Video over Fiber · HDMI
HDMI over fiber, from boardroom runs to 4K plants
Fifteen models across the HDMI families — 1080p and 4K, with KVM, loop-out and micro dongle formats — for the distances HDMI copper was never meant to cover.
Fifteen models across the HDMI families — 1080p and 4K, with KVM, loop-out and micro dongle formats — for the distances HDMI copper was never meant to cover.
HDMI is the world's default video connector and its least distance-tolerant: a passive copper lead is a few metres of certainty, after which signal integrity becomes negotiation. Fiber ends the negotiation. This group of families — eight HDMI over fiber converters, three dedicated 1080p models and four 4K models — converts HDMI to light at the source and back at the display, so the run between them can be as long as the fiber plant allows rather than as long as an HDMI lead survives.
The formats span the real shapes of HDMI work. Full-size converter pairs serve equipment racks and signage heads. Models with loop-out feed a local monitor at the source while the fiber copy travels. KVM variants carry USB back along the same link for control positions. And the micro line shrinks the transmitter to a dongle that plugs directly onto a laptop or camera — the 4K HDMI page covers those in detail. If your run can be served by structured copper instead, the HDMI extender family (Cat5e/6) is the honest alternative and has its own page.
| Model (official product name) | Series | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| 4K HDMI 2.0 4:4:4 Fiber Optic Extender | — | Specification captured from the official product page |
| 4K HDMI 2.0 KVM USB over Fiber Optic Extender Converter | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| 4K60Hz DP Video Fiber Extender | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| 4K60Hz HDMI Video Fiber Extender | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| Mini 4K/60Hz HDMI 2.0 KVM USB over Fiber Optic Extender | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| Mini 4K/60Hz HDMI2.0 over Single-Core Multimode Fiber Extender | LNK-109M | Specification captured from the official product page |
| Mini 8K/60Hz HDMI2.1 over Single-Core Multimode Fiber Extender | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| Multi-functional 4K 60Hz HDMI KVM Fiber Extender | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| 1Ch HDMI + 1Ch Bidirectional Stereo Audio + 1Ch RS232/RS485 over Fiber Optic Extender | LNK-WHF100DA | Specification captured from the official product page |
| Mini HDMI Video Fiber Optic Extender with Bidirectional Stereo Audio and RS232 | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| Multi-functional 1080P HDMI Fiber Optic Extender support KVM + RS232 + Bidi Stereo Audio + GPIO | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| Micro Mini 4K HDMI Fiber Extender | LNK-MH4K | Specification captured from the official product page |
| Micro Mini 4K HDMI Fiber Extender with External Audio | LNK-MHA4K | Specification captured from the official product page |
| Mini 4K HDMI Fiber Extender with RS232 & External Audio | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
| Mini 4K/30Hz HDMI over Single-Core Multimode Fiber Extender | — | Full specification confirmed per model at quotation |
The three HDMI-over-fiber families combined (8 + 3 + 4 models) as listed in the manufacturer's catalogue.
State the source resolution, refresh rate and whether the content path involves HDCP. The 1080p and 4K families are separate lists; quoting starts from the signal you actually run, and the exact model's format support is confirmed in writing before payment.
Loop-out models exist because control positions often need to see the feed where it originates. If a local monitor is in the design, filter for loop-out first — retrofitting a splitter at the source is the clumsier path.
As everywhere in this catalogue, reach is set by the fitted optical module against your fiber. Single-mode and multimode plants take different modules; name your fiber in the inquiry.
Copper extenders are excellent inside their distance class (the catalogue's Cat6 models reach 120 m). Fiber wins when the run is longer, crosses electrically noisy space, or must be immune to ground potential differences between buildings. The blog comparison walks the decision in full.
HDMI embeds audio in the same stream, and the conversion is transparent to it. Several video-family models also add separate analog audio channels — see the model table notes.
That is the KVM pattern: use a KVM model or the USB over fiber family so the return USB channel rides the same link.
Send the model name, the distance, the fiber type and the quantity. We will confirm the matching transmitter/receiver pairing, the optical module and the full specification of the exact model in writing before you pay.