Kink loss of BendBright-XS when bent Splice Loss Distribution of BendBright-XS 45º around a very small radius pin to SMF and to itself at 1550 nm dB 10 @1550 nm ESMF 1 When compared to the years old and widely minimum storage radius are out-dated. accepted minimum storage radius of 30 mm, Just like standard SMF, the choice of pure 35% a reduction to 7.5 or 15 mm might raise materials and clean processing conditions 30% concern about lifetime issues. However, result in ﬁber quality that meet all conditions this topic has been studied thoroughly by with respect to lifetime. For modern cables Draka and others in the industry, and the this involves that a low level continuous conclusion is that high quality ﬁbers, such strain of 1/3 of the proof-test level for 20 Glass that handles as BendBright-XS, can fully cope with these years is allowed over its full length. In storage like “copper wire” circumstances. Because ﬁber quality has cassettes, a much higher strain applied increased dramatically over the past decade, over a much shorter length leads to the the assumptions that led to the 30 mm same low probability of breakage. 25% BendBright-XS to BendBright-XS R x100 20% 0,1 BendBright-XS to SMF 15% BendBright-XS 10% 0,01 5% 0,001 dB 0% 1,5 2,0 R (mm) Lifetime 0,00 0,02 0,04 0,06 0,08 0,10 > 0,10 Other characteristics Apart from the macrobending loss, very Backwards compatibility with ﬁbers used • low loss at short radii in the millimeter in existing networks requires parameters • Exceeds toughest bending standards; ITU-T G.657.B range, referred to as “kink loss”, is a such as loss, dispersion, PMD and cut-off • Fully backwards compatible with SMF; G.652.D compliant remarable feature of BendBright-XS. wavelength to be in the same range. As • Close to 1 billion meters sold since 2006 Because of the industry leading coating compared to legacy SMF, the mode ﬁeld • Deployed in over 30 countries worldwide technology utilized by Draka, BendBright-XS diameter of BendBright-XS shows a small also gives a 100x improvement in average reduction of about 0.2µm, much • Tens of million splices and connectors microbending over standard ESMF. The different than other bend-insensitive ﬁber • Used everywhere in the network! 100x bending improvement over SMF combination of the 100x improvement in that have very small mode ﬁeld diameters, microbending and 100x improvement in and thus are not compatible with existing macrobending results in a ﬁber with the SMF ﬁbers. Fusion splicing is an important Further information performance shown in the plot below. “Kink consideration for new ﬁber types. As the plot Interested by these new exciting possibilities? loss” deformations induce an added loss that shows, BendBright-XS has excellent splice Contact Draka and ask for the full datasheet and extended Application Note with more is similar to the loss of an average splice, as performance, achieved with standard splicing details on various aspects of applying this industry leading bend-insensitive ﬁber. opposed to much higher losses with standard equipment. Likewise, cleaving or polishing Demand the Best... Demand BendBright-XS! SMF. This makes a BendBright-XS network of the end faces is unchanged compared very friendly to ﬁber engineering errors like with standard SMF. of patchcords etc... It’s this very characteristic that makes BendBright-XS ﬁber handling like working with good old “copper wires”. BendBright-XS Why BendBright-XS ? Kink losses overclamping the ﬁber, tie wrapping bundles I N N O V A T I O N Draka Communications Netherlands: France: USA: Email: ﬁ[email protected] Tel: +31 (0)40 29 58 700 Tel: +33 (0)3 21 79 49 00 Toll free: 800-879-9862 Outside US: +1.828.459.9787 Fax: +31 (0)40 29 58 710 Fax: +33 (0)3 21 79 49 33 Fax: +1.828.459.8267 Website: www.drakaﬁber.com | www.draka.com www.draka.com Macrobend performance of BendBright-XS • • •• ••• •••• •••• •• •• •• ••• • ••• ••• •• • ••• • •••• ••• • of what we call Value Innovation, and it’s what drives us. I N N O V A T I O N advantage of the excellent bending proper- access networks, Draka also realizes that the industry in a new direction, with the ties of the ﬁber, including the aerospace, the proliferation of ﬁber types has introduction of bend-insensitive optical marine oil & gas, broadcast, military, home a negative cost impact for the network ﬁbers for use in optical access networks. entertainment and trans-portation industries, operator. Maintaining an up-to-date network Draka’s ﬂagship bend-insensitive ﬁber, just to name a few. BendBright-XS is enabling administration and stock level of cables 0,0001 BendBright-XS , has helped redeﬁne the way applications in which ﬁber was previously with different ﬁber types is a burden to 0,00001 optical access networks are designed and not an option. many operators. Therefore, BendBright-XS 0,1 0,01 0,001 0 5 10 15 specifications 20 25 30 bend radius (mm) has been designed such that it is fully The industry leader ﬁbers (SMF) used in the trunk and metro core, which is very beneﬁcial in keeping Since it’s introduction in 2006, over networks. Because BendBright-XS is fully the signal inside the ﬁber when the ﬁber compliant with the low-waterpeak single is bent. Using a trench to achieve this close to 1 million km of BendBright-XS, It’s beneﬁts enough to circumnavigate the globe 25 Excellent Macrobend Performance mode standard, ITU-T G.652D, some level of performance is only possible using times over, has been deployed in over 30 Considering the harsh environment in local operators have decided not to mix ﬁbers, Draka’s versatile Plasma Chemical Vapor countries worldwide. People recognize loop network deployment, Draka quickly but rather chosen to deploy BendBright-XS Deposition (PCVD) process. the beneﬁts of a ﬁber that meets the most realized that macrobending loss is a para- throughout their FTTH network, from Central Ofﬁce to the customer’s home. meter of vital importance. Supporting smaller and denser footprints, ﬁber management exceeds the bend loss requirements of ITU-T traditional SMF. BendBright-XS is fully systems can save expensive space in the G.657.B, the most stringent bending With over 20 million subscribers worldwide, compliant with ITU-T G.657 A and B, as well telecom ofﬁces and cabinets. Engineer- standard in the industry. This is an order Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) access networks as the low water peak single mode standard, friendly ﬁber performance for accidental are re-shaping the way people conduct their ITU-T G.652.D. This results in a ﬁber that low radius kinks and bends can prevent lives. Whether it’s video chatting, on-line is 100x improved in both macrobending and excessive rework and allow for the employ- Macrobending loss BendBright, and two orders of magnitude gaming, running peer-to-peer applications, microbending over traditional low water ment of lower skilled labor forces. The very The key feature in the ﬁber design that over conventional ESMF. BendBright-XS is high-deﬁnition movies on-demand, or peak single-mode ﬁber. The majority of same cost reducing characteristics will also allows for such signiﬁcant improvement in fully compliant with both the A and B classes watching videos on YouTube, there has been the success of BendBright-XS is driven by support further reduction of maintenance macrobending performance is the insertion of the ITU-T G.657 bend insensitive ﬁber ••••••••••••••••• •• or complete network designs - it’s all part manufacturer in the world, Draka has led 1550 nm 1 stringent bending standards in the industry, •••••• we’ll make it for you. New applications, breakthrough cables, custom connectors loss is most relevant in the last mile of ht ig solution that will do more than meet your of other applications have emerged taking yet is fully backwards compatible with your challenge, we have a product or needs. And if for some reason we don’t, beginning. As the largest ﬁber optic cable dB/turn MF ES are designed to last. No matter how complex ••• communication solutions and services that ••• value to their business with advanced Although the need for low macrobending compatible with the existing single-mode •• • •• •••••••• strong, long-lasting relationships, we add ••• ••••• with technological know-how and building the early adopter of this ﬁber, a wide array deployed today and in the future. • •• ••• more? A lot. We help our customers to stay ahead. By combining market insight ••• ••• •• • •• •• • •• • • •• ••••• • •• do more, make more, save more and achieve • •• •• been a pioneer in this market from the S t-X igh world. What we can do to help our customers •• ••• Backwards compatibility Br nd Be Value Innovation is a way of looking at the compared to industry standards and other ﬁbers While the telecommunications industry is Br nd Be Draka Communications – a member of Draka Holding N.V. located in Amsterdam – offers a versatile and reliable range of copper and optical ﬁber cables for the transmission in the data and telecommunication industry. Our long-lasting expertise in cable and ﬁber business has been the basis for us holding a major market position today. Draka Communications is located in more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia, North America and South America. and passive network manufacturer, has It’s characteristics As the ﬁgure below depicts, BendBright-XS of magnitude improvement over Draka’s 1st generation bend-insensitive ﬁber, tremendous growth in user-driven demand the large scale deployment of FTTH access cost in case of frequent reconﬁguration of a ﬁeld conﬁning “trench” in the ﬁber standard, established in 2006. The ﬁber is for high bandwidth optical access networks. networks by the major telecommunication of the network due to customer churn or cladding. This trench reduces the optical also fully compliant with ITU-T G.652.D low Draka Communications, a leading ﬁber, cable, carriers in both North America and Europe. further built-out of the access network. power in the region just outside the guiding water peak single-mode ﬁber speciﬁcation.