Mode Conditioning Optical Cable with OFNR Jackets

Mode conditioning patch cables allow you to run 1000 Base-LX Gigabit Ethernet routers and switches over existing multimode cables.

Use these cables in place of standard patch cords. The end with the Yellow fiber connects to the 1000BaseLX singlemode equipment side. The other goes to the multimode patch panel and cable plant.

Part number # Cablek FIZMC-XX/YY-3 (3 meter) = Where XX is the singlemode 1000BaseLX equipement side, and YY is the end connecting to the multimode patch panel. Other combinaisons then ones offered above are available upon request.

These are normally used in pairs, one fiber optic mode conditional cable should be used at each end of the existing multimode cable

• Available with SC, ST & LC connectors
• Ideal for 850 / 1300 nm multimode applications running Gigabit Ethernet.

Details

The mode conditioning optical cables adjust the singlemode output of Gigabit Ethernet transceivers to a multimode cable network.

The need for this patch cord is due to the single-mode launch nature of the -LX or long-wave (1300 nm) transceiver modules used for Gigabit Ethernet. Launching a single-mode laser into the center of a multimode fiber can cause multiple signals to be generated that confuses the receiver at the other end of the fiber.

These multiple signals, caused by Differential Mode Delay (DMD) effects, severely limit the cable distance lengths for operating Gigabit Ethernet.

A mode conditioning patch cord eliminates these multiple signals by allowing the single-mode launch to be offset away from the center of a multimode fiber.