TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Optical Fiber Cable

1、GENERAL
1) SCOPE
This specification covers the general requirements and performance of optical fiber cable
which Maintronics offered including optical characteristics, electrical characteristics,
mechanical characteristics, geometrical characteristics.
2) REFERENCES
The optical fiber cable which Maintronics offered shall be designed, manufactured and
tested according to international standards as follows:
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
IEEE Std P.1222 IEEE Standard construction of composite fiber for use on electric utility power lines
IEC 60794-1-1 Optical fibre cables-part 1-1: Generic specification-General
Optical fibre cables- part1-2-Generic specification-Basic optical cable test
IEC 60794-1-2
procedure
Optical fibre cables- part1-2-Generic specification-Basic optical cable test
IEC 60794-1-21
procedure-Mechanical test methods
Optical fibre cables- part1-2-Generic specification-Basic optical cable test
IEC 60794-1-22
procedure-Environmental test methods
IEC 60794-3 Optical fibre cables-part 3: Sectional specification-Outdoor cables
Optical fibre cables-part 3-10: Outdoor cables-Family specification for duct and
IEC 60794-3-10
direct buried optical communication cables
Optical fibre cables-Part 3-11: Outdoor cables-Detailed specification for duct and
IEC 60794-3-11
directly buried single-mode optical fibre telecommunication cables
EIA/TIA 598 Color code of fiber optic cables
ITU-T G.652D Characteristics of a single-mode optical fiber cable
ITU-T G.651 Characteristics of a multi-mode optical fiber cable
2、OPTICAL FIBER

G. 652D Type
The optical fiber shall be made of high pure silica and germanium doped silica. UV curable
acrylate material is applied over fiber cladding as optical fiber primary protective coating.
The detail data of optical fiber performance are shown in the following table:

Category Description Specifications

Attenuation Coefficient:
at 1310 nm Max : ≤ 0.35 dB/km
at 1550 nm Max : ≤ 0.21 dB/km
Chromatic Dispersion:
at 1310nm ≤ 3.5 ps/nm∙km
at 1550nm ≤ 18 ps/nm∙km

Optical Attenuation Non-uniformity:

Characteristics
at 1310nm ≤ 0.03dB
at 1550 nm ≤ 0.03dB
Point Discontinuity:
at 1310nm ≤ 0.1 dB
at 1550 nm ≤ 0.1 dB
Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) ≤ 0.2 ps/√km
Cable Cut off Wavelength (λcc) ≤ 1260 nm
Mode Field Diameter :
at 1310nm 9.2 ± 0.4μm
at 1550 nm 10.4 ± 0.5μm
Cladding Diameter 125 ±1.0μm
Coating Non-Circularity ≤ 6.0%
Geometrical
Cladding Non-Circularity ≤1.0%
Characteristics
Coating Diameter 242 ± 5μm
Mode field (Core/clad) concentricity error ≤ 0.6μm
Coating-Cladding Concentricity error ≤ 12μm
Effective Group Index of Refraction:
at 1550 nm 1.467
Mechanical Proof Test ≥ 1.0%, 1 sec.
Characteristics ≥ 0.69Gpa (100kpsi)
Temperature Cycling Induced Attenuation:
0.05dB/km
Environmental at 1550nm and 1625 nm (-60⁰C to +85⁰C)
Characteristics Macro bending Loss :
at 1550nm and 1625 nm (100 turns; Ф 60 mm) ≤ 0.1dB
G.651.A1b Type(OM1)
The optical fiber shall be made of high pure silica and germanium doped silica. UV curable
acrylate material is applied over fiber cladding as optical fiber primary protective coating.
The detail data of optical fiber performance are shown in the following table:
Category Description Specifications

Attenuation Coefficient:
at 850 nm ≤3.0 dB/km
at 1300 nm ≤1.0 dB/km
Mode Bandwidth:
at 850 nm ≥160 MHz.km
Optical
at 1300 nm ≥200 MHz.km
Characteristics
Numerical Aperture 0.275±0.015
Zero dispersion wavelengthλ0 1320 ~ 1365 nm
Zero dispersion slope S0
at 1320nm ~ 1348 nm ≤ 0.11 ps/(nm2.km)
at 1348nm ~ 1365 nm ≤0.001(1458 -λ0) ps/(nm2.km)
Core Diameter : 62.5 ± 3.0μm
Cladding Diameter 125 ±2μm
Geometrical Mode field (Core/clad) concentricity error ≤ 3.0 μm
Characteristics Cladding Non-Circularity ≤2%
Core Non-Circularity ≤5%
Coating-Cladding Concentricity error ≤ 12.5μm
Mechanical
Proof Test ≥ 8.8N
Characteristics
Temperature Cycling Induced Attenuation:
≤0.1dB/km
Environmental at 850nm and 1300 nm (-60⁰C to +85⁰C)
Characteristics Macro bending Loss :
at 850nm and 1300 nm (100 turns; Ф 75 mm) ≤ 0.5 dB
G651 A1a.2(OM3)
The optical fiber shall be made of high pure silica and germanium doped silica. UV curable
acrylate material is applied over fiber cladding as optical fiber primary protective coating.
The detail data of optical fiber performance are shown in the following table:
Category Description Specifications

Attenuation Coefficient:
at 850 nm ≤ 2.5 dB/km
at 1300 nm ≤ 0.8 dB/km
Mode Bandwidth:
at 850 nm ≥ 1500MHz.km
Optical at 1300 nm ≥ 500 MHz.km
Characteristics Numerical Aperture 0.200±0.015
Zero dispersion slope S0
at 1295nm ~ 1310 nm ≤ 0.105 ps/(nm2.km)
at 1310nm ~ 1340 nm ≤0.000375(1590 -λ0) ps/(nm2.km)

Zero dispersion wavelengthλ0 1 295 ~1 340nm

Core Diameter : 50 ± 2.5μm

Cladding Diameter 125 ±1μm

Core/cladding concentricity error ≤ 1.5 μm

Geometrical
Cladding Non-Circularity ≤0.7%
Characteristics
Coating Diameter 245 ± 10μm

Coating / Cladding Concentricity error ≤ 12μm

Core Non-Circularity ≤ 5%

Mechanical
Proof Test ≥ 8.8N
Characteristics
Temperature Cycling Induced Attenuation:
≤ 0.1dB/km
at 850nm and 1300 nm (-60⁰C to +85⁰C)
Environmental
Water immersion :
Characteristics
at 850nm and 1300 nm ≤ 0.1dB/km
(23℃; 30 days)
G651 A1a.3(OM4)
The optical fiber shall be made of high pure silica and germanium doped silica. UV curable
acrylate material is applied over fiber cladding as optical fiber primary protective coating.
The detail data of optical fiber performance are shown in the following table:
Category Description Specifications

Attenuation Coefficient:
at 850 nm ≤ 2.5 dB/km
at 1300 nm ≤ 0.8 dB/km
Mode Bandwidth:
at 850 nm ≥ 3500MHz.km
Optical at 1300 nm ≥ 500 MHz.km
Characteristics Numerical Aperture 0.200±0.015
Zero dispersion slope S0
at 1295nm ~ 1310 nm ≤ 0.105 ps/(nm2.km)
at 1310nm ~ 1340 nm ≤0.000375(1590 -λ0) ps/(nm2.km)

Zero dispersion wavelengthλ0 1 295 ~1 340nm

Core Diameter : 50 ± 2.5μm

Cladding Diameter 125 ±1μm

Core/cladding concentricity error ≤ 1.5 μm

Geometrical
Cladding Non-Circularity ≤0.7%
Characteristics
Coating Diameter 245 ± 10μm

Coating / Cladding Concentricity error ≤ 12μm

Core Non-Circularity ≤ 5%

Mechanical
Proof Test ≥ 8.8N
Characteristics
Temperature Cycling Induced Attenuation:
≤ 0.1dB/km
at 850nm and 1300 nm (-60⁰C to +85⁰C)
Environmental
Water immersion :
Characteristics
at 850nm and 1300 nm ≤ 0.1dB/km
(23℃; 30 days)
3、Drawing and Datasheet of optical fiber cable
1) Cable drawing

Cable type: GYFTH 12F

1.LSZH outer sheath

2.600T WB glass yarns

3.Filler

4.Filling compound

5. FRP

6.PBT Loose tube(with Jelly)

7.Fiber

6F 24F

48F 96F
2) Dimensions and Descriptions
Value
Item Contents
6 12 24 48 96
Structure Type 1+5 1+5 1+5 1+5 1+8
fibre counts/tube 6 6 6 12 12
Loose tube
Outer diameter (mm) 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9
Material FRP
Central strength
Diameter (mm) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 2.0
member
PE layer diameter (mm) / / / / 3.3
Water blocking Material Jelly & Filling compound
Armor Material 600T WB glass yarn
Material LSZH
Sheath Color Black
Thickness (mm) Nominal: 1.5
Cable diameter(mm) Approx. 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.2 10.7
Cable weight(kg/km) Approx. 84 84 84 93 123.6
Max tensile load(short term) 2000N
Minimum installation bending radius 20D
Minimum operation bending radius 10D
Operation temperature range -40℃ ~ +70℃
4、Fibre and Loose Tube Identification
The color code of fibre and loose tube will be identification in accordance with the following
color sequence, other sequence also is available.

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Color blue orange green brown grey white

Loose
tubes No. 7 8 9 10 11 12

Color red black yellow violet pink aqua

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Color blue orange green brown grey white

Fibres
No. 7 8 9 10 11 12

Color red black yellow violet pink aqua

The color of the fillers will be natural.
5. Mechanical, Physical and Environmental Test Characteristics
The mechanical and environmental performance of the cable are in accordance with the
following table.

Tests of completed optical fiber cable

1 Tension IEC-60794(fiber strain<0.33%)

2 Crush test IEC-60794

3 Impact test IEC-60794

4 Repeated bending IEC-60794

5 Torsion IEC-60794

6 Water penetration(0.1bar/24h) IEC-60794

7 Temperature cycling IEC-60794

Other parameters According to IEC 60794-1

6. Packing and Drum for Optical Fiber Cable

Optical fiber cable shall be wound on a non-returnable wooden drum or metal drum. Both
ends of optical fiber cable shall be securely fastened to drum and sealed with a shrinkable
cap. The required marking shall be printed with a weather-proof material on the outsides of
drum according to customer’s requirement.
Drum Dimensions & Weights
Cable Drum
Diameter Length D b d A weight
(mm) (m)
cm cm cm cm kg

8.8 4000 100 62 40 8 67

9.2 4000 105 62 40 8 77

10.7 4000 125 61 55 8 99