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Custom Patch Cables Service with Same Day Shipment

Thorlabs stocks the largest selection of single mode and multimode optical fibers in the photonics industry. Simply use the form below to receive a quote.

Custom patch cables can be shipped the same day provided the following criteria* are met:

  • Order Does Not Exceed 5 Cables
  • Each Cable Does Not Exceed a Length of 20 m
  • The Order is Placed Before 12:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

*Other restrictions may apply. Not available with POF or PM fibers.

Please use the Custom Cable web form below to request a quotation for custom patch cables.
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 Protective Tubing: FT900SM | FT030 (Multimode Standard) | FT030-Y (Single mode Standard)
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FC Connectors

Fixed Connection (FC) style connectors are designed for use when vibration is a concern as they provide a very precise and solid connection. FC connectors are our best selling connectors.

SM
Our FC single mode connector features a pre-radiused (R20 mm) ceramic ferrule to help minimize back reflections. The single mode FC connector has a hole size tolerance of +1/-0 µm and a maximum concentricity of 1 µm.

PM
For Polarization-Maintaining (PM) fibers, we offer a FC connector with a continuously adjustable key to allow you to rotate the back of the connector to align to the slow or fast axis of the fiber. Once the connector is aligned, you can lock it in place with a drop of superglue. If you purchase a PM fiber cable that is aligned by us, the connector key will be aligned to your specification. At this time we are only able to align at 780, 980, 1060, 1310, and 1550 nm wavelengths.

MM
Our multimode FC connector has a 140 µm bore size with a hole size tolerance of +2/-0 µm and a maximum concentricity of 3 µm.

SMA Connectors

Our subminiature version A (SMA) connectors are used for large core, multimode fibers. We stock SMA connectors for 125 to 1550 µm cladding fibers.

ST Connectors

Straight Tip (ST) connectors have a bayonet style mount which allows for quick connects and disconnects, but does not seat the fiber as well as other connections.

SM
Our single mode ST connector features a ceramic ferrule with a pre-radiused tip (R20 mm) to minimize back reflections. The ST® connectors feature a concentricity of maximum 1 µm and a hole size tolerance of +1/-0 µm.

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We carry ST style connectors designed for multimode applications. These have a standard bore of 140 µm and the stainless steel ferrule connectors can be customized to fit fiber up to Ø1 mm. These connectors feature a hole size tolerance of +1/-0 µm and a maximum concentricity of 1 µm.

SC Connectors

Subscriber Connector (SC) connectors are snap-in connectors which are easy and quick to use. Out SC style connectors feature a pre-radiused (R20 mm) ceramic ferrule to help minimize back reflections. Our SC connectors feature a bore size of 125 µm.

LC Connectors

Lucent Connectors (LC) are similar to SC connectors, but contain ferrules that are half the size of the SC’s. We stock LC connectors for single mode fibers. Multimode LC connectors are available upon request. Due to their small size, they are ideal for situations where a large number of connectors are used in small space.

Flat Cleave

Our flat cleaving leaves a perfectly flat end to the fiber. A flat cleave is needed to splice fibers together.

Finishes

 The back reflection guideline for our finishes is as follows:

  • FC/PC is about -40 to -45 dB
  • Super polish (FC/SPC) is -45 to -50 dB
  • Ultra polish (FC/UPC) is -50 to -55 dB
  • All FC/APC connections will have minimum back reflection around -65 dB by the nature of the angle.

/PC
Physical Contact (PC) connections are usually used when you need fiber to fiber connections. They have ends with a convex polish perpendicular to the fiber.

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Angled Physical Contact (APC) connections are used for fiber to air. When you need to collimate light out of a fiber or couple light in to a fiber, FC/APC connections are your best route. Polishing is done at an 8° angle.

Tubing

The industrial standard is to use 3 mm yellow tubing for single mode fibers to allow for quick identification. Thorlabs offers the following tubing types with our custom patch cables.

FT900SMYellow 900 µm Hytrel Tubing
FT030Orange Reinforced 3 mm Furcation Tubing
FT038Red Reinforced 3.8 mm Furcation Tubing
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Poster: Javier Posted Date: 2010-06-10 14:09:28.0
Response from Javier at Thorlabs to florent.pellen: I would suggest looking at our graded index plastic optical fibers (http://www.thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=2928&pn=GIPOF120). Although they are not fabricated from PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate), which restricts data rates to < 100 MB/s in the NIR, they have much better performance, and support transmission rates up to 10 Gb/s up to 100 m. These fibers are actually manufactured from amorphous perfluorinated polymer, commercially known as CYTOP. I can prepare a quotation for you for an SMA-SMA cable.
Poster: florent.pellen Posted Date: 2010-06-10 09:28:25.0
Do you provide patch cord SMA/SMA with large core diameter(1mm in PMMA)POF? Thank you for your answer.
Poster: florent.pellen Posted Date: 2010-06-10 09:24:04.0
Im looking for cheap way for transfering data over short length <2m. (data rate is about 1Gbps) Could you tell me which patch cable solution (SMA to SMA) is the cheapest? (i.e. which fiber type?) C large core diameter (1mm in PMMA)
Poster: Adam Posted Date: 2010-05-25 14:08:33.0
A response from Adam at Thorlabs to eric: The smallest optical fiber that we sell is the HB800G, which has a cladding size of 80um and a coating size of 170um. The next size up is our standard singlemode fibers, which have a cladding size of 125um and a coating size of 250um. I will contact you directly to find out more information about your application.
Poster: eric.stone Posted Date: 2010-05-25 12:45:50.0
What size is the smallest optical fiber that you supply. Im interested in the mouse brainstem which requires a very narrow fiber.
Poster: apalmentieri Posted Date: 2010-01-06 11:37:33.0
A response from Adam at Thorlabs to wwjd0691: We can provide a patch cable with FC/PC and SMA and a core dieameter of 8.2um. SMF28 has a physical core size of 8.2 - 8.5um. The MFD is about 15% larger than the core. Rule of thumb is that MFD is 15% larger than actual core. From SMF28 spec sheet the cutoff is approximately 1250nm so from an application standpoint 850nm light will be MM in this fiber. If you do not mind using multimode light, then we would recommend using the SMF-28 fiber.
Poster: apalmentieri Posted Date: 2010-01-06 08:47:42.0
A response from Adam at Thorlabs to ssz1612001: I will email you directly to find out what information you are looking for.
Poster: ssz1612001 Posted Date: 2010-01-05 22:10:19.0
Dear sir: Could you provide the patch cable spec for us?
Poster: wwjd0691 Posted Date: 2009-07-20 09:57:34.0
I want to buy 2 identical custom patch cable. One end of the patch cable is FC/PC and the other end is SMA. Diameter of fiber core is 8.2 ?. I want to use this cable for broadband light source. If you dont have fiber for broadband, I want to choose a fiber which has center wavelength of around 850 nm. Can you recommend one fiber which is suitable for my application? Thank you so much. Have a good day.
Poster: Laurie Posted Date: 2008-07-01 11:57:44.0
Response from Laurie at Thorlabs to stankov: Krassimir, Someone from our technical support staff will be contacting you shortly to obtain some more information concerning your quote request.
Poster: stankov Posted Date: 2008-06-28 11:06:57.0
Hello, Please quote for multimode patch cable SMA/SMA, NA=0.22, core 400 µm, or 600 µm or 800 µm, length 3 m. Do you have a cantilevered option for high-power lasers? Do you have a metal jackets as an option? Quantity: 2, or 5, or 10 pieces, with shipping to Chelmsford, MA. Thanks, Krassimir Stankov
Poster: Tyler Posted Date: 2008-03-20 11:07:11.0
Response from Tyler at Thorlabs to Mariana: I will contact you to see if we can provide a product that will satisfy your needs.
Poster: mariana.carvalho Posted Date: 2008-03-19 18:46:38.0
Dear Sir/Madam, I am looking for Fiber Patch Cable, SMA/SMA, witha a fiber of 75um core diameter. I couldnt find such a fiber so far. Do you have it? Thanks for the infomation Mariana
Poster: technicalmarketing Posted Date: 2008-02-20 12:56:31.0
Thank you for visiting our web site. The feedback tab was created to allow our customers to comment on the presentation itself, the completeness of the information supplied, and any additional specification you would like to see. Our commitment to you is that if you take the time to post a feedback, we will review each of these responses and factor them into our product development or improvement plans, as well as into our product documentation and improvements to the presentation. Additionally, if you’d like to comment on our service, or ways to improve it, we would greatly appreciate the effort.
Poster: qweasd Posted Date: 2008-02-11 06:16:59.0
I do not know what you mean. Feedback about what????
Poster: kbuffington Posted Date: 2007-09-20 13:54:57.0
Allow customers to enter more than one at a time.
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