Breakout Fiber Optic Patchcord and Pigtail

Cable Structure:
Multi-fiber Breakout Indoor Cable I

Breakout cable

Applications:

  • Used as access building cable
  • Used as pigtails and patch cords
  • Used in indoor cabling, especially used as breakout cable
  • Used as interconnect lines of equipments, and used in optical connections in optical communication equipment rooms and distribution frames
Technical Parameters:
Fiber Count Dimension (mm) Tensile Strength (N) Crush (N/100mm) Min. Bending Radius (mm) Cable Weight (kg/km)
Short Term Long Term Short Term Long Term Dynamic Static
4 7.5 400 200 1,000 300 20D 10D 45
6 8.5 600 250 1,000 300 20D 10D 60
8 10.0 800 300 1,000 300 20D 10D 91
12 12.5 1,000 400 1,000 300 20D 10D 145

Remark:
“D” is the outer diameter of the cable.

Environmental Properties:
Temperature Range -20°C~+60°C
Transmission Properties:
Fiber Type SM 9/125um (1310nm/1550nm) 62.5um (OM1) (850nm/1300nm) 50um (OM2) (850nm/1300nm) 50um (OM3) (850nm/1300nm)
Maximum Attenuation (dB/km) 0.8/0.6 3.5/1.5 3.5/1.5 3.5/1.5
Typical Attenuation (dB/km) 0.4/0.3 3.5/1.5 3.0/1.0 3.0/1.0
Minimum LED Bandwidth (MHz·km) — 200/500 500/500 1500/500

Note:
Other fiber types are available upon request.

Patchcord Specifications:
Mode SM MM
Polishing PC UPC APC PC
Insertion Loss ≤0.3dB ≤0.3dB ≤0.3dB ≤0.3dB
Return Loss ≥50dB ≥55dB ≥60dB ≥35dB
Interchangeability ≤0.2dB
Salt Spray ≤0.2dB
Repeatability ≤0.1dB (1,000 times)
High Temperature ≤0.2dB (+85°C 168 hours)
Low Temperature ≤0.2dB (-40°C 168 hours)
Temperature Cycle ≤0.2dB (-40°C~85 °C 21 cycles 168 hours)
Humidity ≤0.2dB (95% 75°C 168 hours)
Apex Offset 0~50um
Radius of Curvature 7~25mm
Undercut -50~50mm
Durability ≥1,000 matings
Tensile Strength ≥90N
Vibration ≤0.1dB (10-55Hz 1.5mm)
Falling ≤0.2dB (1.5m high, 8 times)
Operating Temp. -40°C~+80°C
 
Ordering Information:
Brand MAY
Name BPA: Breakout Patchcord
BPI: Breakout Pigtail
Connector 1 SU: SC/UPC
SA: SC/APC
LU: LC/UPC
LA: LC/APC
FU: FC/UPC
FA: FC/APC
Connector 2 SU: SC/UPC
SA: SC/APC
LU: LC/UPC
LA: LC/APC
FU: FC/UPC
FA: FC/APC
None: Pigtail
Fiber Count 4: 4 fibers
6: 6 fibers
8: 8 fibers
12: 12 fibers
16: 16 fibers
24: 24 fibers
36: 36 fibers
48: 48 fibers, etc
Fiber Type 2D: SM G.652D
7A1: SM G.657A1
7A2: SM G.657A2
OM1: MM 62.5/125um
OM2: MM 50/125um
OM3: MM 150/125um
OM4: MM 50/125um
Total Cable Length 1: 1m
1.5: 1.5m
2: 2m, etc
Pigtail Length 0.5: 0.5m; etc
Pigtail Diameter 1.6: 1.6mm
2: 2.0mm
3: 3.0mm
 

For example:

Picture Model Description
MAY-BPA-FU-FU-12-2D-2-0.5-2 Breakout Patchcord, FC/UPC-FC/UPC, 12 fibers, SM: OS2 9/125um, G.652D, total cable length: 2m, pigtail length: 0.5m, pigtail diameter: 2mm