BendBright™ A2 200 Bend Insensitive Single Mode Fiber

Prysmian BendBright™ A2 200 Bend Insensitive Single Mode Fiber
Product description

BendBright™ A2 200 fiber delivers the extraordinary bend performance of a G.657.A2 fiber, while splicing seamlessly with G.652 and G.657.A1 fibers. This unique feature is achieved through an innovative core profile that has the same mode field diameter as a standard G.652 fiber. BendBright A2 200 provides exceptional bend performance for demanding applications where A1 fibers fall short. BendBright A2 200 fiber meets and exceeds the requirements of ITU G.657.A2 and G.652D and is rated for a minimum bend radius of7.5 mm. 

With a smaller 200 um coating diameter, BendBright A2 200 allows cable designers to drastically reduce cable diameters for most OSP cable designs. 

This feature not only increases fiber density in ducts, it reduces size & weight of aerial cables and it allows designers to increase fiber density in microduct and FlexRibbon designs. This latest addition to the BendBright portfolio further exemplifies its commitment to enabling fiber densification for the optical networks of tomorrow.

 

Features and Benefits

  • Reduced Coating Diameter
    • Reduction of cable diameter.
    • Increased fiber counts in 1, 1 ¼, 1 ½, and 2 inch conduits.
    • Increased fiber counts in microduct applications.
    • Reduction of fiber management systems footprint.
  • Same glass and diameter (125 um) as standard BendBright A2
    • Compatible with standard cleaving and stripping tools.
    • Can be single fiber spliced with similar fusion splice program settings as BendBright A2 or other G.657.A1 and G.652 fibers.
    • Low loss splicing to BendBright XS and other G657.A1 or G652.D fibers.
  • Low bending losses
    • Specified down to a 7.5 mm bend radius; 1 turn loss ≤ 0.50 dB @ 1550 nm.
    • Allows a smaller bend radius with small diameter cables such as high-density micro cables, patch cords and distribution cables.
    • Mitigates losses caused by improper installations.
    • Allows the use of smaller splice trays or closures.
    • Provides lower bending losses at higher wavelengths such as 1625 nm, which future proofs the network.
    • Improves long-term attenuation stability by reducing losses related to temperature cycling and mid-span buffer-tube storage.
  • Full backward ITU G.652.D SMF compatibility
    • Compliant with ITU G.652.D and IEC 60793-2-50 B-652.D low water peak SMF specifications.
    • Compatible with equipment designed for G.652 fibers; fully transparent from a transmission perspective.
    • Splice compatible with ITU G.652 SMF using standard single mode fiber machine settings.
    • Full 1260-1625 nm low water peak compliance.

 

Applicable Standards

  • Fully compliant to both ITU G.657.A2 BIF and G.652.D SMF industry standards.
  • Fully compliant to both IEC 60793-2-50 B-657.A2 and B-652.D SMF fiber standards.
  • Fully compliant with Telcordia GR20 & GR409.
  • Fully compliant with all ICEA fiber cable standards including ICEA 640, 696, & 596.
  • Compliant with RUS 7 CFR 1755.900 fiber requirements.
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