do you consider expanding your system to large facilities, such as, using the advanced switches and fib…

Traceable Fiber Patch Cable Overview

What Is Traceable Fiber Patch Cable? Traceable fiber patch cable is clearly different from original fiber patch cable that features the exceptionally bright, integrated LED light at each end of the fiber cable, aiming at satisfying the eve…

QSFP-40G-UNIV Transceiver—an Ideal Solution for Data Center Upgrade

When choosing 40G transceiver for upgrading your system, you may always find various transceivers that satisfy your needs. For instance, 40G-QSFP-SR4-INT, QFX-QSFP-40G-SR4 are widely applied for 40G short distance transmission and QSFP-40G…

40G Active Optical Cable (AOC) Solution

40G active optical cable (AOC) is a cabling technology used for deploying 40G Ethernet network, which uses electrical-to-optical conversion on the cable ends, accepting the same electrical signals as a 40G direct attach cable (DAC). It is …

Is PSM or CWDM More Cost-effective for 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ Optic?

Since 40G Ethernet network becomes much more widely used than ever before to meet the data center needs, there are various 40G optics available in today’s fiber market for different applications. As for short distance application, 40GBASE-…