Difference between MTP and MPO

      ⦁ MPO and MTP fiber optic connectors
      MPO is the abbreviation of English Multi-fiber Push On, the first generation of multi-core fiber optic connectors designed by NTT Japan. Its main industrial standard is IEC-61754-7, the current national standard is YD/T1272.5-2009, and the American standard is EIA/TIA-604-5.
      MTP is the abbreviation of English Multi-fiber Termination Push-on, which is a registered trademark of US Conec for his own MPO connector, which has done a lot of optimization on MPO connector through several innovative designs and has its own patent protection. So, MTP connector is MPO connector, just has better mechanical and optical performance than ordinary MPO connector. MTP connector, fully comply with all MPO connector professional standards. MTP is a high performance MPO connector.
      ⦁ Difference between MTP and MPO
      MTP connectors have USCONEC printed on the outer frame, and all others are MPO except for the printed USCONEC, as shown in Figure 1:

Figure 1 MTP and MPO fiber optic patch cable shell logo comparison

      MTP fiber optic patch cord connectors are usually equipped with metal pin clips, which can better fasten the pins to minimize accidental breakage during use, while MPO fiber optic patch cord connectors are equipped with plastic pin clips, which may cause the pins to break during use, and there are also differences in the appearance of the two. As shown in Figure 2:

Figure 2 Comparison of MTP and MPO fiber optic patch cord pin clips

      Unlike single-pole fiber connectors, the adapters for multicore fiber connectors are only used for coarse alignment. Therefore, when using two MT ferrule together, the guide pin is critical for accurate alignment. The guide pins used in MTP and MPO fiber optic patch cord connectors are also different. MTP fiber optic patch cord connectors are tightly fixed stainless steel circular guide pins to minimize debris on the guide holes and ferrule end faces. MPO fiber optic patch cord connectors use cylindrical guide pins, which may generate debris during use. As shown in Figure 3:

Figure 3 Comparison of MTP and MPO fiber optic patch cord connector guide pin

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