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What does the term Insertion Loss (IL) mean?

April 26, 2017IL insertion loss mean term

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What does the term Insertion Loss (IL) mean?

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This is the measure of light lost at the connector interface in decibels (db). The loss is usually quoted as per mated pair of connectors. Typical IL values would be 0.2db to 0.5db depending upon the Fibre and Connector type.