Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic connector interfaces - Part 36: Type SAC connector family

This document defines the standard mechanical interface dimensions for the type of SAC family of connectors.

Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Steckgesichter von Lichtwellenleiter-Steckverbindern - Teil 36: Steckverbinderfamilie Typ SAC

Dispositifs d’interconnexion et composants passifs fibroniques - Interfaces de connecteurs fibroniques - Partie 36: Famille de connecteurs de type SAC

IEC 61754-36:2025 définit les dimensions d’interface mécanique normales pour la famille de connecteurs de type SAC.

Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Vmesniki za optične konektorje - 36. del: Družina konektorjev vrste SAC (IEC 61754-36:2025)

Ta dokument določa standardne mere mehanskih vmesnikov za družino konektorjev vrste SAC.

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
03-Jul-2025
Current Stage
6060 - Document made available - Publishing
Start Date
04-Jul-2025
Completion Date
04-Jul-2025

Overview

EN IEC 61754-36:2025 specifies the standard mechanical interface dimensions for the Type SAC connector family used in fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. Published by CLC/CENELEC as the European adoption of IEC 61754-36:2025, this standard defines plug, adaptor and receptacle interfaces (including duplex, quadruplex and octuplex arrangements), datum targets, and pin-gauge requirements. It includes normative and informative annexes covering fibre core locations, additional adaptor dimensional information and latching mechanisms.

Key metadata:

  • Title: Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic connector interfaces - Part 36: Type SAC connector family
  • Status: EN IEC 61754-36:2025 (approved June 2025)
  • National implementation deadline: 2026-07-31; withdrawal of conflicting national standards by 2028-07-31

Key Topics

  • Mechanical interface dimensions for Type SAC plugs, adaptors and receptacles (duplex, quadruplex, octuplex)
  • Intermateability rules for plug-to-adaptor and plug-to-receptacle connections
  • Datum targets and dimensional tolerances used for manufacturing and inspection
  • Angled PC interfaces and standard (non-angled) variants (referenced alongside IEC 61755 series)
  • Pin gauge dimensions for verification of adaptor and receptacle interfaces
  • Normative Annex A: Fibre core locations
  • Informative Annex B: Adaptor dimensional layouts (flange/no-flange, panel cut-outs, SC footprints)
  • Informative Annex C: Latching mechanism configurations (latched vs unlatched)

Note: the publication draws on and cross-references IEC 61754-1 and IEC 61755 parts for optical parameter guidance. The standard may be subject to patent claims; implementers should check relevant patent information.

Applications / Who Should Use It

This standard is essential for:

  • Connector and adaptor manufacturers designing or producing Type SAC components to ensure mechanical interoperability
  • Cable assembly and patch-panel designers creating panels, cut-outs and footprints for SAC connectors
  • System integrators and OEMs specifying connector interfaces for telecom, datacom, FTTH and data center equipment
  • Test laboratories and quality assurance teams performing dimensional verification with pin gauges and tolerance checks
  • Standards bodies and procurement teams ensuring supplied components meet European/IEC mechanical interface norms

Practical benefits:

  • Ensures consistent mechanical interoperability across suppliers
  • Simplifies panel and footprint design with standardized adaptor and receptacle dimensions
  • Reduces installation errors and supports modular system design

Related Standards

  • IEC 61754-1 - Fibre optic connector interfaces: General and guidance
  • IEC 61755-3-1 / IEC 61755-3-2 - Connector optical interface parameters for non-angled and angled ferrules
  • Other parts of the IEC 61754 series (connector family specifications)

Keywords: EN IEC 61754-36:2025, Type SAC connector, fibre optic connector interfaces, mechanical interface dimensions, fibre optic interconnecting devices, connector intermateability.

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EN IEC 61754-36:2025 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic connector interfaces - Part 36: Type SAC connector family". This standard covers: This document defines the standard mechanical interface dimensions for the type of SAC family of connectors.

This document defines the standard mechanical interface dimensions for the type of SAC family of connectors.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2025
Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Vmesniki za optične konektorje -
36. del: Družina konektorjev vrste SAC (IEC 61754-36:2025)
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic connector
interfaces - Part 36: Type SAC connector family (IEC 61754-36:2025)
Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Steckgesichter von
Lichtwellenleiter-Steckverbindern - Teil 36: Steckverbinderfamilie Typ SAC (IEC 61754-
36:2025)
Dispositifs d’interconnexion et composants passifs fibroniques - Interfaces de
connecteurs fibroniques - Partie 36: Famille de connecteurs de type SAC (IEC 61754-
36:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61754-36:2025
ICS:
33.180.20 Povezovalne naprave za Fibre optic interconnecting
optična vlakna devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61754-36

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM July 2025
ICS 33.180.20
English Version
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components -
Fibre optic connector interfaces - Part 36: Type SAC connector
family
(IEC 61754-36:2025)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive
fibroniques - Interfaces de connecteurs fibroniques - Partie Bauteile - Steckgesichter von Lichtwellenleiter-
36: Famille de connecteurs de type SAC Steckverbindern - Teil 36: Steckverbinderfamilie Typ SAC
(IEC 61754-36:2025) (IEC 61754-36:2025)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2025-06-20. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
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Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
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Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

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© 2025 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN IEC 61754-36:2025 E

European foreword
The text of document 86B/5028/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61754-36, prepared by SC 86B "Fibre
optic interconnecting devices and passive components" of IEC/TC 86 "Fibre optics" was submitted to
the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61754-36:2025.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2026-07-31
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2028-07-31
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61754-36:2025 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60794-2-50 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60794-2-50
IEC 61754-4 series NOTE Approved as EN 61754-4 series
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61754-1 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61754-1 -
passive components - Fibre optic
connector interfaces - Part 1: General and
guidance
IEC 61755-3-1 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61755-3-1 -
passive components - Connector optical
interfaces - Part 3-1: Connector
parameters of dispersion unshifted single-
mode physically contacting fibres - Non-
angled 2,5 mm and 1,25 mm diameter
cylindrical full zirconia ferrules
IEC 61755-3-2 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61755-3-2 -
passive components - Connector optical
interfaces - Part 3-2: Connector
parameters of dispersion unshifted single-
mode physically contacting fibres - Angled
2,5 mm and 1,25 mm diameter cylindrical
full zirconia ferrules
IEC 61754-36 ®
Edition 1.0 2025-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Fibre optic
connector interfaces –
Part 36: Type SAC connector family

Dispositifs d’interconnexion et composants passifs fibroniques – Interfaces de
connecteurs fibroniques –
Partie 36: Famille de connecteurs de type SAC
ICS 33.180.20  ISBN 978-2-8327-0434-9

IEC 61754-36:2025-05(en-fr)
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviated terms. 6
4 Description . 7
5 Interfaces . 7
Annex A (normative) Fibre core locations . 19
Annex B (informative) Additional adaptor dimensional information . 20
Annex C (informative) Latching mechanism . 28
Bibliography . 31

Figure 1 – Duplex plug connector datum target . 8
Figure 2 – Plug connector interface . 9
Figure 3 – Angled PC plug connector interface . 11
Figure 4 – Duplex adaptor interface . 13
Figure 5 – Quadruplex adaptor interface . 15
Figure 6 – Duplex active device receptacle interface . 16
Figure 7 – Quadruplex active device receptacle interface . 17
Figure 8 – Pin gauge for adaptors and active device receptacle . 18
Figure A.1 – Fibre core locations. 19
Figure B.1 – Duplex rectangular flange adaptor with mounting hole and panel cut-out . 20
Figure B.2 – Duplex rectangular no flange adaptor . 21
Figure B.3 – Quadruplex rectangular flange adaptor with mounting hole and panel
cut-out, simplex SC footprint . 22
Figure B.4 – Quadruplex rectangular no flange adaptor, simplex SC footprint . 23
Figure B.5 – Octuplex rectangular flange adaptor with mounting hole and panel cut-
out, duplex SC footprint. 24
Figure B.6 – Octuplex no flange adaptor, duplex SC footprint. 25
Figure B.7 – Octuplex rectangular flange adaptor with mounting hole and panel cut-out. 26
Figure B.8 – Octuplex no flange adaptor . 27
Figure C.1 – Latched configuration of a plug connector to adaptor-to-receptacle
interface . 28
Figure C.2 – Unlatched configuration of a plug connector from adaptor-to-receptacle
interface . 29

Table 1 – Plug-to-adaptor and plug-to-receptacle intermateability . 7
Table 2 – Dimensions of the plug connector interface . 10
Table 3 – Dimensions of angled PC plug interface . 11
Table 4 – Dimensions of duplex adaptor interface . 14
Table 5 – Quadruplex adaptor interface basic dimensions. 16
Table 6 – Dimensions of duplex active device receptacle interface . 16

IEC 61754-36:2025 © IEC 2025 – 3 –
Table 7 – Dimensions of quadruplex active device receptacle interface . 18
Table 8 – Pin gauge dimensions . 18
Table B.1 – Dimensions of duplex adaptor . 21
Table B.2 – Dimensions of quadruplex flange adaptor, simplex SC footprint . 23
Table B.3 – Dimensions of octuplex adaptor, duplex SC footprint . 25
Table B.4 – Dimensions of octuplex flange adaptor . 27
Table C.1 – Dimensions of a plug connector with adaptor-to-receptacle interface for
latched and unlatched configurations . 30

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE
COMPONENTS – FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTOR INTERFACES –

Part 36: Type SAC connector family

FOREWORD
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IEC 61754-36 has been prepared by subcommittee 86B: Fibre optic interconnecting devices
and passive components, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics. It is an International
Standard.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
86B/5028/FDIS 86B/5065/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.

IEC 61754-36:2025 © IEC 2025 – 5 –
This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement, available
at www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs. The main document types developed by IEC are
described in greater detail at www.iec.ch/publications.
A list of all parts in the IEC 61754 series, published under the general title Fibre optic
interconnecting devices and passive components – Fibre optic connector interfaces, can be
found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn, or
• revised.
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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE
COMPONENTS – FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTOR INTERFACES –

Part 36: Type SAC connector family

1 Scope
This part of IEC 61754 defines the standard mechanical interface dimensions for the type SAC
family of connectors.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 61754-1, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Fibre optic
connector interfaces – Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 61755-3-1, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Connector
optical interfaces – Part 3-1: Connector parameters of dispersion unshifted single-mode
physically contacting fibres – Non-angled 2,5 mm and 1,25 mm diameter cylindrical full zirconia
ferrules
IEC 61755-3-2, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Connector
optical interfaces – Part 3-2: Connector parameters of dispersion unshifted single-mode
physically contacting fibres – Angled 2,5 mm and 1,25 mm diameter cylindrical full zirconia
ferrules
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 61754-1 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.2 Abbreviated terms
APC angled physical contact
PC physical contact
IEC 61754-36:2025 © IEC 2025 – 7 –
4 Description
The parent connector for type SAC connector family is a miniature duplex connector set of
plug/adaptor/plug configuration which is characterized as follows.
• The ferrule nominal diameter is 1,25 mm.
• The connector plug includes two cylindrical, spring-loaded ferrules.
• The connector has a push-pull coupling mechanism at both small sides.
• The optical alignment mechanism of the connectors is a rigid bore sleeve or a resilient
sleeve.
5 Interfaces
This document contains the following standard interfaces:
• interface 36-1: duplex plug connector interface – physical contact (PC);
• interface 36-2: duplex adapto
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