AFBR-TUS500Z Transparent Jacket Plastic Optical Fiber Data Sheet Cable description Features The AFBR-TUS500Z plastic fiber optic cable is constructed Compatible with Avago Versatile Link Family of of a single step-index fiber sheathed in a transparent poly - connectors and fiber optic components ethylene jacket. The cable is supplied in spools of 500m. 1.0/2.2 mm diameter Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) with 0.21dB/m typical attenuation (-40C to 85C) 500 PMMA core 400 Fluorinated polymer cladding Transparent polyethylene jacket 300 Halogen free 200 Applications Arc flash event detection 100 Light detection 0 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 Core - WAVELENGTH - nm Figure 1. Typical POF attenuation vs. wavelength Cladding Jacket Figure 2. AFBR-TUS500Z structure - ATTENUATION -dB/km RPlastic Optical Fiber Specifications: AFBR-TUS500Z Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Symbol Min. Max. Unit Note Recommended storage Temperature T -55 +85 C S Recommended Operating Temperature T -40 +85 C O Recommended Installation Temperature T 0 +70 C 1 i Short Term Tensile Force F 50 N 2, 3 T Long Term Tensile Load F 1 N 2, 4 T Bend Radius r 30 mm 5, 6, 7 Humidity range H 85 % Mechanical Characteristics, T = -40C to +85C unless otherwise specified A Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit Note Numerical Aperture NA 0.48 8 Diameter Core and Cladding DC 0.94 1.00 1.06 mm Diameter Jacket DJ 2.13 2.20 2.27 mm Refractive Index Core n 1.492 Cladding 1.412 Mass per Unit Length 3.7 g/m 9 Optical Characteristics, T = -40C to +85C unless otherwise specified A Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit Note Cable Attenuation 0.16 0.21 0.26 dB/m 0 Source: 650nm, LED, NA=0.5 (Source: AFBR-1529Z) Capturing constant C 3E-9 m 10 Propagation delay constant l/v 5 ns/m 11 Notes: 1. Installation temperature is the range over which the cable can be bent and pulled without damage. Below 0C the cable becomes brittle and should not be subjected to mechanical stress. 2. Fail criteria for tensile force test: elongation higher than 5% of original length. 3. Short term: 30mins. 4. Long term: 24hours 5. Bend angle is 90. Bend radius is the radius of the mandrel around which the cable is bent. 6. Fail criteria for bend radius test: increase in attenuation higher than 0.5dB. 7. Test duration: 24hours. 8. Fiber length longer than 2 meters 9. Without connectors 10. The optical power P at the photo detector can be calculated as P = C * L * E / K with P: Optical power on detector W C: Capturing constant m L: Illuminated length of fiber m E: Optical power density in illuminated area W/m , halogen lamp used as light source K: Correction factor for transmission losses 1 , calculated as: K=10 (A*L2/10) A: Transmission loss dB/m L2: Length of fiber between illuminated area and photo detector m , i.e. wiring length. * Capturing constant determined with a fiber length of 12m. 11. Propagation delay constant is the reciprocal of the group velocity for propagation delay of optical power. Group velocity is v=c/n, where c is the 8 velocity of light in free space (3x10 m/s) and n is the effective core index of refraction. For product information and a complete list of distributors, please go to our web site: www.avagotech.com Avago, Avago Technologies, and the A logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies in the United States and other countries. Data subject to change. Copyright 2005-2015 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved. AV02-4965EN - July 6, 2015