CasaLight™ Fibre

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Introduction
Prysmian Cables and Systems, with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing optical fibres, offers a comprehensive product portfolio designed to meet high-quality and performance standards. The company utilizes all three major manufacturing processes: MCVD, OVD, and VAD, allowing for an optimized range of products for various applications.

Product Overview: CasaLight™ Fibre
CasaLight™ is an optical fibre compliant with ITU-T G.657 class A, optimized for excellent bend performance, making it suitable for Optical Access Networks. It also complies with ITU-T Recommendation G.652, ensuring compatibility with existing networks and systems globally.

Key Features

Low Macrobending Loss: CasaLight™ exhibits excellent macrobending performance, even under extreme conditions.
Compatibility: The fibre is compatible with G.652 fibres due to its similar chemical composition and geometrical parameters, ensuring optimal spliceability.
Neon™ Plus Coating: The fibre features the Neon™ Plus coating, providing enhanced resistance to high power effects, preventing coating burns and glass fusion.

Mechanical Specifications

Proof tested at an elongation ≥ 1%.
Characterized by Weibull plot and n value with typical values above 19.

Dimensional Specifications

Cladding diameter: 125.0 ± 0.7 μm
Cladding non-circularity: ≤ 1.0%
Core/cladding concentricity error: ≤ 0.5 μm
Outer coating diameter: 245 ± 5 μm
Coating/cladding concentricity error: ≤ 10 μm

Optical Specifications

Attenuation coefficients: ≤ 0.35 dB/km @ 1310 nm, ≤ 0.21 dB/km @ 1550 nm
Macrobending attenuation: ≤ 0.5 dB for 1 turn, 20 mm diameter at 1550 nm
Zero dispersion wavelength (λ0): 1302 to 1322 nm
Polarization mode dispersion (PMD): ≤ 0.1 ps/√km

Conclusion
CasaLight™ is designed for Optical Access Networks, offering excellent performance and compatibility with existing systems. It is available with bulk coloured coating upon request, and Prysmian's technical team is available for inquiries and support.

Catalog excerpts

About Us > With over 25 years experience of manufacturing optical fibres,Prysmian is able to offer an extensive product portfolio made to achieve the highest levels of quality and performance.With a deep understanding of present and future market requirements, Prysmian's product range is targeted at the differing needs of the customer.Prysmian is in the unique position of having access to all three majormanufacturing processes; MCVD (Modified Chemical Vapour Deposition), OVD (Outside Vapour Deposition) and VAD (Vapour Axial Deposition).This enables Prysmian to obtain an optimised range of products fordifferent applications. >> > Low macrobending lossCompatibility with G.652 Neon Plus coating Enquiries > The optical characteristics of CasaLightٙ can be tailored to meetyour precise specifications. Whatever your requirements, if you needmore information or would like to place an order, please call Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems on +39 02 6449 7568. dega design group 2008 2008 Prysmian Cables and Systems Viale Sarca 222, 20126 Milano, Italy - tel. +39 02 6449 7568, fax +39 02 6613 2254 - [email protected]

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