Fiber Optic Plenum Cable,
Abstract
Fiber optic plenum cables use fluorocarbon jackets to provide the low smoke and flame characteristics required to be classified as plenum cables. Compared with more commonly used optical cable jackets, fluorocarbon jackets have less creep resistance and potentially higher shrinkback. Consequently, the establishment of satisfactory plenum cables required both specialized modeling and experimental cable testing. This paper describes theoretical modelling of the change in attenuation of a plenum fiber optic cable as a function of temperature range. The temperature test results of one and two fiber plenum cables and single fiber connectorized assemblies show the models to be useful tools in rationally developing fiber optic plenum cable. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADP005289
Entities
People
- Jeffrey Kurt
- Purita Angeles