What is Fiber Optic Drop Cable?
Fiber optic drop cable is a lightweight and flexible fiber optic cable commonly used for the user introduction section in the fiber optic access networks. It introduces fiber optical cables from outdoors into indoors, or from the floors into the rooms, enabling the transmission of optical signals to connect various network devices.
Gcabling Drop Cable
Butterfly drop cable is the most popular product in our brand drop cable series. It can be made into two structures, one with self-supporting member and the other without self-supporting member, and has 1 core, 2 cores, and 4 cores to choose from.
Its main features include:
1. Simple structure, light weight and high practicability
2. Optical Fiber: use YOFC, FIBERHOME branded fiber core to make drop cable. G657A2 fibers supports a smaller bending radius. Dynamic bending radius: 20D, Static bending radius:10D
3. Concave Groove Design: easily to strip and splice, simplify the installation and maintenance
4. Jacket: high quality LSZH material, anti-UV, not easy to burn, no toxic smoke, ensuring a long service life outdoors
5. Reinforcement: 2 pcs of 0.5mm FRP, non-conductive; 1pc 1.0mm galvanized steel wire to enhance tensile strength (self-supporting drop cable), ensuring a good performance of crush resistance to protect the fibers
Package: 2KM/wooden roll with Gcabling outer box, or palletizing shipment
Product Link:
Self-supporting Drop cable: https://www.gcabling.com/gcabling-products/gcabling-fiber-optic-drop-cable-1core-2core-4core-fibre-optical-cable/
None Self-supporting Drop Cable: https://www.gcabling.com/gcabling-products/gcabling-1core-drop-cable-2core-4core-fiber-optic-cable/
Fiber Cable Physical Characteristics
| Item | Value | |
| Self-supporting Drop cable | None Self-supporting Drop Cable | |
| No. of Fibers | 1, 2, 4 core | 1, 2, 4 core |
| FRP wire size | 0.5mm*2 | 0.5mm*2 |
| Steel wire size | 1.0mm | / |
| Cable Diameter | 5*2mm±0.1mm | 3*2mm±0.1mm |
| Tensile (Short/Long) | 600/300N | 80/40N |
| Crush (Short/Long) | 2200/1000 N/100mm | 1000/300 N/100mm |
Fiber Performance Characteristics
| Item |
Unit | G657A2 Fiber | |
| Mode field diameter | 1310nm | μm | 8.6 ± 0.4 |
| 1550nm | μm | 9.6 ± 0.5 | |
| Cladding diameter | μm | 124.3 ~ 125.0 | |
| Cladding non-circularity | 100% | ≤1.0 | |
| Core concentricity error | μm | ≤0.5 | |
| Coating diameter | μm | 245 ± 5 | |
| Coating/cladding concentricity error | μm | ≤10 | |
| Cable cut-off wavelength | μm | ≤1260 | |
| Attenuation Coefficient | 1310nm | dB/KM | ≤0.35 |
| 1550nm | dB/KM | ≤0.21 | |
| Macro-bend loss (100turn, 60mm radius) | 1550nm | dB | ≤0.5 |
| 1625nm | dB | ≤1.0 | |
| Proof stress leve | kpsi | 100 | |
| Effective group index of refraction | 1310nm | / | 1.4672 |
| 1550nm | / | 1.4683 | |
| Zero dispersion wavelength | nm | 1300 – 1322 | |
| Zero dispersion slope | ps/(nm²·km) | ≤0.091 | |
| Zero dispersion slope typical value | ps/(nm²·km) | 0.086 | |
Customer Support
One-stop service
Gcabling brand fiber optic product line covers all FTTH products, allowing you to enjoy one-stop procurement at Gcabling.
No MOQ
Gcable brand products have no MOQ restrictions, and stock products support fast shipping within 24 hours.
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