Fiber Optic Cabling: SC & ST Connectors Explained

[cowgiljl]

Does anybody know what the SC and ST connectors stand for [?]

thanks joe

 

[J-Man]

The ST and SC fiber cables are the difference in the connectors on the end.
-ST connector is round and looks like a BNC connector (push and twist).
This page has a pic of an ST connector: http://www.datapro.net/products/1441.html
-SC connector is rectangular (slide in slot).
This page has a pic of an SC connector: http://www.datapro.net/products/1443.html
(There are links on those pages with other types of connectors as well.)

More info you didn't ask for...
Two main catagories of fiber cables:
->Single-mode fibers have small cores (about 3.5 x 10-4 inches or 9 microns in diameter) and transmit infrared laser light (wavelength = 1,300 to 1,550 nanometers).

->Multi-mode fibers have larger cores (about 2.5 x 10-3 inches or 62.5 microns in diameter) and transmit infrared light (wavelength = 850 to 1,300 nm) from light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

J-Man

 

[cowgiljl]

Thanks J Man