| This article explains the advantages of using | | | | or the expensive tools for this type of |
| Corning Siecor Unicam connectors compared with | | | | termination. And that is when quick termination |
| a industry standard epoxy and polish fiber optic | | | | fiber optic connectors come into handy.Quick |
| connectors. The termination process for industry | | | | termination fiber optic connectors are specially |
| standard epoxy and polish fiber optic connectors. | | | | designed for fast termination without lots of |
| For standard epoxy and polish fiber optic | | | | experience required. A fiber optic contractor |
| connectors, the termination process typically | | | | installer can do a quick termination within 2~3 |
| includes 7 steps (up to 30 minutes) which are: | | | | minutes. |
| 1. Strip the optical fiber to expose the 125um | | | | There are many different designs but the typical |
| (140um or other sizes depending on your fiber) | | | | one such as Corning Siecor Unicam connector is |
| fiber cladding | | | | like this: |
| 2. Clean the exposed bare fiber with isopropyl | | | | The Unicam connector is pre-polished in factory |
| alcohol and lint-free wipes | | | | with a fiber stub hidden inside the body of the |
| 3. Insert the bare fiber into the connector center | | | | connector. The installer then only needs 5 steps |
| hole until the fiber stops | | | | to complete a Unicam connector termination with |
| 4. Inject fiber optic epoxy with a syringe | | | | industry standard quality. |
| dispenser into the connector body | | | | 1. Strip the optical fiber to expose the 125um |
| 5. Cure the fiber optic epoxy with high | | | | fiber cladding |
| temperature which could be 85°C, | | | | 2. Clean the exposed bare fiber with isopropyl |
| 100°C or even 120°C depending on the | | | | alcohol and lint-free wipes |
| type of fiber optic epoxy(you need a special | | | | 3. Cleave the fiber with a cleaver |
| connector epoxy curing oven for this purpose) | | | | 4. Insert the fiber into the Unicam connector until |
| 6. Scribe the fiber protruding from the tip of the | | | | it stops |
| fiber connector | | | | 5. Crimp the fiber onto the Unicam connector with |
| 7. Polish the connector tip with lapping films either | | | | a fiber connector crimper tool |
| by hand or specialized fiber optic connector | | | | A fiber optic contractor installer can make a |
| polishing machine(especially for single mode fiber | | | | Unicam connector termination within 2 minutes. |
| connectors) | | | | Compared to the standard epoxy approach (up |
| So you see that the process for terminating | | | | to 30 minutes), that is 87% time saved. |
| optical fiber is a complex procedure. It takes time | | | | Unicam connectors offer equivalent insertion loss |
| and practice and only highly trained fiber optic | | | | performance as a standard epoxy and polish |
| technicians can do the work properly with high | | | | connector. Unicam connectors also meet or |
| yield ratio. | | | | exceed the mechanical and optical performance |
| But fiber optic contractor installers for premise | | | | specified by EIA/TIA 568.B. |
| networks usually do not have the luxury of time | | | | |