TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

FOR
Single Mode Optical Fiber Cable
for Aerial or Duct Application
Non-Metallic Type
(SM 2-12 Fibers)

Product: Single Mode Optical Fiber Cable

Customer: Hungary
Date: Febr. 15, 2011
Write by:
Director of Technology & Quality

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 、Cable
1、 Cross-section

Loose Tube

Optical Fiber
Filling Gel

FRP Tape

PE flame retardant

2-12AB

2. Cable Specification

2.1 Sheath marking

UNIO 2-12AB G652.D 2010 XXXXM

UNIO : Manufacturer’s name

AB : Cable type
2-12B1 : Cable size
2011 : Manufacturing year
XXXXM : Mark of meters
*The marking is printed every 1 meter

2.2 The color of marking is white, but if the re-printing is necessary, the yellow color marking shall be
printed newly on a different position.

2.3 Each cable ends are sealed with heat shrinkable end caps to prevent water ingress.

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2.4 Fiber color code
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Color Blue Orange Green Brown Gray White
No. 7 8 9 10 11 12
Color Red Black Yellow Violet Pink Aqua

2.5 Loose tube (LT) & filler rod (FR) color code
Fiber Element no.
number 1 2 3 4 5 6
2 LT
4 LT
6 LT
8 LT
12 LT

2.6 Cable structure and parameter

Sheath Outer
Weight
thickness diameter
Fiber Max. fiber number (approx.)
(nominal*) (nominal**)
number per tube
mm mm kg/km

2 1 1.0 6.0 41
4 1 1.0 6.0 41
6 1 1.0 6.0 41
8 1 1.0 6.0 41
12 1 1.0 6.0 41

Loose tube Loose tube FRP tape type

Diameter Thickness Height*Width
(nominal*) (nominal*)

mm mm mm
3.0 0.40 0.4*11.7
* The nominal sheath thickness may have a tolerance with ±0.2mm.

* The nominal diameter may have a tolerance with ±0.4mm.

3. Performance of Cabled Optical Fiber

The performance of cabled single mode optical fiber (Corning ITU-T Rec. G.652D)
Item Specification
Type of fiber Single mode
Fiber material Doped silica
Attenuation coefficient
@ 1310 nm ≤ 0.36 dB/km
@ 1383 nm ≤ 0.36 dB/km
@ 1550 nm ≤ 0.22 dB/km
@ 1625 nm ≤ 0.27 Db/km
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 Point discontinuity ≤ 0.05 Db
Cable cut-off wavelength ≤ 1260 nm
Zero-dispersion wavelength 1300 ~ 1324 nm
≤ 0.093 ps/(nm .km)
2
Zero-dispersion slope
Chromatic dispersion
@ 1288 ~ 1339 nm ≤3.5 ps/(nm. Km)
@ 1271 ~ 1360 nm ≤5.3 ps/(nm. Km)
@ 1550 nm ≤18 ps/(nm. Km)
@ 1625 nm ≤22 ps/(nm. Km)
1/2
PMDQ (Quadrature average*) ≤0.2 ps/km
Attenuation at the water peak
@1383nm ± 3nm ≤ 0.7dB/km

Attenuation with temperature(-40℃ ~ +85℃) ≤ 0.05dB

Attenuation difference@1525nm ~ 1575nm ≤ 0.30dB/km
1550nm bending loss
< 0.05dB
(75mm mandrel, 100 turns)
Mode field diameter @ 1310 nm 9.2±0.4 um
Mode field diameter @ 1550 nm 10.4±0.8 um
MFD concentricity error@1310nm <0.5 um
Core / Cladding concentricity error ≤ 0.5 um
Core diameter (Nominal) 8.3um
Cladding diameter 125.0 ± 0.7 um
Cladding non-circularity ≤1.0%
Primary coating diameter 245 ± 5 um
Color coating diameter 250 ± 10 um
Radius of curvature ≥ 4m
Coating-cladding concentricity <10um
Proof test level 100 kpsi (=0.69 Gpa), 1%

PMDQ is a link of 20 cable sections (M) and a probability level of 0.01%

4. Performance of Optical Cable

4.1 Cable bending radius: 10 x cable diameter (static)

20 x cable diameter (dynamic)
4.2 Application temperature range

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Operating temperature range :-20 C to +70 C
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Storage / Transport temperature range :-20 C to +70 C
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Installation temperature range :-20 C to +50 C

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4.3 Main mechanical & environmental performance test

S/N Item Test Method Acceptance Condition

Tensile Strength - Load: short time:500N - Loss change ≤ 0.1 dB @1550 nm

1
IEC 794-1-E1 - Length of cable under load: 50 m - No fiber break and no sheath damage.

Crush Test - Load: 450N/100 mm - Loss change ≤ 0.1 dB @1550 nm

2
IEC 794-1-E3 - Load time: ≥1min. - No fiber break and no sheath damage.

- Points of impact: 5
-Times of per point: 5
Impact Resistance - Loss change ≤ 0.1 dB @1550 nm
3 - Impact energy:4.5 N.m
IEC 794-1-E4 - No fiber break and no sheath damage.
- Radius of hammer head: 15mm
- Impact rate: 2 sec/cycle

- Bending radius:20 x cable diameter

Repeated Bending - Load: 150 N - Loss change ≤ 0.1 dB @1550 nm
4
IEC 794-1-E6 - Flexing rate: 3 sec/cycle - No fiber break and no sheath damage.
- No. of cycle: 30

- Length: 1 m
- Load: 150 N
Torsion - Loss change ≤ 0.1 dB @1550 nm
5 - Twist rate: 1 min/cycle
IEC 794-1-E7 - No fiber break and no sheath damage.
- Twist angle: ±180°
- No. of cycle: 10

- Temperature step:
- Loss change ≤ 0.05 dB/km@1550 nm
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Temperature Cycling Test +20 C→-20 C→+70 C →+20 C
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IEC 794-1-F1 - Time per each step: 12 hrs - No fiber break and no sheath damage.
- Number of cycle: 2

- Sample length: 30 cm
Compound Flow
7 - Temp: 70°C ± 2°C - No compound flow
IEC 794-1-E14
- Time: 24 hours

- On line test
8 Sheath High Voltage Test -No sheath breakdown
- 9t KV (t-sheath thickness)

5. Packing and Marking

5.1 Packing
5.1.1 Each single length of cable shall be wound on a pure wooden drum.
5.1.2 Standard drum length is 2000m ±1%, or it can be delivered according to customer requirement
but not longer than 6000m with a tolerance.
5.1.3 Covered by plastic buffer sheet.
5.1.4 Sealed by strong wooden battens.

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5.1.5 At least 1m of inner end of cable should be reserved for testing.

5.2 Drum marking

- Custmer’s name & logo;

- Manufacturing year and month;

- Roll-direction arrow;
- Cable outer end position indicating arrow;

- The word “OPTICAL FIBER CABLE”;

- Cable type and size;

- Drum number;

- Drum length;

- Gross / net weight;

- Caution plate indicating the correct method for loading, unloading and convey the cable;

- Other customer information such as contract no., project no., and delivery destination. (if needed)

5.3 Cable quality certificate documents

- Quality certificate;

- Test report.

SPEC. END

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