Arctic Grade QFCI

Arctic Grade QFCI

Variant:

Fiberoptical cable for the oil- and offshore industry and other harsh environments. The cable has excellent communication properties and is tested to be operative in at least 180 min. at 1000°C which means that it can maintain vital communication in case of a fire situation. Operational in extreme low temperatures. The fibers are protected in jelly filled loose tubes stranded around a central strength member to ensure optimum performance and long life. Each fiber and loose tube is color coded for easy identification during splicing and termination. Outer jacket SHF2.

Construction Fiber

Fibertype 
MM
62,5/125
Colorcode fiber 
1 - white
2 - red
3 - yellow
4 - green
5 - blue
6 - grey
7 - brown
8 - black
9 - violet
10 - turquoise
11 - orange
12 - pink
Fiber tube 
Loose tube
gel filled
Ø = 2,2 [mm]
Strength member 
Centre steel wire
Inner jacket 
SHF1
10.1 ± 0,3 [mm]
Armour 
Alt. 1 - Galvanised steel wire braid
Alt. 2 - Tinned Cu-braid
Alt. 3 -  Bronze wire braid
Jacket 
Black
SHF2
Diameter 
14.1 ± 0,3 [mm]
Weight 
270 [kg/km]
Jacket marking 
NEK Kabel date Fibre type QFCI SHF2 Arctic Grade -65 +90°C

Specifications

Operating temperature 
-65 – +90 [°C]
Temperature @ installation 
-20 – +70 [°C]
Tensile strength 
2000
[N]
Crush test 
3,000 [N/10cm]
Impact 
30 [J]
Min. bending radius 
15 [x outer diam]
Min. bending radius flexible 
20 [x outer diam]
This product is also available in various combinations:  SM fibre 9µm 
MM fibre 50µm OM2 or OM3 and MM fibre 62.5µm/125µm

Norms

Halogenfree, max content corrosive and toxic gases 
IEC 60754-1, 2
EN 50305 9.2
IEC 61034-1, -2
Material properties, insulation and sheath 
IEC 60092-360 (359)
Cold bend and impact 
Cold bend CSA 22.2 @ -65ºC
Cold impact CSA 22/2 @ -55ºC
Flame retardant 
IEC 60332-1
3315
Fire resistant 
IEC 60331-25
, 1000°C 180min.
Ozone resistant 
IEC 60811-2-1
Oil and fuel, hydrocarbons resistant 
IEC 60811-3-1
UV-resistant 
ASTM D 2565 92A
Certification 
DNV-GL
Bureau Veritas
Part No. 
1091094  4 x 62.5/125
1042431  8 x 62.5/125

Fiber data

Properties MM 62.5 OM1 MM 50 OM2 MM 50 OM3 MM 50 OM4
Core Diameter 62.5 ± 2.5 μm 62.5 ± 2.5 μm 50 ± 2.5 μm 50 ± 2.5 μm
Core non-circularity < 5% < 5% < 5% < 5%
Cladding diameter 125 ± 1.0 μm 125 ± 1.0 μm 125 ± 1.0 μm 125 ± 1.0 μm
Coating diameter 242 ± 5 μm 242 ± 5 μm 242 ± 5 μm 242 ± 5 μm
Cladding non-circularity <0.7% <0.7% <0.7% <0.7%
Core/Cladding concentricity error <1 μm <1 μm <1 μm <1 μm
Coating/cladding concentricity error <10 μm <6 μm <6 μm <6 μm
Numerical Aperture 0.275 ± 0.015 μm 0.200 ± 0.015 μm 0.200 ± 0.015 μm 0.200 ± 0.015 μm
Attenuation @ 850 nm <3.50 db/km <2.89 dB/km <2.89 dB/km <2.89 dB/km
Attenuation @1300 nm <1.00 dB/km <0.80 dB/km <0.80 dB/km <0.80 dB/km
Bandwidth @ 850 nm >200 MHz*km >500 MHz*km >1500 MHz*km >3500 MHz*km
Bandwidth @ 1300 nm >500 MHz*km >500 MHz*km >500 MHz*km >500 MHz*km
Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB)@ 850 nm - - >2000 MHz*km >4700 MHz*km
Fibre capacity 10GBase-SR 33 m 83 m 300 m 550 m
Fibre cap. 40GBase-SR4/100Base-RS10 274 m 600 m 1000 m 1100 m
Fibre cap. 40GBase-SR4/100Base-RS10 - - 140 m 170 m
Proof test >100kpsi >100kpsi >100kpsi >100kpsi
Properties SMR ITU-T G652D SMR ITU-T G657A SMR ITU-T G657B SMR NZD ITU-T G655.E
Mode field Diameter @ 1310 nm 9,0±0,4 μm 9,0±0,4 μm 8,9±0,4 μm -
Mode field Diameter @ 1550 nm 10,1±0,5μm 10,1±0,5μm 9,9±0,5μm 9,2±0,5μm
Cladding diameter 125±0,7µm 125±0,7µm 125±0,7µm 125±1,0µm
Coating diameter 242±7 μm 242±7 μm 242±7 μm 242±7 μm
Cladding non-circularity ≤ 0,7 % ≤ 0,7 % ≤ 0,7 % ≤ 0,7 %
Core/Cladding concentricity error ≤ 0,5 μm ≤ 0,5 μm ≤ 0,5 μm ≤ 0,5 μm
Coating/cladding concentricity error ≤ 12 μm ≤ 12 μm ≤ 12 μm ≤ 12 μm
Cable Cut off wavelength ≤ 1260 nm ≤ 1260 nm ≤ 1260 nm ≤ 1300 nm
Zero dispersion wavelength (λ₀) 1300-1322 μm 1300-1322 μm 1300-1324 μm 1440 μm
Dispersion slope (S₀) @ (λ₀) ≤ 0,090 ps/(nm² * km) ≤ 0,090 ps/(nm² * km) ≤ 0,092 ps/(nm² * km) -
Chromatic dispersion @ 1285-1330 nm ≤ 3,5 ps/(nm * km) ≤ 3,5 ps/(nm * km) - -
Chromatic dispersion @ 1550 nm ≤ 18 ps /(nm * km) ≤ 18 ps /(nm * km) - -
Chromatic dispersion @ 1625 nm ≤ 22 ps/(nm * km) ≤ 22 ps/(nm * km) - -
Chromatic dispersion @ 1530-1565 nm - - - 5,5 ÷ 10 ps/(nm * km)
Chromatic dispersion @ 1565-1625 nm - - - 5,5 ÷ 10 ps/(nm * km)
PMD @ 1550 nm ≤ 0,1 ps/√ km ≤ 0,1 ps/√ km ≤ 0,1 ps/√ km ≤ 0,2 ps/√ km
Attenuation @ 1310 nm ≤ 0,35 dB/km ≤ 0,35 dB/km ≤ 0,35 dB/km ≤ 0,40 dB/km
Attenuation @ 1383nm ≤ 0,35 dB/km ≤ 0,35 dB/km ≤ 0,35 dB/km ≤ 1,0 dB/km
Attenuation @ 1550 nm ≤ 0,25 dB/km ≤ 0,25 dB/km ≤ 0,25 dB/km ≤ 0,25 dB/km
Attenuation @ 1625 nm ≤ 0,28 dB/km ≤ 0,28 dB/km ≤ 0,28 dB/km ≤ 0,28 dB/km
Attenuation with bending:
Mandreal Radius 15mm @1550 10 turns - ≤ 0,25 dB ≤ 0,03 dB -
Mandreal Radius 15mm @1625 10 turns - ≤ 1,0 dB ≤ 1,0 dB -
Mandreal Radius 10mm @1550 1 turn - ≤ 0,75 dB ≤ 0,1 dB -
Mandreal Radius 10mm @1625 1 turn - ≤ 1,5 dB ≤ 0,2 dB -
Mandreal Radius 7,5mm @1550 1 turn - - ≤ 0,5dB -
Mandreal Radius 7,5mm @1625 1 turn - - ≤ 1,0dB -
Proof test ≥ 100 kpsi ≥ 100 kpsi ≥ 100 kpsi ≥ 100 kpsi