TABLE 1 INSERTION LOSS
Test group 1 2 3
Maximum allowed average per test group 0.4 db 0.4 db 0.4 db
Maximum allowed value for any single sample
0.7
db 0.7 db 0.7 db
Actual average of all values per test group 0.1 db 0 db 0.1 db
Actual maximum value for any single sample 0.2 db 0.1 db 0.1 db
TABLE 2: CHANGE IN TRANSMITTANCE
Test Condition Requirements Requirements Actual Actual
Group
(during) (after) (during) (after)
1 Temperature cycling - 0.5 dB group average - 0.5 dB group average 0.0 dB group average 0.0 dB group average
- 1.0 dB single sample - 1.0 dB single sample - 0.3
dB single sample 0.0 dB single sample
1 Humidity, steady state - 0.3 dB group average
- 0.3 dB group average - 0.2 dB group average 0.0 dB group average
- 0.6 dB single sample - 0.6 dB single sample - 0.5 dB single sample 0.0 dB single sample
1 Change in optical transmit- not required - 0.5 dB group average not required - 0.4 dB group average
tance (end of sequence) - 0.7 dB single sample - 0.5 dB single sample
2 Coupling mechanism strength not required - 0.4 dB group
average not required - 0.4 dB group average
- 0.8 dB single sample - 0.4 dB single sample
2 Cable flexing - 0.3 dB group average - 0.3 dB group average - 0.1 dB group average 0.0 dB group average
- 0.5 dB single sample - 0.5 dB single sample - 0.1 dB single sample - 0.1 dB single sample
2 Twist not required - 0.3 dB group average not required 0.0 dB group average
- 0.5 dB single sample 0.0 dB single sample
2 Durability - 0.4 dB group average - 0.4 dB group average 0.0 dB group
average 0.0 dB group average
- 0.7 dB single sample - 0.7 dB single sample 0.0 dB single sample 0.0 dB single sample
2 Change in optical transmit- not required - 0.5 dB group average not required - 0.4 dB group average
tance (end of sequence) - 0.7 dB single sample - 0.5 dB single sample
3 Off axial pull strength (90°) not required - 0.5 dB group average not required - 0.3 dB group average
- 0.7 dB single sample - 0.5 dB single sample
3 Change in optical transmit- not
required - 0.5 dB group average not required - 0.4 dB group average
tance (end of sequence) - 0.7 dB single sample - 0.5 dB single sample
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