QFXI Loose tube

QFXI

Variant:

Fiberoptical cable for the oil- and offshore industry and other harsh environments, with Mica-tape for use in vital communication and emergency systems, which needs to be operational during a fire situation (90 min. 1000°C).The cable has excellent communication properties and is tested to be operative in high temperatures which means that it can maintain vital communication in case of a fire situation. The fibers are protected in jelly filled loose tubes stranded around a central strength member to ensure optimum performance and long life. Each fiber and loose tube is color coded for easy identification during splicing and termination.

Construction Fiber

Fibertype
MM or SM
Colorcode fiber
(EIA 598)
1 - Blue
2 - Orange
3 - Green
4 - Brown
5 - Grey
6 - White
7 - Red
8 - Black
9 - Yellow
10 - Violet
11 - Pink
12 -Turquoise
Fiber tube
Lose tube jelly filled, each tube reinforced by fire barrier
Colorcode fiber tube
1 - Blue
2 - Orange
3 - Green
4 - Brown
Fire resistant barrier
Mica tape
over each active tube
Strength member
Reinforced fibreglass yarns (WB)
Jacket
Black
SHF1
Diameter
10.8 ± 0.5 [mm]
Weight
130 [kg/km]

Specifications fiber

Temperature range
-40 – +90 [°C]
Temperaturerange at inst.
-20 – +60 [°C]
Temperaturrange storage
-40 – +90 [C°]
Tensile strength
1500
[N]
(IEC 60794-1)
Crush resistance
1000
[N/10cm]
(IEC 60794-1)
Impact resistance
1
[ J ]
20 times  (IEC 60794-1)
Torsion
@ 50N, 20 cycles  (IEC 60794-1)
Note
Cable bend (IEC 60794-1):  Mandrel 5 turn, 3 cycles, T:-15℃
Bending radius flexible
25
[x outer diam.]
(IEC 60794-1)
Bending radius installed
12.5
[x outer diam.]
(IEC 60794-1)

Norms

Halogenfree, max content corrosive and toxic gases
IEC 60754-1 & IEC 60754-2
Flame resistance
IEC 60332-3-22
and IEC 60332-1-2
Fire resistant
IEC 60331-25
Smoke emission
IEC 61034-1 & IEC 61034-2
UV-resistant
ISO 4892-2-A: 720hours
Euroclass
Eca
DoP No.:
DOP01050
Certification
DNV

Fiber Optical Cable Data Table

Standard designation Unit MM 62.5/125 OM1 MM 50/125 OM2 MM 50/125 OM3 MM 50/125 OM4 SM 9/125 OS2
ANSI/TIA/EIA AAAA AAAB AAAC AAAD CAAB
IEC 60793-2-10,50 A1-OM1 A1-OM2 A1-OM3 A1-OM4 B-652.D
ITU-T type - G651.1 G651.1 G651.1 G652.D
Core diameter μm 62.5 ± 2.5 50 ± 2.5 50 ± 2.5 50 ± 2.5 See mode field diameter
MFD@1310 nm μm - - - - 9.2 ± 0.4
MFD@1550 nm μm - - - - 10.4 ± 0.5
Cladding diameter μm 125 ± 1.0 125 ± 1.0 125 ± 1.0 125 ± 1.0 125 ± 0.7
Primary coating diameter(nominal) μm 242 ± 7 242 ± 7 242 ± 7 242 ± 7 245 ± 7
Attenuation dB/km ≤ 3.5 @ 850nm ≤ 3.0 @ 850nm ≤ 3.0 @ 850nm ≤ 3.5 @ 850nm ≤ 0.4 @1310nm
Attenuation dB/km ≤ 1.0 @1300nm ≤ 1.0 @1300nm ≤ 1.0 @1300nm ≤ 1.0 @1300nm ≤ 0.3 @1550nm
Bandwidth (OFL) 850nm MHz.km ≥ 200 ≥ 500 ≥ 1500 ≥ 3500 -
Bandwidth (OFL) 1300nm MHz.km ≥ 500 ≥ 500 ≥ 500 ≥ 500 -
Chromatic dispersion 1285-1330 nm - - - - - 3 ps/nm.km
Chromatic dispersion1550 nm - - - - - 18 ps/nm.km
Chromatic dispersion1625 nm - - - - - 22 ps/nm.km
Prod.no.
12 core SM    : 5400100
48 core SM    : 5400101
12 core OM3 : 5400102
48 core OM3 : 5400103

Updated

Date Rev. Description
25.09.2023 1 Colourcode (EIA 598)
13.12.2024 2 Additional info