Datasheet

2
Fiber Optic Cable
CABLES
Fiber optics is an advanced medium for signal transmission. With the advent of newer technologies, the only disadvantage of higher
prices as compared with the traditional copper transmission medium is drastically reducing. Optical fiber is composed of a light-carrying
core and cladding that traps the light in the core, causing total internal reflection. The material used most commonly is pure glass or silica.
Fiber can be of two basic types: multi-mode and single-mode. Both types have their specific applications. Multi-mode fiber means that
light can travel many different paths (called modes) through the core of fiber. Multi-mode has a bigger core, almost always 62.5 microns
(a micron is 1/1000th of a millimeter) and is used with LED sources at wavelengths of 850nm and 1300nm for local area networks (LAN).
Single-mode fiber has much smaller core, only about 9 microns and is used for long distance telephony with laser sources at 1310nm and
1550nm. These light wavelengths are in infra-red spectrum, hence not visible to human eyes.
Glass fiber is stronger than steel. Yet due to its smaller size, it has its limitations about its mechanical strength such as tensile, impact and
compression. It is therefore required to provide protection, which is D-Link fiber cables do. Fiber has distinct advantages over other media
such as twisted-pair copper cables and coaxial copper cables.
Capacity to Transmit Signals: L o w T ransmission Losses: N o E l e c tromagnetic
The multimode fiber normally used in LAN The losses during transmission are very low, Interference:
has almost 6 times capability to transmit as low as 20 times that of UTP cables, hence
Fiber being non-metallic, the medium is
signals as compared with the most one can transmit signals to longer distances.
absolutely immune to electromagnetic
advanced UTP cable. A single-mode fiber
noise.
has practically no limits for transmission
capacity.
ST to ST Connectors
DFC-MS15TT
DFC-MS25TT
DFC-MS35TT
DFC-MS55TT
DFC-MS105TT
ST to FC Connectors
DFC-MS15TF
DFC-MS25TF
DFC-MS35TF
DFC-MS55TF
DFC-MS105TF
50/125 Micron Multi-Mode Fiber (Simplex) Cable
SC to SC Connectors
DFC-MS15SS
DFC-MS25SS
DFC-MS35SS
DFC-MS55SS
DFC-MS105SS
SC to ST Connectors
DFC-MS15ST
DFC-MS25ST
DFC-MS35ST
DFC-MS55ST
DFC-MS105ST
SC to FC Connectors
DFC-MS15SF
DFC-MS25SF
DFC-MS35SF
DFC-MS55SF
DFC-MS105SF
LC to ST Connectors
DFC-MS15LT
DFC-MS25LT
DFC-MS35LT
DFC-MS55LT
DFC-MS105LT
LC to SC Connectors
DFC-MS15LS
DFC-MS25LS
DFC-MS35LS
DFC-MS55LS
DFC-MS105LS
LC to FC Connectors
DFC-MS15LF
DFC-MS25LF
DFC-MS35LF
DFC-MS55LF
DFC-MS105LF
1 m (3 f t)
2 m (6.5 ft)
3 m (10 f t)
5 m (16 f t)
10 m (33 ft)
Length
1 m (3 f t)
2 m (6.5 ft)
3 m (10 f t)
5 m (16 f t)
10 m (33 ft)
Length