Description:
The ST connector features a 2.5mm ferrule with a quick release bayonet (stick and twist) style body for ease of use. A range of ST connectors is manufactured including standard and premium low loss grades which are suitable for various applications. ST connectors are available for single mode UPC with yellow boots, APC with green boots and multimode PC with black or red boots suitable for either 900µm, 2mm or 3mm cable diameters.
Features:
Applications:
| Mode | SM | MM | |
| Polishing | UPC | APC | UPC |
| Insertion Loss | ≤0.3dB | ≤0.3dB | ≤0.3dB |
| Return Loss | ≥55dB | ≥65dB | ≥35dB |
| Operating Wavelength | 1310nm, 1550nm | 850nm, 1300nm | |
| Ferrule Concentricity | ≤1um | ≤4um | |
| Interchangeability | ≤0.2dB | ||
| Salt Spray | ≤0.2dB | ||
| Repeatability | ≤0.1dB (1,000 times) | ||
| High Temperature | ≤0.2dB (+85°C 168 hours) | ||
| Low Temperature | ≤0.2dB (-40°C 168 hours) | ||
| Temperature Cycle | ≤0.2dB (-40°C~85°C 21 cycles 168 hours) | ||
| Humidity | ≤0.2dB (95% 75°C 168 hours) | ||
| Durability | ≥1,000 Times | ||
| Vibration | ≤0.1dB (10-55Hz 1.5mm) | ||
| Falling | ≤0.2dB (1.5m high, 8 times) | ||
| Operating Temp. | -40°C~+85°C | ||
| Name | Connector |
| Type | ST |
| Polishing Endface | UPC; APC |
| Mode | SM; MM (OM1; OM2; OM3; OM4) |
| Boot Color | Blue; Orange; Green; Brown; Gray; White; Red; Black; Yellow; Fuchsia; Pink; Aqua Green |
| Cable Diameter | 0.9mm; 2.0mm; 3.0mm |
| Insertion Loss | 0.3dB; 0.1dB |
| Assembling Situation | Before Assembling; Half after Assembling |
| Outer Frame | Copper Opening; Copper Closed |
| 0.9mm Boot Length | 24mm; 26.5mm |
| 2.0/3.0mm Boot Length | 40mm |
For Example:
Connector ST/UPC, SX, SM, black color boot, 2.0mm cable, 0.3dB insertion loss, half after assembling, copper opening outer frame, 40mm boot.
