Fiber Optic Pigtail
Fibre optic pigtail is product having standard fiber optic connector terminated at one end and leaving open at the other end. According to connector type, fiber optic pigtails can be divided in SC fiber optic pigtail, LC fiber optic pigtail, FC, ST, MU, E2000, SMA, MTRJ, MPO etc such fiber optic pigtails. According to the cable type, fiber optic pigtails can be divided in 0.9mm buffered pigtail with 12 colors, 12F fan-out fiber optic pigtail, ribbon fiber optic pigtail, water-proof pigtail, etc.
A fanout kit is a set of empty jackets designed to protect the fragile tight buffered strands of fibre cables that require individual termination without splicing any fibre pigtail or needing to mount any protective enclosure. This is normally an option with fibre distribution cable, or sometimes loose buffer or ribbon cable, because these types of cable contain multiple strands that are designed for a permanent termination.