Can a 4-core optical cable be directly bonded to a fiber optic pigtail
Most field singlemode terminations are made by splicing a factory-made pigtail onto the installed cable rather than terminating the fiber directly as is commonly done with multimode fiber. However, when optical fiber cable contains metallic components such as steel armor or strength members, it is necessary to ground and bond the fiber optic cable to reduce radiated and conducted electromagnetic emissions, as well as to dissipate electrostatic charges that would otherwise build-up on. When you build or upgrade a fiber network, the same four words pop up everywhere— fiber optic (bare fiber), pigtail, patch cord, optical cable. Fiber optic cables have Kevlar aramid yarn or a fiberglass rod as their strength member.
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