What are the advantages of fiber optic quick connectors？-Ningbo Goshining Communication Technology Co., Ltd.

What are the advantages of fiber optic quick connectors？

2025-03-31

Fiber optic quick connectors have the following advantages:

Easy to operate: There is no need for complex fusion splicing equipment and professional skills. Ordinary staff can quickly complete the installation on-site after simple training. For example, in the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) project, construction workers can quickly splice the incoming drop cable with the distribution cable in the fiber optic distribution box.

Fast construction speed: The cable stripping is only required once, and the fiber insertion is quick and convenient. If working on bare fibers, the fiber positioning and clamping can be completed in less than 10 seconds. Including the crimping of the cable, the installation can generally be completed in about 30 seconds (excluding the fiber preparation time), which can greatly shorten the construction time and improve work efficiency.

Low requirements for the operating environment: Whether it is in an indoor optical information panel, multimedia box, or outdoor environments such as utility poles and manholes, on-site self-connection can be achieved without special operating platforms and environmental conditions.

Passive construction: No power supply is required, avoiding problems such as limited battery life and the need for an external power supply in active construction. Construction can be carried out normally in some places without a power supply.

Simple and portable tools: Only simple tools such as a fiber optic cleaver and a Miller 钳 (fiber stripping tool) are required during construction, which is convenient for construction workers to carry and facilitates operations at different locations.

High connection quality: With a precise mechanical structure and optical components, it can achieve accurate control of the fiber position and angle, ensuring the transmission quality of the optical signal. Its insertion loss is low, which can reduce the energy loss during optical signal transmission; the return loss index is good, which can effectively reduce signal reflection.

Reusable: It can be used repeatedly, making it convenient for maintenance and replacement. When adjusting, expanding the network or replacing equipment, the connector can be disassembled and reinstalled, avoiding the cost and time waste caused by re-fusion splicing or using a new connector.

Low cost: Compared with traditional fusion-spliced fiber optic connectors, it reduces the cost of purchasing and maintaining fusion splicing equipment, as well as the material waste cost caused by failed fusion splicing. At the same time, its manufacturing cost is also relatively low, and the selling price is relatively cheap.

Strong versatility: It is suitable for various types and specifications of optical fibers, including single-mode fibers and multi-mode fibers, etc., and can meet the fiber connection requirements in different scenarios.

Good stability: After strict testing and verification, it can maintain stable performance even in harsh environments. For example, in high-temperature, low-temperature, humid and other environments, it can still ensure the normal transmission of optical signals, providing a strong guarantee for the normal operation of the fiber optic communication system.