What is BS EN IEC 61300‑2‑54 - Corrosion test about?
BS EN IEC 61300 is a series on fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. The broad variety of passive optical components applications include multichannel transmission, distribution, optical taps for monitoring, pump combiners for fibre amplifiers, bit-rate limiters, optical connects, route diversity, polarization diversity, interferometers, and coherent communication. The purpose of BS EN IEC 61300‑2‑54 is to assess the corrosive effects of atmospheres polluted with mixed gas on fibre optic devices. BS EN IEC 61300‑2‑54 can be considered as a general corrosion test, but it does not predict the performance of a device in use.
Who is BS EN IEC 61300‑2‑54 - Corrosion test for?
BS EN IEC 61300‑2‑54 on fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components is useful for:
- Telecommunication device manufacturers
- Design engineers
- Quality control personnel
- Research and development facilities
Why should you use BS EN IEC 61300‑2‑54 - Corrosion test?
Passive optical components are data format transparent, combining and dividing optical power in some predetermined ratio (coupling ratio) regardless of the information content of the signals. BS EN IEC 61300‑2‑54 provides a test that is intended to assess the corrosive effects of atmospheres polluted with mixed gas on fibre optic devices, is particularly suitable for giving information on a comparative basis, and can be considered as a general corrosion test, but it does not predict the performance of a device in use.
BS EN IEC 61300‑2‑54 describes the test chamber and its auxiliary parts that are made of materials that do not react with or absorb mixed gas and which do not influence the corrosive effects of the test atmosphere. The mixture of air and mixed gas enters and leaves the chamber through tubes with sufficiently large diameters such that the total flow through the chamber is at least three, but not more than five, changes of the atmosphere per hour are recommended. Using BS EN IEC 61300‑2‑54 you can understand the general corrosion test for fibre optic devices.
