StarTech.com 10-Pack Single Mode OS2 LC/APC to LC/APC Couplers SC Footprint DUPLEXLCAPCNOF
The StarTech.com 10-Pack Single Mode OS2 LC/APC to LC/APC Couplers provide essential physical layer connectivity for high-performance fiber optic networks, ensuring stable signal integrity across critical data paths.
- High-Performance Connectivity: Single-mode OS2 LC/APC ensures stable, low-loss connections for critical data paths, minimizing signal degradation.
- SC Footprint Integration: Standardized design allows easy installation into existing fiber panels, simplifying infrastructure upgrades and reducing labor.
- Bulk Deployment Ready: A 10-pack provides cost-effective components for scaling network infrastructure or managing multiple installations efficiently.
- Reduced Signal Loss: Angled Physical Contact (APC) connectors minimize back reflection, preserving signal integrity across long distances for reliable operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The StarTech.com DUPLEXLCAPCNOF is a 10-pack of flangeless single-mode OS2 LC/APC to LC/APC couplers, purpose-built for high-performance fiber optic networks. Each coupler features two LC/APC connectors in a duplex configuration, designed to support OS1/OS2 (9/125µm) fiber core/cladding for reliable data transmission.
These couplers are engineered to provide essential physical layer connectivity, allowing businesses to seamlessly join two LC Duplex connections within fiber splice cassettes or distribution panels. Their design ensures minimal optical return loss, which is critical for maintaining signal integrity and network stability in demanding IT environments.
- Single-Mode OS2 Support: Enables high-speed, long-distance data transmission, crucial for connecting geographically dispersed offices or data centers with minimal latency.
- LC/APC to LC/APC Interface: Provides precise, low-loss connections between fiber cables, ensuring consistent network performance and reducing signal degradation over time.
- SC Footprint Design: Facilitates quick, toolless installation into standard fiber distribution panels, reducing deployment time and labor costs for IT teams.
- 10-Pack Value: Offers a cost-effective solution for bulk deployments and maintaining spare parts inventory, supporting continuous operations and rapid repairs.
- CE Compliance: Meets European safety and environmental standards, ensuring product reliability and suitability for regulated environments and international deployments.
These StarTech.com LC/APC couplers are an indispensable component for any organization building or maintaining a high-performance, resilient fiber optic network.
Technical Specifications
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What This Solves
Expanding Fiber Optic Networks
As businesses grow, their network infrastructure must scale to meet increasing data demands. These couplers enable the seamless connection of additional single-mode fiber runs, supporting network expansion without compromising performance.
Growing mid-market companies, multi-site enterprises, campus networks, data center operators
Data Center Interconnects
Within data centers, reliable and high-performance physical links are crucial for connecting servers, storage, and networking equipment. These couplers provide stable LC/APC connections between racks and equipment, ensuring consistent data flow.
Data center operators, co-location facilities, enterprise infrastructure teams, cloud service providers
Structured Cabling Maintenance
Efficient maintenance and reconfiguration of existing fiber infrastructure are vital for minimizing downtime. These couplers facilitate quick repairs, reconfigurations, and patching within fiber distribution panels, streamlining IT operations.
IT operations teams, facilities management, network operations centers, infrastructure teams
Key Features
Single-Mode OS2 Fiber Compatibility
Enables long-distance, high-bandwidth data transmission, supporting enterprise-wide network backbones and inter-building connectivity with superior performance.
LC/APC Connector Type
Minimizes optical return loss, ensuring superior signal integrity for sensitive applications like video and high-speed data, which is critical for uptime.
Duplex Configuration
Supports simultaneous two-way communication, optimizing network efficiency for critical business operations and high-traffic applications.
SC Footprint Design
Allows for toolless, drop-in installation into standard fiber panels, significantly reducing deployment time and labor costs for IT personnel.
10-Pack Quantity
Provides a cost-effective bulk solution for large-scale deployments or maintaining a readily available inventory for rapid repairs, ensuring business continuity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Ensures secure, high-speed data transmission for critical financial transactions and large data sets within trading floors and data centers.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Provides reliable connectivity for high-bandwidth medical imaging, patient data systems, and electronic health records, supporting clinical operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Supports robust network backbones for industrial automation, IoT deployments, and real-time data acquisition in factory and warehouse environments.
Government & Public Sector
Offers essential physical layer connectivity for secure, high-capacity government networks, ensuring reliable communication for public services.
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of fiber cables are compatible with these couplers?
These couplers are designed for single-mode OS2 fiber optic cables, specifically those with LC/APC connectors. They are compatible with OS1/OS2 (9/125µm) fiber core/cladding standards.
Can these couplers be used in existing SC footprint panels?
Yes, these flangeless couplers feature an SC footprint, allowing for toolless, drop-in installation into standard fiber distribution panels and splice cassettes designed for SC connectors.
What is the benefit of LC/APC connectors over LC/UPC?
LC/APC (Angled Physical Contact) connectors provide superior optical performance by minimizing back reflection, which is crucial for high-bandwidth and sensitive optical applications, ensuring better signal integrity than UPC.
Are these couplers suitable for outdoor or harsh industrial environments?
These couplers are designed for indoor, controlled environments typical of data centers and office buildings. For outdoor or harsh industrial use, additional protective enclosures or industrial-grade components would be required.
Warranty & Returns
Manufacturer Warranty
3 Years
Warranty is provided directly by the manufacturer and covers defects in materials and workmanship under normal use.
Return Policy
Returns subject to manufacturer approval
Hardware returns are governed by the manufacturer's return policy. Some products are non-returnable or subject to restocking fees. Defective items are handled under the manufacturer warranty. Contact Zent Networks before initiating any return.