Corning® LEAF® Optical Fiber: Product Information
Corning® LEAF® Optical Fiber: Product Information
Corning® LEAF® Optical Fiber: Product Information
Product Information
In the race to satisfy the global demand for bandwidth, Corning
LEAF
3* 0.40
1410 0.32
1450 0.26
1550 0.19
1625 0.21
Attenuation vs. Wavelength
Range Ref. Max. Difference
(nm) (nm) (dB/km)
1525 1575 1550 0.02
1625 1550 0.03
The attenuation in a given wavelength range does not
exceed the attenuation of the reference wavelength ()
by more than the value .
* Attenuation values at this wavelength represent post
hydrogen aging performance.
Macrobend Loss
Mandrel Number Wavelength Induced
Diameter of (nm) Attenuation*
(mm) Turns (dB)
32 1 1550 & 1625 0.50
60 100 1550 & 1625 0.05
* The induced attenuation due to ber wrapped around a
mandrel of a specied diameter.
Dispersion
Wavelength Dispersion Value
(nm) [ps/(nmkm)]
1530 2.05.5
1565 4.56.0
1625 5.811.2
Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD)
Value (ps/km)
PMD Link Design Value 0.04*
Maximum Individual Fiber PMD 0.1
* Complies with IEC 60794-3: 2001, Section 5.5,
Method 1, (m = 20, Q = 0.01%), September 2001.
The PMD link design value is a term used to describe the
PMD of concatenated lengths of ber. This value represents
a statistical upper limit for total link PMD. Individual PMD
values may change when cabled. Cornings fiber specification
supports emerging network design requirements for high-
data-rate systems operating at 10 Gb/s rates and higher.
Issued: December 2012
Supersedes: September 2012
TL9000/ISO 9001 Registered PI1107
Standards Compliance
ITU-T G.655 (Tables A, B, C, D)
IEC Specifications 60793-2-50 Type B4
TIA/EIA 492-EA00
Telcordias GR-20
Environmental Specifications
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Email: coc@corning.com
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Dimensional Specifications
Coating Geometry
Coating Diameter 242 5 m
Coating-Cladding Concentricity <12 m
Glass Geometry
Fiber Curl 4.0 m radius of curvature
Cladding Diameter 125.0 0.7 m
Core-Clad Concentricity 0.5 m
Cladding Non-Circularity 0.7%
Mechanical Specifications
Proof Test
The entire ber length is subjected to a tensile stress 100 kpsi (0.7 GPa)*.
*Higher proof test levels available
Length
Fiber lengths available up to 25.2 km/spool.
Induced Attenuation
1550 nm and 1625 nm (dB/km)
Temperature Dependence -60C to +85C* 0.05
Temperature Humidity Cycling -10C to +85C* up to 98% RH 0.05
Water Immersion 23 2C 0.05
Heat Aging 85 2C* 0.05
Damp Heat 85C at 85% RH 0.05
*Reference temperature = +23C
Operating Temperature Range: -60C to +85C
Characterized parameters are typical values.
Numerical Aperture 0.14
NA is measured at the one
percent power level of a one-
dimensional far-eld scan
at 1550 nm.
Effective Group (Aeff) 1550 nm: 72 m
2
Effective Group Index 1550 nm: 1.468
of Refraction (Neff) 1625 nm: 1.469
Fatigue Resistance
Parameter (Nd) 20
Coating Strip Force Dry: 0.6 lbs. (3N)
Wet, 14-day room
temperature:
0.6 lbs. (3N)
Rayleigh Backscatter
Coefcient 1550 nm: -81 dB
(for 1 ns Pulse Width) 1625 nm: -82 dB
Chromatic Dispersion 1550 nm at 4 ps/(nmkm)
1625 nm at 10 ps/(nmkm)
Spectral Attenuation (Typical Fiber)
Performance Characterizations Formulas
Dispersion
Cladding Non-Circularity
Environmental Test Test Condition