1 Scope
2
References
3
Terminology
4
Abbreviations
5
Fibre characteristics
5.1 Mode field diameter
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 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
6
Factory length specifications
6.1 Attenuation coefficient
6.2 Chromatic dispersion coefficient
6.3 Polarization mode dispersion coefficient
7
Elementary cable sections
7.1 Attenuation
7.2 Chromatic dispersion
Appendix I – Spectral attenuation modelling
Appendix II – Example of the matrix model