OM5 100 Gigabit Multimode Duplex Fiber Optic Cable PVC / LSZH Material

LC-LC 100 Gigabit Multimode Duplex 50/125 OM5 Fiber Optic Cable, 10M, Uniboot

Multi-mode cables have a thicker "core size". The core size is simply the thickness of the optical fiber inside the cladding. The cladding is material that surrounds that core which basically serves as the boundary for the signal, keeping the light refined to the core and not allowing it to escape.

The thicker the core size, the more refraction the signal exhibits, the more signal degradation that occurs and the shorter the distance an intelligible signal can transmit. For example, these cables are 50/125. 50 is the diameter of the core, and 125 is the diameter of the cladding, both in micrometers.

Lastly, the jacket is the part of the cable you see. This layer protects the cable and provides easy identification based on its color.LC connections allow higher density applications based on its smaller diameter.

The LC connection, commonly refereed to as Lucent Connection, Little Connector or Local Connector, is commonly used today for uplink modules and other devices.