Siemon LightBow fibre termination system

Siemon has announced its LightBow fibre termination system that is designed to improve fibre termination speed, performance and reliability while reducing cost. Part of Siemon’s LightHouse Advanced fibre-optic cabling solutions, the LightBow Termination System features a termination tool and pre-polished mechanical splice connectors that together reduce termination time, prevent fibre end-face contamination and air gaps, and enable easy verification of termination quality.

Ergonomically optimised for use in handheld or tabletop orientation, the termination tool reduces termination time by combining both splice activation and crimping in a single, optimised step and providing universal LC and SC connector compatibility with no time-consuming changeover. It also features integrated LC and SC strip templates moulded into the tool to ensure proper strip length of the fibre. To enhance connector performance, the tool’s alignment channels simplify fibre insertion, while its bow feature maintains proper pressure of fibre ends during termination to eliminate air gaps. To further ensure reliability, the entire LightBow termination process is completed with the connector dust cap in place, protecting the critical end-face polish from contamination or damage.

For use with the LightBow termination tool, Siemon LightBow pre-polished mechanical splice connectors ship factory assembled to eliminate time-consuming field assembly of inner and outer connector bodies. Available in both LC and SC configurations, and in multimode and singlemode versions, the connectors feature a built-in verification window in the connector body for use with Siemon’s 0.5 mW output power, Laser Class 1 visual fault locator (VFL).