Optical Fiber Characteristics
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field and you do not
know basic fiber optics
networking - you are
fodder for Wavelength."
"Yes, everyone needs to know and understand fiber optic cable
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your fiber awareness."
OPTICAL FIBER CHARACTERISTICS
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Use the chart below to help in determining the bandwidth of a particular optical fiber.
The information is based on Corning Optical Fibers.
Optical Fiber
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62.5/125um InFiniCor 300
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62.5/125um InfiniCor CL 100
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50/125um InfiniCor 600
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50/125um InfiniCor SX+
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Manufacturer
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Corning
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Corning
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Corning
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Corning
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Operating Wavelength
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850/1300nm
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850/1300nm
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850/1300nm
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850/1300nm
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Attenuation dB/km
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3.5/1dB
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3.5/1dB
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3.5/1dB
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3.5/1dB
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100mbit Fast E Max. Link Length
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300/2000 mtrs.
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300/2000 mtrs.
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300/2000 mtrs.
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300/2000 mtrs.
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1 Gigabit E Max. Link Length
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300/550 mtrs.
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500/1000 mtrs.
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600/600 mtrs.
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1000/600 mtrs.
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10 Gigabit E Max. Link Length
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33/300 mtrs.
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33/300 mtrs.
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82/300 mtrs.
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300/300 mtrs.
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