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How to choose the right fiber optic cable type on OM3 or OM4?
The difference of OM4 and OM3 fiber mode as the following
Ø OM4 was developed specifically for VSCEL laser transmission and allows 10 Gig / second link distances of up to 550 Meters (compared to 300M with OM3).
Ø The effective modal bandwidth for OM4 is more than double that of OM3.
Ø For OM4 patch cable it is 4700 MHz.km while for OM3 it is 2000 MHz.km.
| Connector type | LC-LC | Polish type | UPC |
| Fiber number | 2 | Fiber mode | OM4 |
| Wavelength | 850nm | Connector material | Plastic housing and boot |
| Insertion loss | <=0.3dB | Max transmission distance | 600M |
| Fiber grade | Bend insensitive | Data rate | 1GB @ 850nm |
| Cable jacket | LSZH | Cable diameter | 2.0mm zipcord |
| Polarity | A(Tx)-B(Rx) | Operating temperature | -20-+60℃ |
| Length Tolerance | |
| L<1M | ±0.08M |
| 1M≤L<20M | ±0.10M |
| L≥20M | ±1%M |
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