The Bundle Branching Fiber-optic Patch Cord has two or more optical fibers bundled into a single optical connector on one end and individual connectors for each fiber on the other end. There are no limitations on the choice of optical fiber, connector type, or the number of branches. With virtually no limit on the number of fibers, all of our fiber optic bundles can be configured as spot, line, grid, hex, or custom shape. Any number of legs can be mapped, randomized, or patterned to customer. This section describes the general methods and requirements for routing and binding of optical fibers. The article explains their construction, where fibers can be arranged in regular patterns (fiber arrays) or randomly, and how they can be made flexible for use as light. Thorlabs' Bifurcated Fiber Bundles, also known as fanout or Y-cables, are constructed from two high-grade optical fibers encased in stainless steel tubing for durability. We offer these bundles with seven fiber core sizes from Ø50 µm to Ø1000 µm.
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