OTDR Fiber Rings
Features:
- Compact, rugged, lightweight
- 150, 500, and 1000 m lengths standard
- Available with a variety of connector styles
- Compact! Fits easily in OTDR cases or kits
Applications:
- For use as OTDR launch cable
- For use as OTDR receive cable
- Measure insertion loss and reflectance of near- and far-end connections of a fiber optic link using an OTDR
- Use to test link loss with an OTDR
OTDR Fiber Rings
Fiber Rings from AFL are often a necessity when testing with an OTDR. Fiber Rings are compact launch / receive cables designed to measure the insertion loss of the near-end and/or far-end connection of a fiber optic link using an OTDR. Both a launch and receive cable are required to measure complete link loss of a fiber with an OTDR. A launch cable, which connects the OTDR to the link under test, reveals the insertion loss and reflectance of the near-end connection. A receive cable, which connects to the far-end of the link, reveals the insertion loss and reflectance of the far-end connection. Launch and receive test cables can range from 150 m to 1 km (or longer) in length.
Because very long test cables are impractical to transport and use, AFL offers coiled lengths of 50 µm multimode, 62.5 µm multimode, or single-mode fiber conveniently packaged in compact rings.
Fiber Rings with 150 m of fiber are ideal for premises fiber network test applications. Fiber Rings with 500 m or 1 km of single-mode fiber are designed for broadband, long-haul fiber network test applications. Fiber Rings are compact and fit easily in many OTDR carry cases and test kits. Fiber Rings are available from AFL in a variety of standard angled and non-angled connector styles including SC, ST, LC, and FC.
Ordering Information
| AFL NO. (New Numbers) | AFL NO. (Previously Used) | FIBER TYPE | FIBER LENGTH |
| FR-OM1-150-CC1-CC2 | FR1-M6-150-x1-x2 | Standard, Multimode, 62.5 µm, OM1 | 150 m (492 ft) |
| FR-OM2-150-CC1-CC2 | FR1-M5-150-x1-x2 | Standard, Multimode, 50 µm, OM2 | 150 m (492 ft) |
| FR-OM3-150-CC1-CC2 | FR1-OM3-150-x1-x2 | Laser Optimized, Multimode, 50 µm, OM3 | 150 m (492 ft) |
| FR-OM4-150-CC1-CC2 | FR1-OM4-150-x1-x2 | Laser Optimized, Multimode, 50 µm, OM4 | 150 m (492 ft) |
| FR-SMF-150-CC1-CC2 | FR1-SM-150-y1-y2 | Standard, Single-mode, G.652, SMF | 150 m (492 ft) |
| FR-SMF-500-CC1-CC2 | FR1-SM-500-y1-y2 | Standard, Single-mode, G.652, SMF | 500 m (1640 ft) |
| FR-SMF-1000-CC1-CC2 | FR1-SM-1000-y1-y2 | Standard, Single-mode, G.652, SMF | 1000 m (3280 ft) |
| FR-BIF-150-CC1-CC2 | FR1-BIF-150-y1-y2 | Bend Insensitive, Single-mode, G.657.A2 BIF | 150 m (492 ft) |
| FR-BIF-500-CC1-CC2 | FR1-BIF-500-y1-y2 | Bend Insensitive, Single-mode, G.657.A2 BIF | 500 m (1640 ft) |
| FR-BIF-1000-CC1-CC2 | FR1-BIF-1000-y1-y2 | Bend Insensitive, Single-mode, G.657.A2 BIF | 1000 m (3280 ft) |