The mode-conditioning patch cord is suitable for long-wavelength multimode applications such as Gigabit Ethernet. Although it functions the same way as a standard patch cord, the mode-conditioning unit consists of a cable assembly with an offset singlemode-fiber-to-multimode-fiber connection point and duplex SC connectors on each end. The device optimizes the singlemode launch nature of 1300-nanometer transceiver modules used for Gigabit Ethernet that must operate over both singlemode and multimode fibers. A singlemode laser launch in the center of the multimode fiber can generate multiple signals that confuse the receiver at the other end of the fiber. The mode-conditioning patch cord eliminates these multiple signals by aligning the singlemode launch away from the center of a multimode fiber core.
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