This part of IEC 60793 establishes uniform requirements for measuring the attenuation of optical fibre, thereby assisting in the inspection of fibres and cables for commercial purposes.
Four methods are described for measuring attenuation, one being that for modelling spectral attenuation:
— method A: cut-back;— method B: insertion loss;— method C: backscattering;— method D: modelling spectral attenuation.
Methods A to C apply to the measurement of attenuation for all categories of the following fibres:
— class A multimode fibres;— class B single-mode fibres.
Method C, backscattering, also covers the location, losses and characterization of point discontinuities.
Method D is applicable only to class B fibres.
Information common to all four methods appears in Clauses 1 to 11, and information pertaining to each individual method appears in Annexes A, B, C, and D, respectively.Cross References:IEC 60793-1-22EN 60793-1-43IEC 61746-2IEC 61746-1EN 60793-1-22EN 61746-1IEC 60793-1-1IEC 60793-1-43EN 61746-2EN 60793-1-1IEC TR 62316All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.