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Titre : CEI 60793-1-1 Ed. 2: Généralités et guide. IEC 60793-1-1 Ed. 2: General and
Title :
- Mesures et méthodes d'essais pour fibres Guidance- Measurements and tests methods for
optiques. optical fibres.

Note d'introduction Introductory note

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Commission Électrotechnique Internationale, CEI
FORM 7B (IEC)
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IEC 60793-1-1

General and guidance


Measurements and tests methods for optical fibre

Contents

Clause Page


1 SCOPE AND OBJECT ................................................................................................................ 4

2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 4

3 CATEGORIES OF MEASUREMENTS AND TEST PROCEDURES......................................... 6

4 STANDARD ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT AND TEST CONDITIONS.......................... 6

5 CALIBRATION GUIDANCE ...................................................................................................... 6

6 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................. 6

7 REFERENCE TEST METHODS ................................................................................................ 7

8 CATEGORIES OF OPTICAL FIBRES ...................................................................................... 7

8.1 C LASS A - M ULTIMODE FIBRES ................................................................................................ 7

8.2 C LASS B - S INGLE -MODE FIBRES .............................................................................................. 8
9 PACKAGING .............................................................................................................................. 8


10 CROSS-REFERENCE OF FORMER TEST DESIGNATIONS TO CURRENT DOCUMENTS

9

TABLE 1 - STANDARD RANGE OF ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ........................................... 6



TABLE 2 - CATEGORIES OF MULTIMODE FIBRES .................................................................... 7

TABLE 3 - CATEGORIES OF GLASS CORE/GLASS CLAD SINGLE-MODE FIBRES................ 8

TABLE 4 - OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHODS (FORMERLY IEC 60793-1-4) .................... 9

TABLE 5 - DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT METHODS (FORMERLY IEC 60793-1-2) .......... 9



TABLE 6 - MECHANICAL MEASUREMENT AND TEST METHODS (FORMERLY IEC 60793-1-3)

.......................................................................................................................................................... 10

TABLE 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL TEST METHODS (FORMERLY IEC 60793-1-5) ....................... 10


 
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IEC 60793-1-1
Edition 2
General and guidance


Measurements and tests methods for optical fibre.


FOREWORD

1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for standardization

comprising all national eletrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of the IEC is to
promote international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic
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with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-governmental
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International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by agreement
between the two organizations.

2) The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible,
an international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has
representation from all interested National Committees.

3) The documents produced have the form of recommendations for international use and are
published in the form of standards, technical reports or guides and they are accepted by the
National Committees in that sense.

4) In order to promote international unification, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC
International Standards transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional
standards. Any divergence between the IEC Standard and the corresponding national or regional
standard shall be clearly indicated in the latter.

5) The IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered
responsible for any equipment declared to be in conformity with one of its standards.


6) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be
the subject of patent rights. The IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.

International Standard IEC 60793-1-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 86A: Fibres and
cables, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.

This second edition, cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1999 and its
amendments.


The text of this standard is based on the following documents:

FDIS Report on voting



Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.



 
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1 Scope and Object


The object of this document is to list, and give an overview of, the documents giving the
uniform requirements for measuring and testing optical fibres, thereby assisting in the
inspection of fibres and cables for commercial (mostly telecommunications) purposes.


The individual measurement and test methods are contained in a series of documents that are
sections of this standard. They are identified as IEC 60793-1-X, where "X" is an assigned
section number, indicating its affiliation to IEC 60793-1. See tables 4-7 for a complete listing
of all attributes, the assigned document numbers, and the corresponding, previously assigned
number for each method:


♦ optical;
♦ dimensional;
♦ mechanical;
♦ environmental.

In general, measurements and tests methods apply to all class A multimode fibres and class
B single-mode optical fibres covered by IEC 60793-2, although there may be exceptions.
Clause 1 of each sectional document contains the scope for each particular attribute.

2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text or
in the text of the subsidiary Sectional specifications, constitute provisions of this part of IEC
60793. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these

publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this part of IEC 60793
are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the
normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the
normative document referred to applies. Members of the IEC and ISO maintain registers of


currently valid International Standards.

IEC 60793-2, 200x, Optical fibres – Part 2: Product specifications

IEC 60793-2-10, Optical fibres - Part 2: Product specifications: General –

Section 10: Sectional specification for category A1 multimode fibres

IEC 60793-2-20, Optical fibres - Part 2: Product specifications: General –



Section 20: Sectional specification for category A2 multimode fibres

IEC 60793-2-30, Optical fibres - Part 2: Product specifications: General –

Section 30: Sectional specification for category A3 multimode fibres

IEC 60793-2-40, Optical fibres - Part 2: Product specifications: General –

Section 40: Sectional specification for category A4 multimode fibres


IEC 60793-2-50, Optical fibres - Part 2: Product specifications: General –

Section 50: Sectional specification for category B single-mode fibres

IEC 60068 (all parts), environmental testing



IEC 60304: 1982, Standard colours for insulation for low-frequency cables and wires

IEC 60793-1-20, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 20: Fibre geometry measurement methods



IEC 60793-1-21, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
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IEC 60793-1-22, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 22: Length measurement methods


IEC 60793-1-30, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 30: Fibre Proof test


IEC 60793-1-31, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 31: Tensile Strength of Optical Fibres

IEC 60793-1-32, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 32: Coating Strippability


IEC 60793-1-33, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 33: Stress Corrosion Susceptibility

IEC 60793-1-34, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 34: Fibre Curl

IEC 60793-1-40, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 40: Attenuation measurement methods

IEC 60793-1-41, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 41: Bandwidth measurement methods

IEC 60793-1-42, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 42: Chromatic dispersion measurement methods

IEC 60793-1-43, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –

Section 43: Numerical aperture measurement method

IEC 60793-1-44, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 44: Cut-off wavelength measurement methods


IEC 60793-1-45, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 45: Mode field diameter measurement methods

IEC 60793-1-46, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 46: Monitoring measurement methods

IEC 60793-1-47, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –


Section 47: Macrobending Loss Measurement Methods

IEC 60793-1-50, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 50: Damp heat tests

IEC 60793-1-51, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 51: Dry heat tests


IEC 60793-1-52, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 52: Change of Temperature tests

IEC 60793-1-53, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Section 53: Water immersion tests


IEC 60793-1-54, Optical fibres – Part 1: Measurement and test methods for optical fibre –
Procedure to Determine Gamma Irradiation Effects in Optical Fibres and Cables

IEC 61941, 1999, Optical fibres – Polarizarion mode dispersion measurement techniques for



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IEC 60794-2, 19xx, Optical fibre cables – Part 2: Product specifications

IEC 61931: FIBRE OPTIC TERMINOLOGY


ITU-T Recommendation G.663: Application related aspects of optical fibre amplifier devices
and subsystems


3 Categories of measurements and test procedures
The categories are:

a) Parameter measurements;


b) Performance measurements;
c) Compliance tests.

4 Standard atmospheric measurement and test conditions

Standard atmospheric conditions need to be controlled within some range to ensure proper
correlation of data obtained from measurements and tests conducted in various facilities.
Conduct measurement and test conditions under the following atmospheric conditions unless
otherwise specified. In some cases special ambient conditions may be needed and can be
specified in the detail specification.

Table 1 gives the standard range of atmospheric conditions for carrying out measurements
and tests:

Condition Standard

Temperature 23 °C ± 5 °C
Relative humidity (45 ± 25) %
Atmospheric pressure
Site ambient


(limits are inclusive)

Table 1 - Standard range of atmospheric conditions

Keep variations in ambient temperature and humidity to a minimum during a series of

measurements.

5 Calibration guidance


The process of calibration may be defined as the set of operations which establish, under
specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring system and
the known values of a reference material. Once established, this relationship may be used to
adjust the measuring system to correct for measurement bias. Adjustment of the system may,
for example, take the form of hardware or a software adjustment.

Follow the instructions given in the test procedure documents as may be necessary for


calibration and adjustment of the apparatus to ensure successful application of the

documents. If suitable reference materials do not exist then consideration should be given to
an appropriate strategy to minimise measurement uncertainty.

Record relevant information of the calibration process, such as the calibrated value and


uncertainty of the reference material or test equipment used.

6 Definitions



The definitions of IEC 61931 apply.

 
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7 Reference test methods

Several attributes have an agreed-upon reference test method (RTM). This is the method that


shall be used to settle disputes.

8 Categories of optical fibres


8.1 Class A - Multimode fibres
Fibre categories are based on g, the refractive index profile parameter.
The normalized index profile is expressed as :
δ (x) = 1 -xg


n( x) − n(1)
where : δ (x) =
n(0) − n(1)
and: n(x) = refractive index at x
x= r o ≤ r ≤ a
a

where a = core radius

Category Material Type Limits

A1 Glass core/glass cladding Graded index fibre 1≤g<3

A2 Glass core/glass cladding Quasi step index fibre 3≤g<∞
A3 Glass core/plastic cladding Step index fibre 10 ≤ g < ∞
A4 Plastic core/plastic cladding Step index fibre 10 ≤ g < ∞

Table 2 - Categories of multimode fibres

Note: Attention is drawn to the index profile as stated in the detail specification. For some applications, g may be


specified as a function of x. The fibre category is determined on the basis of the g value which best fits the
normalized refractive index profile, falling within the category defined above.





 
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8.2 Class B - Single-mode fibres


The categories of single-mode fibres currently in use are given in the table below :

Category Type Description


B1.1 Dispersion This dispersion unshifted single mode fibre is optimized for use
unshifted in the 1310 nm region but can be used in the 1550 nm region.
Depending on link length and bit rates, dispersion may need
accommodation in the 1550 nm region.
B1.2 Cut-off shifted This category of dispersion unshifted single-mode fibre is
optimized for low loss in the 1550 nm region, with cutoff


wavelength shifted above the 1310 nm region.
B1.3 Extended band This category of dispersion unshifted single-mode fiber is
intended to extend the range of possible transmission signals,
using 1310 nm band power budgets, to portions of the band
above 1360 nm and below 1530 nm. Chromatic dispersion in
this band may impose requirements either on the maximum link
length, or on the need for accommodation.
B2 Dispersion shifted This dispersion-shifted single-mode fibre is optimized for
single-channel transmission in the 1550 nm region. Multiple
channels can only be transmitted if care is taken to avoid the
effects of four-wave mixing by, for example, moderating the
power levels or appropriate spacing or placement of the
channels.
B4 Non-zero This non-zero dispersion-shifted fibre is optimised for multiple
dispersion-shifted channel transmission in the 1550 nm region with cutoff
wavelength that may be shifted above the 1310 nm region. The
dispersion coefficient is required to be non-zero throughout the

band from 1530 nm to 1565 nm, but may be either positive or
negative. Depending on the dispersion characteristics, multiple
channel transmission may be possible at bands either above or


below the normal 1550 nm region.

Table 3 - Categories of glass core/glass clad single-mode fibres

9 Packaging
For handling and shipping of optical fibres the packaging device shall meet the following


requirements :
a) Winding techniques shall enable the optical fibre to withstand transport and specified
environmental conditions.
b) The possibility of measuring the dimensions, transmission and optical characteristics
of the optical fibre without removal of the fibre from the packaging device shall be
indicated.
c) Standard reel dimensions (for future consideration).




 
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10 Cross-reference of former test designations to current documents


The following tables list cross-references between test procedures using the current
restructured numbering system and those using the former designations in 60793-1.


Attribute Document Measurement method(s) Former
number included Designation
Cut-back 60793-1-C1A
Attenuation 60793-1-40 Insertion loss 60793-1-C1B
Backscattering 60793-1-C1C


Spectral attenuation modeling 60793-1-C1D
Bandwidth 60793-1-41 Impulse response 60793-1-C2A
Frequency response 60793-1-C2B
Phase-shift 60793-1-C5A
Chromatic 60793-1-42 Spectral group delay, time domain 60793-1-C5B
dispersion Differential phase shift 60793-1-C5C
Interferometric 60793-1-C5D
Numerical aperture 60793-1-43 Far-field light distribution 60793-1-C6
Cable cut-off uncabled fibre 60793-1-C7B
Cut-off wavelength 60793-1-44 Method A Config. 2
(cable and fibre)
Cable cut-off cabled fibre 60793-1-C7B
Method B Config. 1
Fibre cut-off Method C 60793-1-C7A
Jumper cable cut-off Method D /

Mode field Direct far-field scanning 60793-1-C9A
diameter 60793-1-45 Variable aperture in the far field 60793-1-C9B
Near-field scan 60793-1-C9C


Monitoring 60793-1-46 Transmitted power 60793-1-C10A

Backscattering 60793-1-C10B
Macrobending 60793-1-47 Power monitoring 60793-1-C11A
sensitivity Cut-back 60793-1-C11B
Polarisation mode 60793-1-48 Fixed analyser, JME, TS 61941
dispersion Interferometric
Table 4 - Optical measurement methods


(formerly IEC 60793-1-4)

Attribute Document Measurement method(s) Former

number included Designation
Refracted near-field (Method A) 60793-1-A1A


Fibre geometry 60793-1-20 Transverse interference (Method B) 60793-1-A1B

Grey-scale, near-field (Method C) 60793-1-A2
Mechanical diameter (Method D) 60793-1-A4
Coating geometry 60793-1-21 Coating geometry 60793-1-A3
Mechanical 60793-1-A5


Length 60793-1-22 Delay measuring 60793-1-A6

Fibre elongation 60793-1-A7
Phase shift 60793-1-A8
Backscattering 60793-1-C1C



Table 5 - Dimensional measurement methods

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Attribute Document Measurement and test Former


number method(s) included Designation
Fibre proof test 60793-1-30 Optical fibre proof test 60793-1-B1
Tensile strength 60793-1-31 Tensile strength 60793-1-B2


Strippability 60793-1-32 Mechanical 60793-1-B6
Dynamic fatigue, axial tension 60793-1-B7A
Stress Dynamic fatigue, 2-point bending 60793-1-B7B
corrosion 60793-1-33 Static fatigue, axial tension 60793-1-B7C
susceptibility Static fatigue, 2-point bending 60793-1-B7D


Static fatigue, uniform bending 60793-1-B7E
Fibre curl 60793-1-34 Side view microscopy 60793-1-B8A
Laser beam scattering 60793-1-B8B
Table 6 - Mechanical measurement and test methods
(formerly IEC 60793-1-3)

Attribute Document Test method(s) included Former

Number Designation
Damp heat exposure 60793-1-50 Damp heat exposure -
Dry heat exposure 60793-1-51 Dry heat exposure
Temperature cycling 60793-1-52 Temperature cycling 60793-1-D1
Water immersion 60793-1-53 Water immersion -
Nuclear radiation 60793-1-54 Gamma irradiation 60793-1-D3

Table 7 - Environmental test methods
(formerly IEC 60793-1-5)