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News Release from: Molex UK | Subject: MPO optical round ribbon cable assemblies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 February 2005
Fibre cables go round for easier
handling
Greater flexibility, easier installation and reduced attenuation are among the advantages offered by new MPO optical round ribbon cable assemblies from Molex.
Greater flexibility, easier installation and reduced attenuation are among the advantages offered by new MPO optical round ribbon cable assemblies from Molex The cable assemblies will be displayed by Molex on Booth 200 during DesignCon 2005 being held in Santa Clara, California until 3rd February 2005
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Compared with difficult-to-route traditional flat ribbon cables, Molex's MPO round jacketed ribbon cable assemblies are well suited for parallel optic transceiver interconnection applications, patch panels, optical switches and routers, and data communication centres.
Stacked, 12-fibre ribbons in traditional flat-jacketed ribbon cables are prone to piston in relation to each other, causing attenuation in longer cable assemblies.
In contrast, the Molex MPO optical round ribbon cable assemblies feature multiple ribbons stacked inside a round jacket to provide a more stable, low-profile solution for complex, dense optical network applications.
"In designing this cable assembly, Molex developed termination techniques that maintain the round cable's unique routing features and robustly secures the cable to the MPO connector", said Tom Schiltz, Product Manager, Fibre Optics Division, Molex Incorporated.
"More important, the ribbons are encased in a solid buffer core, which reduces fibre pistoning between ribbons during coiling, uncoiling and installation".
Currently, Molex offers the new cable assemblies in fibre counts up to 24 fibres, with higher counts up to 72 fibres to be made available shortly.
Cable assembly pricing varies by construction type and length, but starts around $150.
Lead-time is between four to six weeks.
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