Fiberplex WDM16, User Manual

Connecting

Aggregate

Fiber

Connection

A

Neutrik™

opticalCON

DUO

connector

provides

a

bi

‐

directional

singlemode

fiber

interface

to

the

aggregated

I/O

of

the

CWDM.

This

optical

signal

carries

the

data

using

all

16(8)

wavelengths

internally

allocated

to

the

16(8)

external

SFP

cages.

Due

to

its

broad

wavelength

content,

this

optical

signal

is

not

compatible

with

single

wavelength

passive

or

active

optical

devices

such

as

passive

splitter,

optical

transceiver

modules,

etc.

The

opticalCON

DUO

provides

for

both

a

tactical

connection

using

a

mating

opticalCON

DUO

cable

or

a

standard

connection

with

LC

terminations.

Making

a

Tactical

Connection

A

tactical

fiber

connection

can

be

achieved

by

simply

utilizing

a

Neutrik™

opticalCON

DUO

fiber

cable

assembly

for

the

aggregate

fiber

run.

The

opticalCON

cable

connector

will

simply

‘push’

into

place.

Disconnecting

the

cable

requires

grasping

the

cable

connector

with

your

full

hand

and

pulling

back

the

release

ring

with

your

thumb

and

fore

finger

while

pulling

the

connector

straight

out.

See

Neutrik™

documentation

for

more

information.

Making

a

Standard

LC

Connection

Standard

singlmode

LC

connections

can

be

made

by

simply

plugging

the

LC

cable

connectors

directly

into

the

Neutrik™

opticalCON

connector

on

the

WDM16(8).

When

looking

at

the

aggregate

connector

from

the

rear,

the

Transmit

(TX)

will

be

the

LC

connector

on

the

left

labeled

‘A’

and

the

Receive

(RX)

will

be

on

the

right

labeled

‘B’.

For

clarification

purposes,

‘Transmit

(TX)’

means

light

will

be

emitted

from

this

connector

and

‘Receive

(RX)’

means

that

light

is

expected

to

travel

into

the

connector.

RX

TX

Figure

7

Neutrik™

opticalCON

DUO

connector

Making

Other

Fiber

Connections

Other

sorts

of

singlemode

fiber

connections

can

be

supported

through

the

use

of

LC

jumpers

(not

included).

For

example,

ST

fiber

connections

can

be

supported

by

using

LC

to

ST

fiber

jumper

cables

and

ST

barrel

connectors.