Fiber Optical Faceplate Wiki

A fiber optic face plate is a coherent multi-fiber plate, which acts as a zero-depth window, transferring an image pixel by pixel (fiber to fiber) from one face of the plate to the other. Fiber optic faceplates can be applied in FTTH access network, telecommunication networks, CATV networks, data communication networks, which is used to bring fiber to the desk and can be widely used in multi-floor and high buildings. The fiber optic faceplate can be sometime called fiber wall jacks which are available with LC. SC, ST, FC fiber optic adapters, the port number is usually 2, 3 or 4 ports.

Generally, fiber optic wall plates can be divided into three types which is bevel fiber optic plate, hybrid fiber faceplate, FTTH fiber faceplate:

The bevel fiber wall plate is with 45 adapter plug- in/out angle, Hybrid fiber optic faceplate means the fiber adapter types are different from each other which can be SC-ST, SC-ST-LC, or
SC/ST/FC/LC, each adapter style is for one port.

Common Features of bevel fiber wall plate and hybrid fiber optic faceplate includes:
Size is 86*86mm
ABS plastic material
No additional insertion loss, simple operation, low construction intensity
The snap-in module is easy to install with straight tip style fiber optic connector
All fiber adapters are "universal" to support either multimode or single mode fiber connectors

Application:
FTTH access network
Telecommunication Networks
CATV Networks
Data communications networks

Except these two types, there is also another type which is the FTTH fiber optic faceplate, which is mainly designed for applications of FTTH, FTTB, FTTC, telecommunication networks and CATV4,Local area network. Check out some features of these FTTH fiber optic faceplate.
Indoor or outdoor rated
Available in 1x4, 1x8, 1x16 splitter as well as 2x4, 2x8, 2x16 splitter
Max. Up 16pcs of FTTH drop cable or pigtails
Suitable for wall-mounting or pole mounting application

Fiber wall plate is also used to create a fiber optic network at home. Besides the switches between different floor, fiber wall plate/jack and the pre-terminated fibers are needed. Look at the specs for the optical port on the switch. If the optical port is a pluggable device, you need to get its P/N and look up the spec. Most of the fiber sold on FiberStore that is conecterized, is patch chords. Fiber patch cord has very little strain relief in them. So take care when you pull them in your new installation that you do not damage them.

Types Of Fiber Patch Cables - Ingellen

Fiber Patch Cable is also called fiber jumper or fiber patch cord. Specifically, it is like joints used to join two kinds of optic cables or to make a third connection out. Fiber patch cable is mainly used in computer work station to outlet and fiber optic patch panels or optical cross connect distribution center. Choosing the right fiber optic patch cable means the compatibility of the patch cables with the original cable. It requires the rate of data transfer, the optic fiber mode, termination types, etc. must coincident with the original cables, otherwise, there will cause a delay or total information loss in the communication.?Know the different type of fiber optic patch cables is essential to choosing the right fiber patch cord for use. Next we will pay a priority to introducing the types of fiber patch cables:

Generally, fiber patch cables are categorized into different groups based on optical fiber mode, fiber cable type, termination types, connector polishing styles and fiber cable sizes. To specify this introduction, I will bring in fiber patch cable types from Ingellen.com for your reference.

According to Fiber Optic Mode
Single mode
Single mode fiber patch cables use 9/125 micron bulk single mode cable and single mode connectors at both ends. SM 9/125 Fiber Patch Cable from Ingellen is a typical single mode fiber patch cable. Jacket color of this kind of patch cable is usually yellow.
Multimode
Multimode fiber patch cables use 62.5/125 micron or 50/125 micron cable and are terminated with multimode optic connectors at both ends. OM1 62.5/125 Fiber Patch Cable, OM2 50/125 Fiber Patch Cable of Ingellen are two widely used multimode fiber patch cable. OM2 50/125 multimode fiber patch cables offer a lower insertion loss than OM1 62.5/125 fiber patch cords. The cable jacket is usually orange.

10G Multimode
10G fiber optic patch cables are specially designed 50/125 micron fiber optimized for 850nm VCSEL laser based 10Gig Ethernet. 10G fiber patch cable is rated for distances up to 300 meters using 850nm Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL). Ingellen provides 10G OM3 fiber patch cable that could work well with both VCSEL laser and LED sources and all of them are 100% optically tested for maximum performance. The cable jacket of this type is usually aqua.

According to the Fiber Cable Type
Simplex fiber patch cable
Simplex fiber patch cable means the patch cord has one single fiber and connector on each end. Ingellen fiber optic patch cable has simplex type for OM2 50/125, OM1 62.5/125 and 10G OM3 fiber patch cable.

Duplex fiber patch cable
Duplex fiber patch cable has two fibers and two connectors on each end. Just like Ingellen 10G OM3 Duplex Patch Cable, OM1 62.5/125 Duplex Patch Cable, OM2 50/125 Duplex Patch Cable and Zipcord Duplex Optical Fiber Patch Cable. Each fiber is marked "A" or "B" or different colored connector boots are used to mark polarity.

Ribbon fan-out cable assembly
For ribbon fan-out cable assembly, one end is ribbon fiber with multi fibers and one ribbon fiber connector such as MTP connector (12 fibers), the other end is multi simplex fiber cables with connectors such as ST, SC, LC, etc.

According to the Termination Types
Same connector types
Same connect type means the fiber optic connector on both end is same. Such as ST, SC, LC, FC, MU etc.
Hybrid connector types
Hybrid connector type means the fiber optic connector on each end of the fiber patch cable is different to each other. That is in one end it can be FC, the other end could be ST, SC, or LC etc. Just like FC/ST 10G OM3 Duplex Patch Cable, FC/SC 10G OM3 Duplex Patch Cable, FC/LC 10G OM3 Duplex Patch Cable.

According to Connector Polishing Styles
Fiber optic connectors are designed and polished to different shapes to minimize back reflection. This is particularly important in single mode applications. Typical back reflection grades are - 30dB, -40dB, -50dB and -60dB.
Ingellen provides Tight Buffer Optical Fiber Patch Cable, Loose Tube Optical Fiber Patch Cable and Zipcord Duplex Optical Fiber Patch Cable with different fiber cable jacketsize for your particular application.