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17.15 Good Polish (Coaxial light)
17.16 Good Polish (Oblique light)
17.17 Bad Polish – Cut or scratch going through center of
core. In this picture half of fiber is missing.
18.0 Singlemode Polish to –40db
18.1 Complete steps17.0 through 17.13 of the multimode
polish before proceeding further with the singlemode
polish.
Note: You may also use steps 18.0 – 18.11 to obtain a
cleaner cosmetic multimode polish.
18.2 Clean the gray rectangular polishing pad with a lint-
free cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol.
IMPORTANT: Do not use the black 4.5" x 5.5" pads for
the singlemode LC polish. Use only the pale gray pads
provided in the 3M
™
LC Hot Melt Expansion kit.