PD IEC/TR 62627-05:2013

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. Investigation on impact of contamination and scratches on optical performance of single-mode (SM) and multimode (MM) connectors | Status: Current

1 Scope This part of IEC 62627, which is a technical report, summarizes the extensive industry research on development of cleanliness specifications for single-mode (SM) and multimode (MM) connectors. The summary of the result shows Table 1. Table 1 — Summary of the result Samples Scratch/Contamination/Defect A/RL Clause Reference SM/MM Single-fibre/ multi-fibre SM PC Single-fibre Scratch RL 3 [1], [5], [6] MM PC Single-fibre Scratch RL 4 [7] SM PC Single-fibre Contamination A and RL 5 [2], [6]. [8] SM APC Single-fibre Contamination A 7 [11] SM APC Single-fibre Scratch RL 7.2 [11] SM APC Multi-fibre Contamination A and RL 8 [12]