ITU-T
Description
Standard
G.653
Dispersion-Shifted Fiber
Single-mode, 9/125-micron core
G.654
1550-nm Loss-Minimized
FiberSingle-mode, 9/125-micron core
G.655
Non-Zero Dispersion-Shifted
FiberSingle-mode, 9/125-micron core
Table B-3 Fiber Standards
Fiber Standards
Application
Longer spans and extended reach.
Optimized for operation in the region
from 1500 to 1600-nm.
Extended long-haul applications.
Optimized for high-power
transmission in the 1500 to 1600-nm
region, with low loss in the 1550-nm
band.
Extended long-haul applications.
Optimized for high-power dense
wavelength-division multiplexing
(DWDM) operation in the region from
1500 to 1600-nm.
B
B-5