HOW TO terminate plastic optical fiber cables


How to terminate a POF fiber optic cable in 25 seconds

AIn order to terminate a glass optical fiber cable, great skills and specific and expensive tools are required. What do you need to terminate plastic optical fiber?

It's easy...

  • a cutting tool (such as scissors)
  • a 16 ~ 14 AWG or 1,29 ~ 1,63mm stripping tool
  • a 3mm hexagonal crimping tool
  • 1.000 grit sandpaper
  • an optional stand (puck) to remove imperfections




    How is plastic fiber terminated?





    1st step: cut the cable
    Any cutting tool can be used (scissors...)


    2nd step: strip the jacket
    Remove the 2.2mm-diameter jacket from the 1mm-diameter optical fiber over a lenght of about 15mm. The strip can be made with any commercial tool. Just make sure you are using the proper gauge stripping diameter (16 ~ 14 AWG or 1,29 ~ 1,63mm)


    3rd step: crimp the connector
    Insert the plastic boot on the cable. Place the F-SMA fiber optic connector over the end of the stripped cable; the fiber should protrude about 2.5mm out of the connector's end. Crimp the connector on the cable's jacket.


    4th step: polish the fiber end
    Insert the connector into the polishing fixture (puck), ensuring that the stripped fiber protrudes from its bottom. Polish the termination using a 1000 grit sandpaper sheet until the connector is flush with the bottom surface of the puck.


    5th step: visual test
    Termination is finished. To check if it works you have just to check if there is a light coming out of the cable.


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