Over the history of fiber optics, there has been over 100 different fiber optic connectors developed. Some of the connectors used today have been available since the early 1980s. FOA often gets calls from people trying to identify a fiber optic connector. This video will cover the current most popular connectors, the history of the connectors and help anyone identify the connectors they are most likely to see in their work with fiber optic networks.
This video is part of a Fiber U MiniCourse on fiber optic connector identification.
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