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Optical & Geometrical Properities for Single Mode Fibers

Parameter

Standard Single Mode Fiber per ITU-T G.652D

Non-zero Dispersion Shifted fi ber per ITU-T G.655

Non-zero Dispersion Shifted fi ber per ITU-T G.656

Units

9

8

7

Attenuation, Loose Tube Cables

Standard

Metro Area

Long Haul

@1310nm

≤0.35

-

-

dB/km

@1550nm

≤0.22

≤0.22

≤0.22

dB/km

@1625nm

≤0.25

≤0.26

≤0.26

dB/km

Attenuation, Tight Bufferor Semi-Tight Cables

@1310nm

≤0.38

-

dB/km

@1550nm

≤0.28

-

dB/km

Chromatic Dispersion

between 1260 and 1360nm (O Band)

≤3.5

NA-

-

ps/(nm*km)

between 1460 and 1530nm(S Band)

-

-

2.0-7.0

ps/(nm*km)

between 1530 and 1565nm (C Band)

≤18

1.0-10.0

7.0-10.0

ps/(nm*km)

between 1565 and 1625nm (L Band)

≤22

7.0-12.0

10.0-14.0

ps/(nm*km)

Zero Dispersion Wavelength

1310±11

≤1520

≤1420

nm

Zero Dispersion Slope

0.093

0.093

0.093

ps/(nm2.km)

Point Discontinuity at 1300nm& 1550nm

0.1

0.1

0.1

dB

Mode Field Diameter

@1300nm

9.3±0.5

-

um

@1550nm

10.4±0.8

8.5±0.6

9.0±0.5

um

Cable Cut-offWavelength

≤1260

≤1450

≤1310

nm

PMD (Individual fi ber)

≤0.2

≤0.2

≤0.2

ps/km1/2

Cladding Diameter

125±1

125±1

125±1

um

Core/Cladding Concentricity Error

≤0.5

≤0.5

≤0.6

um

Cladding Non-Circularity

≤1.0

≤1.0

≤1.0

%

Coating Non-Circularity

≤6.0

≤6.0

≤6.0

%

Primary Coating Diameter

245±10

245±10

245±10

um

Proof-Test Level

100 (0.7)

100 (0.7)

100 (0.7)

Kpsi/GN/m2

Fatigue Coeffi cient

≥20

≥20

≥20

Temperature Dependence between 0℃ ~ +70℃ @ 1310 & 1550nm

0.1

0.1

0.1D

b/km