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OS2 Single Mode Patch Cables - Single Mode Fiber Optic Cables

Single Mode Fiber Optic Cables offer the highest data-transmission speeds in the industry

Single Mode Fiber Optic Cables offer the highest data-transmission speeds in the industry up to 50 times faster than their multimode counterparts. Depending on the type, single mode cables can also transmit data up to 10 kilometers (just over six miles) without amplification. Most often, single mode fiber optic cabling is used when data transmission speeds and signal integrity are the most important requirements for the job.

by Vikas Dayal • April 23, 2022

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Single Mode Fiber Optic Cables offer the highest data-transmission speeds in the industry up to 50 times faster than their multimode counterparts. Depending on the type, single mode cables can also transmit data up to 10 kilometers (just over six miles) without amplification. Most often, single mode fiber optic cabling is used when data transmission speeds and signal integrity are the most important requirements for the job.

Single Mode Patch Cables

Single Mode Fiber Patch Cables, sometimes referred to as fiber optic jumper cables, are specifically configured with fiber optic connectors at either end for quick and easy compatibility when connecting high-speed networks for internet, television or telecommunications applications across many industries. They are almost always yellow which makes them quick and easy to identify as well. Dependable, durable and long-lasting, OS2 Single Mode Patch Cables have become a staple fiber optic product.

Advantages of Single Mode Fiber Optic Cables

When it comes time to buy fiber optic cable, the most important consideration is how it will be used, especially when shopping for bulk fiber optic cable. Encompassing several factors, you’ll want to consider: 

  • the number of signals the fiber cable needs to transmit simultaneously
  • the bandwidth, or amount of data, that any given signal might include
  • how far the signal needs to travel
  • whether the application is indoors or outdoors

The answers to these questions will help you reach a decision first about single mode fiber vs. multimode fiber. After that determination, you’ll be able to choose the specific, custom fiber cable solution that will work best; then, estimate the budget required to purchase fiber optic cable for your project.

OS1 and OS2 single mode cables offer the fastest speeds in the industry. The fiber core of single mode cables is made from a single ultra-thin strand of material, usually glass, between five and 10 microns in diameter. Despite the differences in data-loss between OS1 and OS2 single mode cables, both stand far superior to multimode cables in terms of maintaining signal integrity over longer distances and at the highest possible speeds.

Single Mode SC to ST 9/125 Micron

OS2 Single Mode Fiber Optic Cables

Very generally speaking, OS1 cables are better and more cost-effective for indoor applications and OS2 cables are constructed differently, and more durably, for outdoor use. OS2 cables including fiber optic patch cables, while more expensive, offer both the construction and the capacity to transmit data over much longer distances and in all-weather, outdoor settings, such as between buildings and even when buried underground. OS2 cables, such as our OS2 single mode patch cables utilize a loose-tube construction reducing data loss to 0.4db / kilometer. This casts them as the most effective option for maintaining signal integrity up to 10 kilometers without amplification (five times further than their OS1 counterparts) and making them the obvious choice for outdoor fiber optic network cables in both telecom and high-speed internet applications. OS2 cables meet the standards for ITU-T G.652C/D a rating system that describes the geometrical, mechanical and transmission attributes recommended for various applications.

When signal speed and integrity are of the utmost importance, single mode fiber optic cable becomes the obvious choice. And when longer distances and outdoor settings come into play, OS2 cables offer the best solution. OS2 single mode patch cables represent a significant proportion of the OS2 market, because of their additional benefits including broad compatibility, ease of installation, excellent bandwidth and very low data loss. Once you decide on OS2 fiber optic patch cables, you can shop many standard lengths and configurations or use our online cable configuration tool can help you refine your search down to exactly the type and length of cable to meet your exact specifications.

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