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CorningCableSystems
Sy
stem
Description
C
ables
Fiber
Termina
tion
Plug
&
Pla
y
C
able
Assemblies
Har
dw
ar
e
Closur
es
C
able
Assembly
Houses
C
able
Manag
emen
t
Other
Pr
oduc
t
Families
Fur
ther
Inf
orma
tion
In
tr
oduc
tion
191
CorningCableSystems
System Description
Cables
Fiber
Termina
tion
Plug&
Play
Cable Assemblies
Hardware
Closures
Cable
Assembly Houses
Cable Management
Other
Product Families
Further Information
Introduction
Heat-CureSingle-FiberConnectors
ALANscape
SolutionsProduct
Applications
Buildingwiringapplications
Idealforconnectorassemblyhouseapplicationsinpatch
cordmanufacturing
Massterminationswhenmaterialcostisthemain
consideration
Applicationsrequiringlowconnectorreflectance
Description
TheCorningCableSystemsPlusCorningheat-curedproduct
lineincludesafullselectionofsingle-modeandmultimode
epoxyandpolishconnectorsforfactorycableassemblyin-
stallation.Weofferawiderangeofconnectorstyles,hard-
wareandbootoptions.Intoday
’
smarketwithlow-costim-
itations,CorningCableSystemscontinuestoofferhigh
quality,pre-assembledconnectorsinordertogiveyouthe
confidenceofdeliveringaqualitycableassemblytoyour
endcustomer.
TheCoringCableSystemssingle-mode,pre-radiusedce-
ramicferruleconnectorscanbepolishedtoUltraPC(ultra-
physicalcontact, 55dBbackreflectance)performance.
ForangledPC(APC),theFC,LCandSCareavailablewitha
pre-angled8degreeend-face.Thepolymermultimodefer-
ruleoffersexcellentperformanceataneconomicalprice.
Thezirconiaceramicmultimodeferruleisofferedstandard
withapre-radiusedend-face.
Thestandardrecommendedproceduresprovidedwithour
connectorsindicateproperpolishingpressure,timeandpol-
ishingfilmswhenusingautomatedpolishingmachines.
Correctprocessescoupledwithahigh-quality,pre-radiused
ferruleensureexcellentperformaceandyieldeverytime.
Additionally,pre-groundAPCandpre-radiusedferrulesal-
lowforafasterandmoreefficientpolishingprocesswith-
outtheneedforlong,expensive,diamondpolishingsteps
oftenrequiredwithlowerqualityferrules.Fieldinstallation
kitsareavailableforhandpolishingaswell.
ThebayonethardwareontheST
Compatibleconnectoris
Heat-CureSCConnectors
Heat-CureLCConnector
availableineitherthermoplasticormetal.TheLCandSC
connectorshaveshroudswhichareduplexableafterinstal-
lationwhenusedwiththeduplexclips.TheFCandSCcon-
nectorshavenon-opticaldisconnectfeatures.Allconnectors
arepre-assemblesforeasyinstallation.Additionally,alead-
intubeinsidethecrimpbodyensuresepoxyiscontained
andhelpswithfiberinsertion.