BS EN 60793-1-43:2015 establishes uniform requirements for measuring the numerical
aperture of optical fibre, thereby assisting in the inspection of fibres and cables for
commercial purposes.The numerical aperture (NA) of categories A1, A2, A3 and A4 multimode fibre is an important
parameter that describes a fibre's light-gathering ability. It is used to predict launching
efficiency, joint loss at splices, and micro/macrobending performance.The numerical aperture is defined by measuring the far-field pattern (NAff). In some cases the
theoretical numerical aperture (NAth) is used in the literature, which can be determined from
measuring the difference in refractive indexes between the core and cladding. Ideally these
two methods should produce the same value.Cross References:IEC 60793-1-1IEC 60793-1-21IEC 60793-1-22IEC 60793-2-10IEC 60793-2-20IEC 60793-2-30IEC 60793-2-40EN 60793-1-1EN 60793-1-21EN 60793-1-22EN 60793-2-10EN 60793-2-20EN 60793-2-30EN 60793-2-40All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.