What Is The Armored Fiber Optic Jumper And Its Characteristics?

Armored patch cord is a new type of fiber optic patch cord. It is specially designed with a layer of stainless steel sleeve to protect the fiber optic. Armored patch cord has the advantages and functions of standard fiber optic patch cord, which also has the durability of armor.

 

Structure of armored patch cord

Armored fiber patch cord refers to a layer of micro-caliber stainless steel sheath tube added to the fiber, and then a bare fiber is wrapped with a layer of aramid yarn and spiral stainless steel armor.

 

Comparison of ordinary optical cable and armored optical cable

Armored optical cable mainly adds a layer of micro-caliber spiral stainless steel sheath tube outside the optical fiber, which enhances the pressure resistance, and ensures the same flexibility as the standard optical fiber patch cord and the various superior optical properties of the optical fiber. The micro-caliber stainless steel hose serves as the protective layer closest to the optical fiber, which can prevent damage caused by mechanical force.

 

High-strength aramid reinforcement ensures that the optical fiber has no tensile strain. The outer warp is a standard optical cable outer warp, which is suitable for the application of various connector parts. The use of flame retardant, environmental protection, or high temperature resistant optical fiber coating material has the characteristics of small external diameter, light weight, good bending performance and high flexibility. Some armored patch cords also use high-strength PVC as the surface material, which can be flame-retardant, chemically resistant, and tear-resistant. And it also increases the flexibility and elasticity of armored fiber optic patch cords.

 

 

Characteristics of armored patch cord

The armored fiber optic patch cord has the characteristics of high strength, tensile strength, compression resistance, anti-rat bite, which is not easy to be damaged by stepping on. Armored patch cords can be laid directly outdoors and in various harsh environments without using protective sleeves. What's more, the bending degree and diameter of the optical cable are not greatly limited, which greatly saves space, increases the ease of construction deployment, and reduces construction costs. Although the armored cable is very strong, it is actually as soft as a standard fiber patch cord which can be bent at will without breaking.

 

Armored fiber patch cords can be equipped with SC, ST, FC, LC, MU and other terminal interface types. It can be used in complex environments such as building wiring, optical connection of key equipment rooms, field operations, sensor detection, fiber entry, and community backbone network wiring. The stainless steel sheathed tube can protect the optical fiber jumper from squeezing well and prevent rodents from biting. Another application of armored fiber optic patch cord is in data centers, which can provide flexible interconnection for active equipment, passive optical equipment and cross-connects.

 

Do you have a deeper understanding of armored fiber optic patch cord? Now this is the world of optical communications, we need to use armored fiber optic patch cord in many places. In fact, armored fiber optic patch cord plays an important role in our lives.