IEC TR 62572-4:2013

IEC/TR 62572-4 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-11
TECHNICAL
REPORT
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Fibre optic active components and devices – Reliability standards –
Part 4: Guidelines for optical connector end-face cleaning methods for
receptacle style optical transceivers

IEC/TR 62572-4:2013(E)
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IEC/TR 62572-4 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-11
TECHNICAL
REPORT
colour
inside
Fibre optic active components and devices – Reliability standards –

Part 4: Guidelines for optical connector end-face cleaning methods for

receptacle style optical transceivers

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ICS 33.180.01 ISBN 978-2-8322-1172-4

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Application of receptacle style optical transceivers and influence of contamination
on optical connector end-face . 8
4.1 Application of receptacle style optical transceivers . 8
4.2 Influence of contamination on optical connector plugs . 9
4.3 Transferring of contamination . 9
4.4 Influence of contamination on optical connector for optical transceivers . 9
5 Care in handling of receptacle style optical transceivers . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Storage of receptacle style optical transceivers. 9
5.3 Installation of receptacle style optical transceivers . 10
5.4 Connection of optical connector plugs to receptacle style optical
transceivers . 10
5.5 Removing of receptacle style optical transceivers . 10
5.6 Action in case of abnormality . 10
6 Cleaning tools and machines . 10
6.1 General . 10
6.2 Cleaning tools and machines for optical receptacles . 11
7 Internal structure of receptacle style optical transceivers and their applicable
cleaning tools and machines . 11
Annex A (informative) Detail information of optical connector end-face cleaning tools
and machines . 13
A.1 Reel type cleaner . 13
A.2 Stick type cleaner . 13
A.3 Pen type cleaner . 13
A.4 Gas and vacuum cleaning machine . 14
A.5 Air duster . 14
A.6 Wet clean. 15
Annex B (informative) Detailed information on the internal structure of receptacle style
optical transceivers and their applicable cleaning tools and machines. 16
B.1 Internal structure of receptacle style optical transceivers . 16
B.2 Example of the method to distinguish internal structure of receptacle
style optical transceivers . 16
B.3 Applicable cleaning tools and machines according to internal structure of
receptacle style optical transceivers . 17
B.3.1 General . 17
B.3.2 Characteristics of stub type optical transceivers . 17
B.3.3 Characteristics of lens type optical transceivers . 17
B.3.4 Characteristics of plate contact type optical transceivers . 18
Annex C (informative) Cleaning procedure of optical connector end-face of receptacle
style optical transceivers . 19
C.1 Basic cleaning procedure . 19
C.2 Cleaning procedure of stick type cleaner . 19

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C.3 Cleaning procedure of pen type cleaner . 20
C.4 Cleaning procedure of gas and vacuum type cleaning machine . 20
C.5 Cleaning procedure of air duster . 20
C.6 Other important points . 20
Annex D (informative) Examples of inspection instruments for an optical connector
receptacle end-face . 22
Bibliography . 23

Figure A.1 – Example of a reel type cleaner . 13
Figure A.2 – Examples of stick type cleaners . 13
Figure A.3 – Examples of pen type cleaners . 14
Figure A.4 – Example of pen type cleaner . 14
Figure A.5 – Examples of air dusters . 14
Figure B.1 – Internal structures for connecting to optical connector plugs . 16
Figure C.1 – Cleaning an optical transceiver receptacle end-face by a stick type
cleaner . 19
Figure C.2 – Cleaning optical transceiver receptacle end-face using a pen type cleaner . 20
Figure D.1 – Examples of visual inspection instruments for optical connector end-face . 22

Table 1 – Typical optical connector receptacle cleaning tools and machines . 11
Table 2 – Applicable cleaning tools and machines depending on the internal structure
of optical transceivers . 12

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FIBRE OPTIC ACTIVE COMPONENTS AND DEVICES –
RELIABILITY STANDARDS –
Part 4: Guidelines for optical connector end-face cleaning
methods for receptacle style optical transceivers

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IEC/TR 62572-4, which is a technical report, has been prepared by subcommittee 86C: Fibre
optic active components and devices, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
The text of this technical report is based on the following documents:
Enquiry draft Report on voting
86C/1147/DTR 86C/1182
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