Plastic Optical Fiber End Finishing

Manual Cut

Scissors
-5 dB Loss*
rough cut before finishing
-

Anvil Blade
-2.2 dB Loss
rough cut before finishing
$

IF FC5 Razor
-2.2 dB Loss
Sensor cables
$

IF FC1 Razor
-0.8 dB Loss
Connectorless terminations
$

Automated Machine Cut

V-Blade
-3.5 dB Loss
rough cut before finishing
$

Saw Cut/Polish
-0.3 dB Loss
Light Pipes
$

Post-processing

30 μm Polish
-1.4 dB Loss
-
$

9 μm Polish
-0.8 dB Loss
Low Cost Data com (short range)
$

3 μm Polish
-0.2 dB Loss
Standard Patchcords, SERCOS
$$

1 μm Polish
0 Loss
Low Loss Data Com
$$$

Diamond Milling
-0.1 dB
Very low loss
$$$

All photos feature TC-1000 fiber
2.2 mm Polyethylene Jacket with 1 mm core
The images above represent typical equipment performance. Loss is relative to a 1 μm polish.*
*Loss shown is for 2 ends.

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