Fiber optic splitter is an important component in FTTx and PON architectures, enabling multiple users to share the optic network. The most common types of optic splitters are FBT (fused biconic taper) splitter and PLC (planar lightwave circuit) splitter.
PLC Optic Splitter
PLC Splitter is an integrated waveguide optical power distribution device based on quartz substrate, featuring small size, wide range of working wavelength, high reliability and good spectral uniformity, especially suitable for passive optical network (EPON, BPON, GPON, etc.) to connect the local end and terminal equipment and achieve optical signal splitting.
FBT Optic Splitter
FBT Splitter is to bundle two or more optical fibers together, and then fuse and stretch them in the taper puller, and monitor the change of the optical splitter ratio in real time. The fusion process is ended when the splitting ratio reaches the required standard, with one end retaining an optical fiber (the rest is cut off) as the input terminal, and the other end as multiple output terminal. Read more on Differences between FBT and PLC Splitters.
Comments