A fiber optic patch cord is a piece of fiber optic cable that has connectors on both ends of the cable. The connectors allow it to be coupled with a piece of equipment, such as an optical switch, so that information can be sent and received. There are many different types of patchcords available for specific applications. Specialty patchcords are available for a variety of applications. Polarization Maintaining Patch Cords, Node Cable Assemblies, Mode Conditioning Patch Cables and Loopback Modules are some of the types that are available.
