Outdoor Loose Tube Armored 9/125μm OS2 Type Optical Cable

Commercial Standards
ISO.IEC 11801 - 2nd Edition, type OS1/
OS2; AS/ACIF S008; AS/NZS 3080
ITU-T REC G 652D spec for Low Water
Peak fiber; supports 10G+ data applications
IEC 60793/60794-1-2
Telcordia(BELLCORE) GR 20 STDS,
TIA/EIA 568-C.3, EIA 455

Construction Details
Number of elements: 6
Loose Tube Color: Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate, White
Fiber protection(Tubes): Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
Optical Fiber Color: Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Pink, Aqua
Water Blocking: Thixotropic Gel (Tube)
Petroleum Jelly (Interstices)
Core Wrapping: Binder and Polyester Tapes
Type of fiber used: ITU-T-G652D
Loose tube diameter: 2.0mm (nominal) - PBTP
Central Strength Member: Fiber Reinforced
Plastic (FRP) 2.0 mm OD
Peripheral Strength Elements: Glass Yarns
Inner Sheath material: HDPE (Black)-UV proof
Inner Sheath thickness: 1.1 mm(nom)
Armoring: Copolymer Laminated Steel
(ECCS Tape)>0.15mm
Outer Sheath: UV proof HDPE Black
(1.8 mm Nominal Thickness)
Rip cords: 3 Nos.
Dimensions and Mass
Overall Cable (Nominal): 13.5±1.0 mm
Mass (Nominal): 175-185± 10%kg/km

Technical Information
Mechanical Characteristics
Max. Bending Radius (during full load):
20D; D-Outer Diameter
Max. Bending Radius (permanent):
15D; D-Outer Diameter
Max. Tensile Strength: 3500N
Max. Crush Resistance: 6000N/10 cm
Operating Temperature range: -40°C to +70°C
Water penetration: 1m head, 3M
samples, 24 hrs

Electrical/Optical Characteristics
Characteristics - Optical Performance
Max. Attenuation (Cable with fibers)
At 1310 nm: 0.35 dB/km
At 1550 nm: 0.22 dB/km
Max. Average Attenuation;
At 1310 nm: 0.33 dB/km
At 1550 nm: 0.21 dB/km
Chromatic dispersion between 1285 -
1330 nm: ≤ 3.5 ps/(nm*km)
At 1550 nm: ≤ 18.0 ps/(nm*km)
Attenuation Discontinuity:
Both Windows <0.10dB
Numerical Aperture: 0.14
Optical Characteristics
Core Diameter @ 1310nm: 9 ± 0.6 μm
Cladding Diameter: 125 ± 0.7 μm
Cladding Non circularity: ≤ 1.0 μm
Core Non circularity: ≤6.0 %
Core-Cladding Concentricity error: ≤0.6 μm
Coating Diameter: 242 ± 5 μm
Maximum Individual Fiber PMD: ≤ 0.06ps/sqrtkm
Primary Coating Non Circularity: ≤ 5.0 %
Primary Coating Cladding Concentricity: ≤ 12.0 μm
Coating-Cladding Concentricity Error: ≤12.0 μm
Proof Stress Level: ≥ 0.7 (~ 1%) GPa
Coating Strip Force: Dry 0.6 lbs (3N); Wet, 14Day Room
Temperature: 0.6 lbs (3N)
Zero dispersion wavelength:
1304nm Zero dispersion slope:
≥0.092 ps/(nm 2.km)
Fiber curl: ≥ 4 m-radius of curvature
Cut-off wavelength: ≤ 1260 nm
Mode field diameter at 1310:
9.2 ± 0.4 μm
Mode field diameter at 1550:
10.4 ± 0.5 μm
Macrobending loss @ 1550 nm, 100 turns
on a 60mm mandrel: ≤0.05 dB
Max (chromatic)dispersion:
@1270-1340nm: ≤5.3ps/nm-km
@1285-1330nm: ≤3.5ps/nm-km
@1550nm: ≤18.0ps/nm-km
RoHS Compliant