An optical fiber connector terminates the end of an optical fiber, and enables quicker connection and disconnection than splicing. The connectors mechanically couple and align the cores of fibers so that light can pass.
Most optical fiber connectors are spring-loaded: The fiber endfaces of the two connectors are pressed together, resulting in a direct glass to glass or plastic to plastic contact, avoiding any glass to air or plastic to air interfaces, which would result in higher connector losses.

We are providing some of the popular FO connectors:

* connector for multimode networks,
* Most ferrules are ceramic, but some are metal or plastic.
* Spring-loaded, you have to make sure they are seated properly.
* If you have high loss, reconnect them to see if it makes a difference.

SC

* It was the connector standardized in TIA-568-A.
* It's a snap-in connector that latches with a simple push-pull motion.
* It is also available in a duplex configuration.

FC

* It was one of the most popular singlemode connectors.
* It's been mostly replaced by SCs and LCs.

LC

* Good performance, highly favored for singlemode.
* It's a standard ceramic ferrule connector, easily terminated with any adhesive.


FDDI - ESCON

* You may occasionally see the FDDI and ESCON* duplex connectors which mate to their specific? networks.
* They are generally used to connect to the equipment from a wall outlet.

MT-RJ

* MT-RJ is a duplex connector with both fibers in a single polymer ferrule.
* It uses pins for alignment and has male and female versions.
* Multimode only, field terminated only by prepolished/splice method.

Opti-Jack

* The Panduit Opti-Jack is a neat, rugged duplex connector cleverly designed aournd two ST-type ferrules in a package.



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