HFBR-4531 Datasheet, PDF (3/6 Pages) Agilent(Hewlett-Packard) – Crimpless Connectors for Plastic Optical Fiber and Versatile Link

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Step 4: Finishing
Place the flush connector and
polishing fixture on the dull side
of the 3 µm pink lapping film and
continue to polish the fiber in the
same figure eight pattern for
approximately 25 strokes. The
fiber end should be flat, smooth
and clean.
Note: The four dots on the
bottom of the polishing fixture
are wear indicators. Replace
the polishing fixture when any
dot is no longer visible.
Press the polishing tool down on
the 600 grit abrasive paper.
Polish the fiber using a figure
eight pattern until the connector
is flush with the bottom of the
polishing fixture. Wipe the
connector and fixture with a
clean cloth or tissue.
HFBR-4593 Polishing Kit
Note: Use of the pink lapping
film fine polishing step results
in approximately 2 dB
improvement in coupling
performance of either a
transmitter-receiver link or a
bulkhead/splice over a 600 grit
polish alone. This fine polish is
comparable to the Hewlett-
Packard factory polish. The
fine polishing step may be
omitted for short link lengths.