BS en 60793-2-20-2016

BS EN 60793-2-20:2016
BSI Standards Publication
Optical fibres
Part 2-20: Product specifications —
Sectional specification for category A2
multimode fibres
BS EN 60793-2-20:2016 BRITISH STANDARD
National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 60793-2-20:2016.
It is identical to IEC 60793-2-20:2015. It supersedes BS EN 60793-2-20:2009
which is withdrawn.
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mittee GEL/86, Fibre optics, to Subcommittee GEL/86/1, Optical fibres and
cables.
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© The British Standards Institution 2016.
Published by BSI Standards Limited 2016
ISBN 978 0 580 85612 9
ICS 33.180.10
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This British Standard was published under the authority of the
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BS EN 60793-2-20:2016
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60793-2-20

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2016
ICS 33.180.10 Supersedes EN 60793-2-20:2009
English Version
Optical fibres - Part 2-20: Product specifications - Sectional

specification for category A2 multimode fibres
(IEC 60793-2-20:2015)
Fibres optiques - Partie 2-20: Spécifications de produits - Lichtwellenleiter - Teil 2-20: Produktspezifikationen -
Spécification intermédiaire pour les fibres multimodales de Rahmenspezifikation für Mehrmodenfasern der
catégorie A2 Kategorie A2
(IEC 60793-2-20:2015) (IEC 60793-2-20:2015)
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EN 60793-2-20:2016
European foreword
The text of document 86A/1602/CDV, future edition 3 of IEC 60793-2-20, prepared by SC 86A "Fibres
and cables" of IEC/TC 86 "Fibre optics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN 60793-2-20:2016.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at (dop) 2016-09-24

national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with (dow) 2018-12-24
the document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60793-2-20:2009.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60793-2-20:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
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EN 60793-2-20:2016
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications

with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60793-1-20 2001 Optical fibres - EN 60793-1-20 2002
Part 1-20: Measurement methods and
test procedures - Fibre geometry
IEC 60793-1-21 - Optical fibres - EN 60793-1-21 -
test procedures - Coating geometry
test procedures - Length measurement
test procedures - Fibre proof test
test procedures - Tensile strength
test procedures - Attenuation
test procedures - Bandwidth
test procedures - Numerical aperture
measurement
test procedures - Monitoring of changes
in optical transmittance
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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

test procedures - Damp heat (steady
state) tests
test procedures - Dry heat (steady state)
tests
test procedures - Change of
temperature tests
IEC 60793-2 - Optical fibres - EN 60793-2 -
Part 2: Product specifications - General
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................... 4
1 Scope ............................................................................................................................ 6
2 Normative references..................................................................................................... 6
3 Specifications ................................................................................................................ 7
3.1 General ................................................................................................................. 7
3.2 Dimensional requirements ..................................................................................... 7
3.3 Mechanical requirements ....................................................................................... 8
3.4 Transmission requirements .................................................................................... 8
3.5 Environmental requirements .................................................................................. 9
Annex A (normative) Specifications for sub-category A2a multimode fibres ......................... 10
A.1 General ............................................................................................................... 10
A.2 Dimensional requirements ................................................................................... 10
A.3 Mechanical requirements ..................................................................................... 10
A.4 Transmission requirements .................................................................................. 10
A.5 Environmental requirements ................................................................................ 11
Annex B (normative) Specifications for sub-category A2b multimode fibres ......................... 12
B.1 General ............................................................................................................... 12
B.2 Dimensional requirements ................................................................................... 12
B.3 Mechanical requirements ..................................................................................... 12
B.4 Transmission requirements .................................................................................. 12
B.5 Environmental requirements ................................................................................ 13
Annex C (normative) Specifications for sub-category A2c multimode fibres ......................... 14
C.1 General ............................................................................................................... 14
C.2 Dimensional requirements ................................................................................... 14
C.3 Mechanical requirements ..................................................................................... 14
C.4 Transmission requirements .................................................................................. 14
C.5 Environmental requirements ................................................................................ 15
Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 16
Table 1 – Relevant dimensional attributes and measurement methods ................................... 7

Table 2 – Dimensional requirements common to all category A2 fibres ................................... 7
Table 3 – Additional dimensional attributes required for each sub-category ............................ 8
Table 4 – Relevant mechanical attributes and test methods ................................................... 8
Table 5 – Mechanical requirements common to all category A2 fibres .................................... 8
Table 6 – Relevant transmission attributes and measurement methods .................................. 8
Table 7 –Requirements common to all category A2 fibres ...................................................... 9
Table 8 – Relevant environmental attributes and test methods ............................................... 9
Table A.1 –Dimensional requirements specific to A2a fibres ................................................ 10
Table A.2 – Mechanical requirements specific to A2a fibres ................................................. 10
Table A.3 –Transmission requirements specific to A2a fibres ............................................... 11
Table A.4 – Environmental exposure tests ........................................................................... 11
Table A.5 – Attributes measured ......................................................................................... 11
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Table B.1 – Dimensional requirements specific to A2b fibres ............................................... 12

Table B.2 – Mechanical requirements specific to A2b fibres ................................................. 12
Table B.3 – Transmission requirements specific to A2b fibres .............................................. 12
Table B.4 – Environmental exposure tests ........................................................................... 13
Table B.5 – Attributes measured ......................................................................................... 13
Table C.1 – Dimensional requirements specific to A2c fibres ............................................... 14
Table C.2 – Mechanical requirements specific to A2c fibres ................................................. 14
Table C.3 – Transmission requirements specific to A2c fibres .............................................. 14
Table C.4 – Environmental exposure tests ........................................................................... 15
Table C.5 – Attributes measured ......................................................................................... 15
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

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OPTICAL FIBRES –
Part 2-20: Product specifications –

Sectional specification for category A2 multimode fibres
FOREWORD
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patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60793-2-20 has been prepared by subcommittee 86A: Fibres and
cables, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 2007. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) Na th has been replaced by NA ff ;

b) specified test specimen length and measurement details for core diameter and NA ff
measurements.
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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
86A/1602/CDV 86A/1628A/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts in the IEC 60793 series, published under the general title Optical fibres, can
be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
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OPTICAL FIBRES –
Part 2-20: Product specifications –

Sectional specification for category A2 multimode fibres
1 Scope
This part of IEC 60793 is applicable to sub-categories A2a, A2b, and A2c. These fibres are
used or can be incorporated in information transmission equipment and optical fibre cables
(typically up to 2 km).
Three types of requirements apply to these fibres:
• general requirements as defined in IEC 60793-2;

• specific requirements common to the category A2 multimodal fibres covered in this
standard and which are given in Clause 3;
• particular requirements applicable to individual sub-categories or specific applications,
which are defined in the normative family specification annexes.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60793-1-20:2001, Optical fibres – Part 1-20: Measurement methods and test procedures
– Fibre geometry
IEC 60793-1-21, Optical fibres – Part 1-21: Measurement methods and test procedures –
Coating geometry
Length measurement
Fibre proof test
Tensile strength
Attenuation
Bandwidth
Numerical aperture measurement
Monitoring of changes in optical transmittance
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Damp heat (steady state) tests
IEC 60793-1-51, Optical fibres – Part 1-51: Measurement methods and test procedures – Dry
heat (steady state) tests
Change of temperature tests
IEC 60793-2, Optical fibres –Part 2: Product specifications – General
3 Specifications
3.1 General
The fibre shall consist of a glass core and a glass cladding in accordance with the definition
given in IEC 60793-2.
3.2 Dimensional requirements
Relevant dimensional attributes and measurement methods are indicated in Table 1.
Dimensional requirements common to all sub-categories appear in Table 2.
Table 3 lists additional dimensional attributes that shall be specified by each sub-category.
Table 1 – Relevant dimensional attributes and measurement methods
Attribute Measurement method
Cladding diameter IEC 60793-1-20
Core diameter a IEC 60793-1-20
Core non-circularity IEC 60793-1-20
Core-cladding concentricity error IEC 60793-1-20
Coating diameter IEC 60793-1-21
Fibre length IEC 60793-1-22

a Core diameter is specified at 850 nm ± 10 nm with a test specimen length of 2,0 m ± 0,2 m and a threshold
value k CORE of 0,5 (IEC 60793-1-20 Method B).
Table 2 – Dimensional requirements common to all category A2 fibres
Attribute Unit Limit

Core non-circularity % ≤4
a
Coating diameter µm
b
Fibre length km
a The diameter of the coating is dependent on the cable structure and applications.
b Length requirements vary and should be agreed between supplier and customer.
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Table 3 – Additional dimensional attributes required for each sub-category
Attribute
Cladding diameter
Core diameter
3.3 Mechanical requirements
Relevant mechanical attributes and test methods are indicated in Table 4.
Mechanical requirements common to all sub-categories are given in Table 5.
Table 4 – Relevant mechanical attributes and test methods
Attribute Test method

Tensile strength IEC 60793-1-31
(0,5 m specimen length)
Strain rate 3 %/min to 5 %/min
Proof test IEC 60793-1-30
Table 5 – Mechanical requirements common to all category A2 fibres

Proof stress level GPa ≥ 0,345 a
a For the relation between different units, see 7.4 of IEC TR 62048:2014.
3.4 Transmission requirements
Relevant transmission attributes and measurement methods are given in Table 6.
Requirements common to all sub-categories are given in Table 7.
Table 6 – Relevant transmission attributes and measurement methods
Attribute Test
Attenuation coefficient a IEC 60793-1-40
Modal bandwidth a IEC 60793-1-41
a,b
Numerical aperture NA ff IEC 60793-1-43
Change of optical transmission IEC 60793-1-46
a When measuring attenuation, modal bandwidth and numerical aperture, the appropriate launching conditions
should be applied as specified in the corresponding measurement methods (IEC 60793-1-40,
IEC 60793141 and IEC 60793-1-43).
b Numerical aperture (NA ff ) is specified at a test specimen length of 2,0 m ± 0,2 m with a threshold value, k NA
of 0,5 measured at 850 nm.
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Table 7 –Requirements common to all category A2 fibres
Attenuation coefficient at λ Y nm a dB/km ≤ 10
Modal bandwidth at λ Y nm a MHz ⋅ km ≥ 10
Numerical aperture (NA ff ) Unitless 0,23 ± 0,03 or 0,26 ± 0,03

a The wavelength, λ Y , shall be agreed between supplier and customer.
3.5 Environmental requirements
Relevant environmental attributes and test methods are given in Table 8.
Table 8 – Relevant environmental attributes and test methods
Attribute Test method

Damp heat tests IEC 60793-1-50
Dry heat tests IEC 60793-1-51
Change of temperature tests IEC 60793-1-52
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Annex A
(normative)
Specifications for sub-category A2a multimode fibres
A.1 General
The clauses and tables in Annex A contain the particular requirements applicable to A2a
fibres. Common requirements, repeated here for ease of reference from the sectional
specification, are noted by an entry in the “Reference” column. Relevant notes from the
sectional specification are not repeated but indicated with a superscript “ SS ”.
A.2 Dimensional requirements
Table A.1 contains dimensional requirements specific to A2a fibres.
Table A.1 –Dimensional requirements specific to A2a fibres
Attribute Unit Limit Reference
Cladding diameter µm 140 ±10 3.2
Core diameter µm 100 ±4 3.2

Table 1
Core non-circularity % ≤4 3.2
Coating diameter µm See 3.2 3.2
Fibre length km See 3.2 3.2
A.3 Mechanical requirements
Table A.2 contains mechanical requirements specific to A2a fibres.
Table A.2 – Mechanical requirements specific to A2a fibres
Proof stress level GPa ≥ 0,345 SS 3.3
A.4 Transmission requirements
Table A.3 contains transmission requirements specific to A2a fibres.

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Table A.3 –Transmission requirements specific to A2a fibres
Attenuation coefficient at dB/km ≤ 10 3.4

λ Y nm SS
Modal bandwidth at λ Y MHz ⋅ km ≥ 10 3.4

nm SS
Numerical aperture (NA ff ) Unitless 0,23 ±0,03 or 3.4
0,26 ±0,03 Table 6
A.5 Environmental requirements
Tables A.4 and A.5 contain environmental exposure tests and measurement methods specific
to A2a fibres. Test and measurements shall be documented in two forms:
– relevant environmental attributes, test methods and test conditions are given in Table A.4;
– measurements of a particular mechanical and transmission attribute that may change
during exposure to the environmental test are listed in Table A.5.
Table A.4 – Environmental exposure tests
Environment Test method Test condition

Damp heat IEC 60793-1-50 +70 °C, 85 % RH, 30 days
Dry heat IEC 60793-1-51 +70 °C, 30 days
Change of temperature IEC 60793-1-52 T a : –20 °C, T b :+70 °C
Table A.5 – Attributes measured

Change in optical dB/km ≤2
transmission at
attenuation coefficient at
λ Y nm SS
Tensile strength GPa at 15 % and 50 % 2,20 at 15 %
Weibull probability levels 2,41 at 50 %
These tests are normally conducted periodically as type-tests for a fibre design. Unless
otherwise indicated, the recovery period allowed between the completion of the environmental
exposure and measuring the attributes shall be as stated in the particular environmental test
method .
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Annex B
(normative)
Specifications for sub-category A2b multimode fibres
B.1 General
The clauses and tables in Annex B contain the particular requirements applicable to A2b
B.2 Dimensional requirements
Table B.1 contains dimensional requirements specific to A2b fibres.
Table B.1 – Dimensional requirements specific to A2b fibres


Table 1
B.3 Mechanical requirements
Table B.2 contains mechanical requirements specific to A2b fibres.
Table B.2 – Mechanical requirements specific to A2b fibres

B.4 Transmission requirements
Table B.3 contains transmission requirements specific to A2b fibres.
Table B.3 – Transmission requirements specific to A2b fibres

λ Y nm SS
nm SS
Numerical aperture (NA ff ) Unitless 0,23 ±0,03 or 0,26 ±0,03 3.4
Table 6
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B.5 Environmental requirements
Tables B.4 and B.5 contain environmental exposure tests and measurement methods specific
to A2b fibres. Test and measurements shall be documented in two forms:
– relevant environmental attributes, test methods and test conditions are given in Table B.4.
during exposure to the environmental test are listed in Table B.5.
Table B.4 – Environmental exposure tests

Change of temperature IEC 60793-1-52 T a : -20 °C, T b :+70 °C
Table B.5 – Attributes measured

transmission at
λ Y nm SS
These tests are normally conducted periodically as type tests for a fibre design. Unless
method .
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Annex C
(normative)
Specifications for sub-category A2c multimode fibres
C.1 General
The clauses and tables in Annex C contain the particular requirements applicable to A2c
C.2 Dimensional requirements
Table C.1 contains dimensional requirements specific to A2c fibres.
Table C.1 – Dimensional requirements specific to A2c fibres


Table 1
C.3 Mechanical requirements
Table C.2 contains mechanical requirements specific to A2c fibres.
Table C.2 – Mechanical requirements specific to A2c fibres

C.4 Transmission requirements
Table C.3 contains transmission requirements for A2c fibres.
Table C.3 – Transmission requirements specific to A2c fibres

λ Y nm SS
nm SS
Numerical aperture (NA ff ) Unitless 0,23 ±0,03 or 0,26 ±0,03 3.4
Table 6
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C.5 Environmental requirements
Tables C.4 and C.5 contain environmental exposure tests and measurement methods specific
to A2c fibres. Test and measurements shall be documented in two forms:
– relevant environmental attributes, test methods and test conditions are given in Table C.4.
during exposure to the environmental test are listed in Table C.5.
Table C.4 – Environmental exposure tests

Change of temperature IEC 60793-1-52 T a : -20 °C, T b :+70 °C
Table C.5 – Attributes measured

transmission at
λ Y nm SS
These tests are normally conducted periodically as type tests for a fibre design. Unless
method .
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Bibliography
IEC TR 62048:2014, Optical fibres – Reliability – Power law theory
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ICS 33.180.10 Supersedes EN 60793-2-20:2009

Optical fibres - Part 2-20: Product specifications - Sectional

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels

Ref. No. EN 60793-2-20:2016 E

The following dates are fixed:

• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at (dop) 2016-09-24

This document supersedes EN 60793-2-20:2009.

Normative references to international publications

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

Table 1 – Relevant dimensional attributes and measurement methods ................................... 7

Table B.1 – Dimensional requirements specific to A2b fibres ............................................... 12

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

Part 2-20: Product specifications –

a) Na th has been replaced by NA ff ;

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

CDV Report on voting

A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.

Part 2-20: Product specifications –

Three types of requirements apply to these fibres:

• general requirements as defined in IEC 60793-2;

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

3.2 Dimensional requirements

Relevant dimensional attributes and measurement methods are indicated in Table 1.

Dimensional requirements common to all sub-categories appear in Table 2.

Table 1 – Relevant dimensional attributes and measurement methods

Attribute Measurement method

Cladding diameter IEC 60793-1-20

Core diameter a IEC 60793-1-20

Core non-circularity IEC 60793-1-20

Core-cladding concentricity error IEC 60793-1-20

Coating diameter IEC 60793-1-21

Fibre length IEC 60793-1-22

Table 2 – Dimensional requirements common to all category A2 fibres

Attribute Unit Limit

Table 3 – Additional dimensional attributes required for each sub-category

3.3 Mechanical requirements

Relevant mechanical attributes and test methods are indicated in Table 4.

Mechanical requirements common to all sub-categories are given in Table 5.

Table 4 – Relevant mechanical attributes and test methods

Attribute Test method

Table 5 – Mechanical requirements common to all category A2 fibres

Attribute Unit Limit

3.4 Transmission requirements

Relevant transmission attributes and measurement methods are given in Table 6.

Requirements common to all sub-categories are given in Table 7.

Table 6 – Relevant transmission attributes and measurement methods

Table 7 –Requirements common to all category A2 fibres

Attribute Unit Limit

Attenuation coefficient at λ Y nm a dB/km ≤ 10

Modal bandwidth at λ Y nm a MHz ⋅ km ≥ 10

Numerical aperture (NA ff ) Unitless 0,23 ± 0,03 or 0,26 ± 0,03

3.5 Environmental requirements

Relevant environmental attributes and test methods are given in Table 8.

Table 8 – Relevant environmental attributes and test methods

Attribute Test method

Specifications for sub-category A2a multimode fibres