Pigtail LC/UPC OM3 SX 0.9mm OFNR Aqua, semitight

LC/UPC OM3 Fiber Pigtail (SX, 0.9mm OFNR, Aqua, Semitight) from Red Cable Technology (RCT) — a simplex OM3 multimode pigtail in an aqua 0.9mm OFNR semitight construction, used to terminate fiber optic cables via fusion or mechanical splicing. High-quality pigtail cables plus correct fusion splicing practices offer the best performance possible for fiber terminations, and these pigtails are usually found in fiber management equipment like ODFs, fiber terminal boxes, and distribution boxes.

Features & Specs:

• LC/UPC connector, OM3 multimode, simplex (SX), 0.9mm OFNR aqua jacket, semitight construction
• Used to terminate fiber optic cables via fusion or mechanical splicing
• High-quality pigtail cables plus correct fusion splicing practices offer the best performance possible for fiber optic terminations
• Usually found in fiber optic management equipment: ODF, fiber terminal box, and distribution box
• LC connectors are highly popular within single-mode networks, known for good performance and small size; 1.25mm ferrule (about half the size of SC), small form factor (“little connector”), designed to join LC fibers where a connection or disconnection is required
• UPC connectors are polished with no angle (not exactly flat — a slight curvature for better core alignment); UPC connectors are blue while APC connectors are green
• G.657A1 is the new de facto standard for bend-insensitive NDSF SMF for premises cabling, with optimized performance and cost balance; ITU-T G.657A1 and A2 are fully compliant with G.652D and can offer enhanced, low-loss fiber; bend-insensitive NDSF is defined in ITU-T G.657 — G.657A1 (10 µm)

## About OM3 fiber

OM3 has a suggested jacket color of aqua. Like OM2, its core size is 50µm, but the cable is optimized for laser-based equipment that uses fewer modes of light. As a result of this optimization, it is capable of 10 Gigabit Ethernet at lengths up to 300 meters. Since its inception, production techniques have improved the overall capabilities of OM3 to enable its use with 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet up to 100 meters. 10 Gigabit Ethernet is its most common use.

Newer deployments often use laser-optimized 50/125 µm multimode fiber (OM3). Fibers that meet this designation provide sufficient bandwidth to support 10 Gigabit Ethernet up to 300 meters, and refined manufacturing processes have produced cables that support 10 GbE up to 400 meters. Laser-optimized multimode fiber (LOMMF) is designed for use with 850 nm VCSELs.

## On the job

When weighing your options between on-premises and access-network fiber replacement or new installation, we recommend replacing legacy OS1 with a new bend-insensitive OS2 (ITU-T G.657A1) SMF cabling system to support longer reach with enhanced link performance.