EN 60793-1-46:2002

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60793-1-46:2004

STANDARD
september 2004
Optična vlakna – 1-46. del: Metode merjenja in preskusni postopki -
Nadzorovanje sprememb v optični prenosnosti (IEC 60793-1-46:2001)*
Optical fibres - Part 1-46: Measurement methods and test procedures - Monitoring
of changes in optical transmittance (IEC 60793-1-46:2001)
ICS 33.180.10 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60793-1-46
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2002
ICS 33.180.10 Partly supersedes EN 188000:1992
English version
Optical fibres
Part 1-46: Measurement methods and test procedures -
Monitoring of changes in optical transmittance
(IEC 60793-1-46:2001)
Fibres optiques Lichtwellenleiter
Partie 1-46: Méthodes de mesure Teil 1-46: Messmethoden
et procédures d'essai - und Prüfverfahren -
Contrôle des variations du facteur Überwachung der optischen
de transmission optique Übertragungsänderungen
(CEI 60793-1-46:2001) (IEC 60793-1-46:2001)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2001-07-03. 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
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Ref. No. EN 60793-1-46:2002 E
Foreword
The text of document 86A/675/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60793-1-46, prepared by SC 86A, Fibres
and cables, of IEC TC 86, Fibre optics, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was
approved by CENELEC as EN 60793-1-46 on 2001-07-03.
This European Standard supersedes subclause 4.27 (test method 316) and subclause 4.28 (test
method 317) of EN 188000:1992.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2002-09-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2004-07-01
Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
In this standard, annexes A, B and ZA are normative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
Compared to IEC 60793-1:1989 and IEC 60793-2:1992, IEC/SC 86A has adopted a revised structure
of the new IEC 60793 series: The individual measurement methods and test procedures for optical
fibres are published as "Part 1-XX"; the product standards are published as "Part 2-XX".
The general relationship between the new series of EN 60793 and the superseded European
Standards of the EN 188000 series is as follows:
EN Title supersedes
EN 60793-1-XX Optical fibres -- Part 1-XX: Measurement methods Individual subclauses of
and test procedures EN 188000:1992
EN 188100:1995
EN 60793-2-XX Optical fibres -- Part 2-XX: Product specifications
EN 188101:1995
EN 188102:1995
EN 188200:1995
EN 188201:1995
EN 188202:1995
EN 60793-1-4X consists of the following parts, under the general title: Optical fibres:
- Part 1-40: Measurement methods and test procedures – Attenuation
- Part 1-41: Measurement methods and test procedures – Bandwidth
- Part 1-42: Measurement methods and test procedures – Chromatic dispersion
- Part 1-43: Measurement methods and test procedures – Numerical aperture
- Part 1-44: Measurement methods and test procedures – Cut-off wavelength
- Part 1-45: Measurement methods and test procedures – Mode field diameter
- Part 1-46: Measurement methods and test procedures – Monitoring of changes in optical
transmittance
- Part 1-47: Measurement methods and test procedures – Macrobending loss
- Part 1-48: Measurement methods and test procedures – Under consideration
- Part 1-49: Measurement methods and test procedures – Under consideration
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60793-1-46:2001 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references, the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1) 2)
IEC 60793-1-40 - Optical fibres EN 60793-1-40 -
Part 1-40: Measurement methods and
test procedures - Attenuation
1)
Undated reference.
2)
To be published.
NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
60793-1-46
INTERNATIONAL
Première édition
STANDARD
First edition
2001-07
Fibres optiques –
Partie 1-46:
Méthodes de mesure et procédures d'essai –
Contrôle des variations du facteur de
transmission optique
Optical fibres –
Part 1-46:
Measurement methods and test procedures –
Monitoring of changes in optical transmittance
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION .9
1 Scope . 11
2 Normative references . 11
3 Reference test method . 11
4 Apparatus .11
5 Sampling and specimens. 13
5.1 Specimen length . 13
5.2 Specimen end face . 13
5.3 Specimen preparation . 13
5.4 Reference specimen . 13
6 Procedure .13
7 Calculations .13
8 Results . 13
8.1 Information to be provided with each measurement . 13
8.2 Information available upon request . 13
9 Specification information . 15
Annex A (normative) Requirements specific to method A – Change in transmittance by
transmitted power . 17
Annex B (normative) Requirements specific to method B – Change in transmittance by
backscattering . 23
Figure A.1 – Measurement of change in optical transmittance using reference specimen. 19
Figure A.2 – Measurement of change in optical transmittance using stabilized source . 19

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OPTICAL FIBRES –
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Monitoring of changes in optical transmittance
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60793-1-46 has been prepared by subcommittee 86A: Fibres and
cables, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
This standard, together with the other standards in the IEC 60793-1-4X series, replaces
the second edition of IEC 60793-1-4, of which it constitutes a technical revision.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
86A/675/FDIS 86A/699/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3.
Annexes A and B form an integral part of this standard.
IEC 60793-1-1 and IEC 60793-1-2 cover generic specifications.

60793-1-46 © IEC:2001 – 7 –
IEC 60793-1-4X consists of the following parts, under the general title: Optical fibres:
– Part 1-40: Measurement methods and test procedures – Attenuation
– Part 1-41: Measurement methods and test procedures – Bandwidth
– Part 1-42: Measurement methods and test procedures – Chromatic dispersion
– Part 1-43: Measurement methods and test procedures – Numerical aperture
– Part 1-44: Measurement methods and test procedures – Cut-off wavelength
– Part 1-45: Measurement methods and test procedures – Mode field diameter
– Part 1-46: Measurement methods and test procedures – Monitoring of changes in optical
transmittance
– Part 1-47: Measurement methods and test procedures – Macrobending loss
– Part 1-48: Measurement methods and test procedures – Under consideration
– Part 1-49: Measurement methods and test procedures – Under consideration
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
2003. At this date, the publication will be
reconfirmed;
withdrawn;
replaced by a revised edition, or
amended.
60793-1-46 © IEC:2001 – 9 –
INTRODUCTION
Publications in the IEC 60793-1 series concern measurement methods and test procedures as
they apply to optical fibres.
Within the same series several different areas are grouped, as follows:
– parts 1-10 to 1-19: Genera
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