LASER COMPONENTS is pleased to introduce the Firecomms’ fast ethernet fiber optic transceiver technology, which is now available in a new easy to use, low-cost housing that provides instant termination of bare plastic optical fibre (POF). This new POF port, called OptoLock™, significantly quickens and simplifies the connection of devices in communications and infotainment networks.
As this new port incorporates Firecomms’ EDL300 transceivers, OptoLock™ is ideal for 100 Mb Ethernet applications with stringent quality of service requirements such as IPTV gateways, set-top boxes, and hubs. The design of OptoLock™ enables the fibre to be cut and terminated to the exact required length on site, allowing even the most novice consumer to quickly and easily terminate the bare optical fibre.
"OptoLock™ gives OEMs a low-cost interface for high-volume optical fibre applications," says Firecomms’ CEO Declan O'Mahoney. "With this device, all the advantages of optical fibre can be brought into the home with do-it-yourself simplicity and costs. The benefits of this simple, robust high-speed interface will be significant as high-speed services like 100 Mb IPTV are delivered into the home."
OptoLock™ is mechanically and electrically interchangeable with SMI (Small Media Interface) connectors enabled by Firecomms’ EDL300 transceivers, which are widely used.
Firecomms leads the development of devices to drive POF, a low-cost optical alternative to copper cabling. Due to its ease of use, large core tolerances, and low costs, POF is enjoying significant growth in a wide range of applications. Created for consumer, industrial, and automotive applications in which plastic fibre can be used more easily and at lower cost than copper or glass fibre, POF is now used in millions of small area networks, such as those in use in many car models, and is rapidly gaining ground in home network and point-to-point interconnection. Contact LASER COMPONENTS for further details.
