In this series, BI1011-A is suitable for optical-fibre guidance, while BI1015-A, BI1015-B, and BI1017-A are suitable for optical fibre hydrophones. B11015-B is a fine-diameter optical fibre with a cladding diameter of 80 μm, while Bl1017-A is a fine-diameter optical fibre with a cladding diameter of 60 μm, serving miniaturized optical devices.
Applications
Small-sized optical devices
Optical-fibre guidance
Hydrophone
Characteristics
Excellent macro-bending performance including L-band
Low micro-bending loss
Accurate geometrical parameters
Excellent mechanical performance, with the proof test level up to 200 kpsi
60μm cladding diameter, realizing the miniaturization of optical fibre
Specifications
Fibre type | BI 6/125-18/250™ | BI 6/100-18/200 | BI 7/125-18/250 | BI 7/80-18/170™ | BI 7/80-19/170 | BI 8/125-14/250 | BI 4/60-30/100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part No. | BI1011-A | BI1011-C | BI1015-A | BI1015-B | BI1015-F | BI1016-A | BI1017-A | |
| Optical properties | ||||||||
| Fibre Cutoff wavelength (nm) | - | - | 1350~1500 | 1350~1500 | 1350~1500 | ≤1260 | 1350~1520 | |
| Cable Cutoff wavelength (nm) | ≤1260 | ≤1260 | - | - | - | ≤1260 | - | |
| Zero dispersion wavelength (nm) | ≤1420 | ≤1420 | - | - | - | 1300~1324 | - | |
| Mode field diameter @1310 nm (μm) | 6.5±0.4 | 6.5±0.4 | - | - | - | 8.6±0.4 | - | |
| Mode field diameter @1550 nm (μm) | 7.4±0.5 | 7.4±0.5 | 7.5±0.4 | 7.0±0.4 | 6.6±0.4 | 9.6±0.5 | 4.0~4.5 | |
| Attenuation @1310 nm (dB/km) | ≤0.39 | ≤0.42 | - | - | - | ≤0.35 | - | |
| Attenuation @1383 nm (dB/km) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Attenuation @1490 nm (dB/km) | ≤0.26 | ≤0.32 | - | - | - | ≤0.21 | - | |
| Attenuation @1550 nm (dB/km) | ≤0.24 | ≤0.30 | ≤0.26 | ≤0.28 | ≤0.28 | ≤0.23 | ≤1.0 | |
| Attenuation @1625 nm (dB/km) | ≤0.25 | ≤0.31 | ≤0.27 | ≤0.29 | ≤0.29 | - | - | |
| Geometrical properties | ||||||||
| Cladding diameter (μm) | 124.7±0.5 | 100.0±1.0 | 124.7±0.5 | 80.0±1.0 | 80.0±1.0 | 124.4±0.4 | 60.0±1.0 | |
| Coating diameter (μm) | 240.0±5.0 | 198.0±5.0 | 240.0±5.0 | 170.0±5.0 | 170.0±5.0 | 240.0±5.0 | 100.0±5.0 | |
| Cladding non-circularity (%) | ≤1.0 | ≤1.0 | ≤0.7 | ≤0.7 | ≤0.7 | ≤0.7 | ≤1.0 | |
| Core/Cladding concentricity (μm) | ≤0.6 | ≤0.6 | ≤0.6 | ≤0.6 | ≤0.6 | ≤0.6 | ≤0.5 | |
| Macro-bending induced attenuation | ||||||||
| 1 turn, φ10 mm (dB) | 1550nm | - | ≤0.05 | - | - | - | ≤0.15 | - |
| 1625nm | - | ≤0.15 | - | - | - | ≤0.45 | - | |
| 1 turn, φ15 mm (dB) | 1550nm | ≤0.05 | - | - | - | - | ≤0.05 | - |
| 1625nm | ≤0.10 | - | - | - | - | ≤0.25 | - | |
| 1 turn, φ20 mm (dB) | 1550nm | ≤0.02 | - | - | - | - | ≤0.03 | - |
| 1625nm | ≤0.05 | - | - | - | - | ≤0.10 | - | |
| 25 turns φ10 mm (dB) | 1550nm | - | - | ≤0.02 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.02 | - | ≤0.01 |
| 10 turns φ30 mm (dB) | 1550nm | ≤0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1625nm | ≤0.02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mechanical performance | ||||||||
| Proof test level (kpsi) | 150 | 150 | 150 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 200 | |
| Environmental properties | ||||||||
| Temperature (°C) | -60 ~ 85 | -60 ~ 85 | -60 ~ 85 | -60 ~ 85 | -60 ~ 85 | -60 ~ 85 | -60 ~ 85 | |
① An optical fibre with an outer diameter of 200 μm is available.
② An optical fibre with an outer diameter of 135 μm is available.