Mechanical fiber splice boasts proprietary flat cleave design

April 24, 2013
KeyFibre (Spain) has unveiled its KeyQuick MS201 mechanical splice.

Mechanical fiber splicing technology developer KeyFibre (Spain) has unveiled its KeyQuick MS201 mechanical splice, which features a proprietary flat cleave design that the company says provides similar performance to angled cleaves at a lower cost.

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The MS201 mechanical splice features an updated core technology and simplified design that, when used with the KeyFibre KeyCleave cleaver, offers reflectance performance of Grade 1 specification at ≥ 60 dB. Thus, the MS201 offers the same performance as angled splices but at a lower capital investment, contends KeyFibre.

Meanwhile, average insertion loss is 0.03 dB. Further, the “light-design” functionality of KeyQuick splice range enables technicians to guarantee all the connections using a visual fault locator (VFL). No additional tester is needed to verify loss performance, KeyFibre asserts.

See also: Bandwidth urgency drives fiber-optic connector, mechanical splice market

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