What is BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02 about?
BS EN IEC 61753 is a series on fibre optic interconnecting devices. BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02 contains the minimum initial test and measurement requirements and severities that non-connectorized single-mode fibre optic 1 × 2 and 2 × 2 spatial switches need to satisfy in order to be categorized as meeting the requirements of category C – controlled environments.
Who is BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02 for?
BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02 on fibre optic interconnecting devices is useful for:
- Fibre optic component manufacturers
- Interconnecting devices manufacturers
- Design engineers
Why should you use BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02?
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components transmit information from one place to another by sending pulses of infrared light through fibre. BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02 discusses non-connectorized single-mode fibre which is also known as fundamental or mono-mode. Non-connectorized single-mode fibre is a fibre designed to carry only a single mode of light.
2 × 2 spatial switches as discussed in BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02 are single-mode fibre-pigtailed spatial switches which have two input ports and two output ports.
BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02 provides you with detailed information on the test for the dimensions of the single-mode fibre-pigtailed spatial switch, non-connectorized single-mode fibre, and also gives information of the tests for adaptability and requirements for category C – controlled environments.
Applying the test methods as mentioned in BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02, you can examine your fibre optic interconnecting devices and achieve a transmission line of higher bandwidth.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02:2020 supersedes BS EN 61753‑071‑2:2014. BS EN IEC 61753‑071‑02:2020 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 61753‑071‑2:2014. These include:
- Addition of performance requirements of repeatability and switching durability
- Deleting of performance requirements of directivity
- Change of performance requirements of switching time
- Change of test condition of high optical power
- Harmonization of the test conditions with IEC 61753-1:2018