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