Loose Tube Vs Tight Buffered Fiber Optic Cable - China

Tight-buffered and loose-tube fiber cable are two structural forms of optical cables.

They are designed for different environments.

Do you feel that their structures are similar and it is difficult to tell them apart? Don't know how to choose? Let's introduce the structure of this two optical cables and how to choose and apply.

Loose-tube cable protects the fiber from stresses caused by the environment, namely moisture and temperature.

Loose-tube gel-filled cables can provide the best protection in outdoor environment, so loose-tube fiber cables are the best for outdoor use.

Loose-tube fiber cable is a good choice if cables are installed in environment with high humidity, or environment with large temperature changes.

But it is not suitable for intrusion into water or where there are many bends, the pressure caused by water and bends may expose the fibers.

Loose-tube fiber cables are suitable for long-distance outdoor applications, including aerial, duct, LAN communication, CATV, computer network systems.

But since it is not convenient to be spliced and terminated, it is not the first choice for indoor use.

Tight-buffered cable is sturdier than loose-tube cable.

And because there is no injected gel to clear off prior to the termination process, it is convenient for construction, convenient for terminal connection, easy for classification and flame retardant.

Thus tight-buffered cable is more suitable for indoor use.

Tight-buffered fiber cable is suitable when buried or underwater applications are required.

And it has the advantages of easier termination and splicing, which makes tight-buffered cables satisfy the diverse requirements existing in high performance fiber optic applications, such as medium distance transmission for telco local loop, LANs, WANs, SANs and point-to-point links in cities, buildings, factories, campuses and office parks.

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