1
Scope
2 References
2.1 Normative reference
2.2 Informative references
3 Terms and definitions
4
Abbreviations
5
Fibre attributes
5.1 Mode field diameter
5.2 Cladding diameter
5.3 Core 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 Macrobending loss
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 of chromatic dispersion
5.10 Chromatic dispersion coefficient
6
Cable attributes
6.1 Attenuation coefficient
6.2 Polarization mode dispersion coefficient
7 Tables of recommended values
Appendix I – Information for link attributes and system
design
I.1 Attenuation
I.2 Chromatic dispersion
I.3 Differential group delay (DGD)
I.4 Nonlinear coefficient
I.5 Tables of common typical values
Appendix II – Spectral Attenuation Modelling
Appendix III – Example of a Matrix Model
Appendix IV – Information on polarization mode dispersion statistics
IV.1 Introduction
IV.2 Data collection
IV.3 Calculation of PMDQ (Monte Carlo)
IV.4 Calculation for DGDmax (Monte Carlo)
Appendix V – Bibliography