1 Scope
This technical report provides guidelines concerning single-mode fibre compatibility.
A given type of single-mode fibre, for example B4, may have different implementations
by suitably optimising several of the following parameters: mode field diameter (hence
effective area), chromatic dispersion coefficient, slope of the chromatic dispersion
curve, cable cut-off wavelength.
This guideline indicates the items that should be taken into account when planning
to connect: (1) different implementations of single-mode fibres of the same type,
e.g. different implementations of type B single-mode fibres, and (2) single-mode fibres
of different types, e.g. B1.1 with B4. See IEC 60793‑2‑50 for the attributes and definitions of single-mode fibre. The attributes and definitions
of fibres covered in this technical report are given in Table 1.
Table 1
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Correspondence table of various single-mode fibres
Common name
Use (IEC 6079‑2‑50)
IEC Class