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Custom POF Cables

Fully customizable Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) assemblies and harnesses are a rugged, cost-effective solution offering maximum flexibility for optical cabling in many industrial, medical, transportation, renewable energy, smart grid and consumer applications.

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Product Highlights

Cable Type:Jacket Type:Connector Type:
Multimode, Singlemode, POF, HPCF, Specialty, TubingPE, CPE, PVC, PA, PUROptical, SMI, electrical, coaxial, RF, PCBA

Features and Benefits

Bare-fiber assembly capabilities:
Ideal solution for sensor applications

Custom cable lengths and length tolerances:
Provides full design flexibility while meeting precise application requirements

Hybrid: Fiber counts range from 1 to 24 fibers per ferrule:
Accommodates multimode expanded beam 12-fiber ferrules and/or traditional multimode and singlemode MT ferrules

Hybrid: Allows combination of optical MT and LC cables plus electrical MicroFit 3.0, MicroClasp and various RJ-45 jacks available for board-level connectivity:
Provides a complete and reliable end-to-end solution

With D-SUB: Options for hybrid POF D-Sub assemblies (both signal and fiber contacts) available:
Meets a range of connection needs in one reliable, space-saving assembly

With D-SUB: Broad range of accessories available: dust caps, back shells, locks:
Overcomes a variety of challenges specific to an application and/or environment

With D-SUB: IP67 connector available:
Meets waterproof requirements for industrial applications

Industrial and extended temperature ranges from -55 up to +105°C:
Withstands harsh environments

Hybrid: Connector contains three configurable MT sized ports for combining optical and electrical interfaces:
Enables a custom-configured connector for dual optical and electrical use with the proven optical MT ferrule and 2-to-8 copper electrical contacts in an MT sized electrical plug/socket

Hybrid: Custom configurable cable options and hardened tubings available:
Meets optical and electrical cable requirements for medical applications and more

Hybrid: Copper contacts designed to meet MIL-DTL-83513/MIL-DTL-32129 standards:
Offers proven robustness for over 500 insertions

With D-SUB: Various jacket materials and ODs available:
Offers customized solutions for a wide range of applications

With D-SUB: Various hood sizes, designs and materials available (metal, plastic, metallized):
Provides options to meet the needs of a variety of applications

Overview

Plastic optical fiber (POF) cables, made from light-conducting plastics, are used for optical cabling networks over short distances, while glass cables are used for long distances. Molex delivers fully customizable, cost-competitive Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) Cable Assemblies and Harnesses that provide maximum flexibility for a range of applications. Molex also offers custom hybrid POF harnesses with features that simplify and speed up installation, solve routing issues and provide a compact, easy-to use optical solution. Furthermore, Molex POF and Hybrid Cable Assemblies with D-Sub Connectors enable the use of both signal and fiber contacts, providing multiple functions with one cable harness.

Molex customizes POF cable assemblies and harnesses with the following options:

  • Connector types
  • Jacket materials and colors
  • Temperature ranges
  • UL certification
  • Cable lengths and tolerances

Additionally, purchasing fully customized POF cable solutions from Molex enables customers to simplify their supply-chain through vendor reduction and remove third-party margins/costs.

Applications

Rail infrastructure
Railway infrastructure locomotives
Subways
Traction, high-speed trains

3-D printers
Drag chain applications
Ethernet based applications
Factory automation
Fieldbuses
Industrial printers

Diagnostic equipment
Galvanic isolation
Optical sensors
Surgical equipment

This is not a definitive list of applications for this product. It represents some of the more common uses.