MPO Assemblies

MPO Assemblies are multi-fiber cables terminated into multi-fiber connectors. These cables can be used in indoor or outdoor applications. MPO terminations offer great plug-and-play solutions. Using MPO multi-fiber assemblies can eliminate termination and splicing in the field, which in turn reduces the expense of deployment. MPO assemblies offer a very high density solution that reduces your network’s overall footprint, which is especially beneficial in central office, headend and data center locations.
Product Details
Clearfield® offers MPO fiber assemblies that are manufactured to tight specifications that exceed industry standards. MPO Assemblies are used in a variety of carrier networks, private networks and data center environments. Clearfield’s manufacturing process and quality control ensures a top-quality product for insertion loss and return loss.
Features & Benefits
Integrity
- Terminations are designed and tested to meet TIA/EIA and IEC intermateability standards
- Supports singlemode and multimode cables and connectors
- 4, 8, 12 and 24 fiber terminations available (custom configurations available)
- Assemblies terminated MPO to MPO, MPO to non-terminated stub and MPO to multi-fiber breakout terminated with industry standard SC and LC
- RoHS compliant
Protection
- Using outdoor and indoor plenum and riser-rated fiber cables MPO assemblies can be installed just about anywhere
- MPO connectors can be terminated directly to bare fiber ribbon, loose-tube and up-jacketed cable
- Pulling-eye kits available to protect the terminated ends and will reduce deployment time and cost
Access
- Compact multi-fiber connectors reduce cabinet and panel size
- Factory terminated MPO assemblies eliminate the need for termination and splicing in the field
- Custom fiber pin-out configurations available upon request
Investment
- MPO Assemblies offer an economical solution for deploying fiber in any optical network
- Environmentally stable, low-insertion loss, minimal back reflection
- All assemblies are 100% tested
Technical Specifications
Specification | Description |
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Core Size and Type | Singlemode and multimode |
Fiber Count | 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 fiber MPO terminations on multi-fiber cables |
Jacket O.D. | Bare ribbon, flat and round jacketed ribbon or loose tube |
Cable Types | Indoor (Riser/Plenum), Outdoor (Riser/Non-Rated) |
Connector Types | SC/UPC, SC/APC, LC/UPC, LC/APC, MPO (male and female) |
Operating Temperature | -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F) |
Breakout Length | Half meter, one meter, pulling eye, custom |
Minimum Performance Specifications for Terminated MPO Connectors
Fiber | Connector Type | Polish Type | Ins. Loss, Typical | Max. Ins. Loss | Min. Ret. Loss |
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Singlemode | MPO 12 Fiber | Angled | 0.25 dB | 0.35 dB | 55.00 dB |
Singlemode | MPO 24 Fiber | Angled | 0.75 dB | 1.00 dB | 55.00 dB |
Multimode | MPO 12 Fiber | Flat | 0.40 dB | 0.50 dB | 25.00 dB |
Multimode | MPO 24 Fiber | Flat | 0.75 dB | 1.00 dB | 25.00 dB |