1 Scope
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References
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Terminology
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Abbreviations
5
Fibre characteristics
5.1 Mode Field Diameter (MFD)
5.2 Cladding diameter
5.3 Mode field concentricity error
5.4 Non-circularity
5.4.1 Mode field non-circularity
5.4.2 Cladding non-circularity
5.5 Cut-off wavelength
5.6 1550 nm bend loss performance
5.7 Material properties of the fibre
5.7.1 Fibre
materials
5.7.2 Protective materials
5.7.3 Proofstress level
5.8 Refractive index profile
5.9 Longitudinal uniformity
5.10 Examples of fibre design guidelines
6
Factory length specifications
6.1 Attenuation coefficient
6.2 Chromatic dispersion coefficient (D)
6.3 Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) coefficient
7
Elementary cable sections
7.1 Attenuation
7.2 Chromatic dispersion