LaserWave® FLEX 300/550 (OM3/OM4) Fibers are 50 micron (μm) laser-optimized multimode fibers designed to support 10 Mb/s through 400 Gb/s applications in data centers, high performance computing centers and enterprise LANs with superior bending performance, enhancing fiber management and low-cost connectivity.
LaserWave Fiber extends the application of multimode fiber to support transmission speeds to 400 Gb/s and beyond. Using low-cost Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) transceivers, the fiber supports a wide variety of applications including Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand and Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) solutions.
Using state of the art process control, Lightera LaserWave fiber is manufactured to the tightest geometry and optical specifications in the industry. Tighter specifications lead to lower variation when mating fibers in fiber optic connectors, and lower insertion loss. Today’s high speed 100 and 400Gb/s applications have extremely low loss budgets, and low connector loss and fiber attenuation is key to supporting these links. The fiber offers extremely low bending loss at both the 850 and 1300 nm operating windows, while maintaining excellent long-term fiber strength and reliability. LaserWave FLEX Fiber can be installed in loops as small as 7.5 mm radius with less than 0.2 dB bending loss at 850 nm and 0.5 dB at 1300 nm. This improved performance can guard against instances of higher loss caused by tight bends, thereby increasing system reliability and maximizing network uptime.
LaserWave® FLEX 300/550 (OM3/OM4) Fibers are 50 micron (μm) laser-optimized multimode fibers designed to support 10 Mb/s through 400 Gb/s applications in data centers, high performance computing centers and enterprise LANs with superior bending performance, enhancing fiber management and low-cost connectivity.
LaserWave Fiber extends the application of multimode fiber to support transmission speeds to 400 Gb/s and beyond. Using low-cost Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) transceivers, the fiber supports a wide variety of applications including Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand and Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) solutions.
Using state of the art process control, Lightera LaserWave fiber is manufactured to the tightest geometry and optical specifications in the industry. Tighter specifications lead to lower variation when mating fibers in fiber optic connectors, and lower insertion loss. Today’s high speed 100 and 400Gb/s applications have extremely low loss budgets, and low connector loss and fiber attenuation is key to supporting these links. The fiber offers extremely low bending loss at both the 850 and 1300 nm operating windows, while maintaining excellent long-term fiber strength and reliability. LaserWave FLEX Fiber can be installed in loops as small as 7.5 mm radius with less than 0.2 dB bending loss at 850 nm and 0.5 dB at 1300 nm. This improved performance can guard against instances of higher loss caused by tight bends, thereby increasing system reliability and maximizing network uptime.
LaserWave® FLEX 300/550 (OM3/OM4) Fibers are 50 micron (μm) laser-optimized multimode fibers designed to support 10 Mb/s through 400 Gb/s applications in data centers, high performance computing centers and enterprise LANs with superior bending performance, enhancing fiber management and low-cost connectivity.
LaserWave Fiber extends the application of multimode fiber to support transmission speeds to 400 Gb/s and beyond. Using low-cost Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) transceivers, the fiber supports a wide variety of applications including Ethernet, Fiber Channel, InfiniBand and Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) solutions.
Using state of the art process control, Lightera LaserWave fiber is manufactured to the tightest geometry and optical specifications in the industry. Tighter specifications lead to lower variation when mating fibers in fiber optic connectors, and lower insertion loss. Today’s high speed 100 and 400Gb/s applications have extremely low loss budgets, and low connector loss and fiber attenuation is key to supporting these links. The fiber offers extremely low bending loss at both the 850 and 1300 nm operating windows, while maintaining excellent long-term fiber strength and reliability. LaserWave FLEX Fiber can be installed in loops as small as 7.5 mm radius with less than 0.2 dB bending loss at 850 nm and 0.5 dB at 1300 nm. This improved performance can guard against instances of higher loss caused by tight bends, thereby increasing system reliability and maximizing network uptime.
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| Physical Characteristics | |||
| Core Diameter | 50 ± 2.5 μm | ||
| Core Non-Circularity | ≤ 2.5 % | ||
| Clad Diameter | 125 ± 0.7 μm | ||
| Clad Non-Circularity | ≤ 0.7 % | ||
| Core/Clad Concentricity Error (Offset) | ≤ 0.7 μm | ||
| Coating Diameter | 242 ± 5 μm | ||
| Coating Non-Circularity | ≤ 5 % | ||
| Coating-Clad Concentricity Error (Offset) | ≤ 10 μm | ||
| Tensile Proof Test | 100 kpsi (0.69 GPa) | ||
| Coating Strip Force | Range: 0.22 – 2.0 lbf (1.0 – 8.9 N) Typical: 0.6 lbf (2.7 N) | ||
| Standard Reel Lengths | Up to 17.6 km | ||
| Optical Characteristics | |||
| Attenuation at 850 nm | ≤ 2.2 dB/km | ||
| Attenuation at 1300 nm | ≤ 0.6 dB/km | ||
| Laser Bandwidth/EMB | See Transmission Characteristics Table |
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| Transmission Distance (Link Length) Support | See Applications Support Table |
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| Attenuation at 1380 nm minus attenuation at 1300 nm | ≤ 1.0 dB/km | ||
| Attenuation Uniformity / Point Discontinuities at 850 nm and 1300 nm | ≤ 0.08 dB | ||
| Numerical Aperture | 0.200 ± 0.010 | ||
| Chromatic Dispersion | |||
| Zero Dispersion Wavelength(λ0) | 1297 ≤ λ0 ≤ 1328 nm | ||
| Zero Dispersion Slope (S0) | S0 ≤ 4(-103) /(840(1-( λ0 /840)⁴))ps/nm².km | ||
| Group Refractive Index at 850 nm | 1.483 | ||
| Group Refractive Index at 1300 nm | 1.479 | ||
| Backscatter Coefficient at 850 nm | -68.4 dB | ||
| Backscatter Coefficient at 1300 nm | -75.8 dB | ||
| Macrobend Attenuation | |||
| Condition | 100 turns @ 37.5 mm radius | 2 turns @ 15 mm radius | 2 turns @ 7.5 mm radius |
| Attenuation at 850 nm | ≤ 0.5 dB | ≤ 0.1 dB | ≤ 0.2 dB |
| Attenuation at 1300 nm | ≤ 0.5 dB | ≤ 0.3 dB | ≤ 0.5 dB |
| Environmental Characteristics | |||
| Operating Temperature Range | -60° C to +85° C | ||
| Temperature Induced Attenuation at 850 nm and 1300 nm (-60° C to +85° C, 5 24-hour cycles) | ≤ 0.1 dB/km | ||
| Temperature and Humidity Induced Attenuation at 850 nm and 1300 nm (-10° C to +85° C, 94% RH, 30 24-hour cycles) | ≤ 0.1 dB/km | ||
| Accelerated Aging (Temperature) Induced Attenuation at 85° C for 30 days | ≤ 0.1 dB/km | ||
| Water Immersion Induced Attenuation, 23° C for 30 days | ≤ 0.1 dB/km | ||
| Damp Heat (85˚ C, 85% Relative Humidity for 30 days) | ≤ 0.1 dB/km | ||
| Dynamic Fatigue Stress Corrosion Parameter typical (nd) | ≥ 20 | ||
| Transmission Characteristics | |||
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| Minimum Bandwidth Specifications (MHz-km) |
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| Product | LaserWave FLEX 550 (OM4) Fiber |
LaserWave FLEX 300 (OM3) Fiber |
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| Laser Emb @ 850 nm¹ | 4700 | 2000 | |
| Laser Emb @ 1300 nm | 500 | 500 | |
| Overfilled @ 850 nm | 3500 | 1500 | |
| Overfilled @ 1300 nm | 500 | 500 | |
| Note | ¹ Effective Modal Bandwidth, per ANSI/TIA 492AAAFand IEC 60793-2-10, ensured by EMBc and DMD performance specifications for sources meeting the launch conditions specified in applicable IEEE Ethernet, Fiber Channel, and OIF standards. LaserWave FLEX OM4/OM3 Fiber meets the specification requirements of both the EMBc and the more discriminating DMD mask methods.
DMD Specifications (ps/m maximum) The fiber shall meet at least one of the following DMD templates, each of which consists of both an inner and outer mask specification, and the sliding mask specifications shown below. |
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| The requirements for LaserWave FLEX 300 (OM3) Fiber are compliant with, but more stringent than the requirements of ANSI/TIA 492AAAF Type A1-OM3 and IEC 60793-2-10 Type A1-OM3. | ||
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| Template Number | 850 nm DMD-Inner Mask (ps/m) (Radius 0-18 μm) ² ³ | 850 nm DMD-Outer Mask (ps/m) (Radius 0-23 μm) ³ |
| 1 | ≤ 0.23 | ≤ 0.70 |
| 2 | ≤ 0.24 | ≤ 0.60 |
| 3 | ≤ 0.25 | ≤ 0.50 |
| 4 | ≤ 0.26 | ≤ 0.40 |
| 5 | ≤ 0.27 | ≤ 0.35 |
| 6 | ≤ 0.33 | ≤ 0.33 |
| Sliding Interval Masks: ≤ 0.25 ps/m | ||
| The requirements for LaserWave FLEX 550 (OM4) Fiber are compliant with, but more stringent than, the requirements of ANSI/TIA 492AAAF Type A1-OM4 and IEC 60793-2-10 Type A1-OM4. | ||
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| Template Number | 850 nm DMD-Inner Mask (ps/m) (Radius 0-18 μm) ² ³ | 850 nm DMD-Outer Mask (ps/m) (Radius 0-23 23 μm) ³ |
| 1 | ≤ 0.10 | ≤ 0.30 |
| 2 | ≤ 0.11 | ≤ 0.17 |
| 3 | ≤ 0.14 | ≤ 0.14 |
| Sliding Inerval Masks: ≤ 0.11 ps/m | ||
| ² Lightera Inner Mask Radial specification is more stringent than the ANSI/TIA 492AAAF and IEC 60793-2-10 requirement of 5-18 μm. | ||
| ³ Lightera DMD measurement scanning steps are 1 μm, twice as stringent as the maximum 2 μm steps required by the standards. | ||
| For more information on DMD, visit our website at www.lightera.com and download our white paper, Measuring Bandwidth of High-Speed Multimode Fiber. | ||
Lightera multimode fibers are made with a world-class draw process and our enhanced D-LUX Shield Coating, designed to minimize induced attenuation that can occur in tight-buffer cable. Easy to strip and install, the coating offers outstanding performance in attenuation-sensitive systems up to 400 Gb/s.
LaserWave FLEX OM4 and OM3 Fiber provides improved performance above the minimum required by the standards. Lightera’ advanced MCVD process used to manufacture LaserWave FLEX Fibers eliminates the center defect problems that can plague fibers manufactured with other processes. The Inner DMD mask for LaserWave FLEX Fiber is expanded to a range from 0 to 18 µm radius versus the less stringent 5 to 18 µm radius allowed by TIA and IEC. This reduces fundamental and very low-order mode DMD for improved operating margin and superior support of concentrated center-launch lasers. This results in LaserWave FLEX Fiber DMD up to 60% better than what the standard allows in the center portion of the fiber and improves system reliability margins versus other DMD controlled fibers. LaserWave FLEX Fiber meets and exceeds the specification requirements of both the EMBc and the more discriminating DMD mask methods for verifying Effective Modal Bandwidth. Both techniques are recognized and approved industry standards; however the DMD mask method allows for closer scrutiny of fiber characteristics, enabling LaserWave FLEX to be specified to more stringent DMD specifications than required by the standards. This provides increased performance and reliability for your network. Lightera LaserWave FLEX Fiber specifications exceed the reliability requirement of the IEEE Ethernet standards, providing assurance for 100% functional system reliability.
| Applications Support | ||||
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| Distances | Application Support Examples Distance (Meters)¹ |
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| Product | LaserWave FLEX 550 (OM4) Fibers |
LaserWave FLEX 300 (OM3) Fibers |
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| 400 Gigabit Ethernet |
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| 850/910 nm (400GBASE-SR4.2) | 100 | 70 | ||
| 850 nm (400GBASE-SR8) | 100 | 70 | ||
| 100 Gigabit Ethernet |
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| 850 nm (100GBASE-SR10) | 190 ² | 140 ² | ||
| 850 nm (100GBASE-SR4) | 100 | 70 | ||
| 850/910 nm (100Gb/s BiDi) | 100 | 70 | ||
| 850-940 nm (100Gb/s SWDM4) | 100 | 75 | ||
| 40 Gigabit Ethernet |
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| 850 nm (40GBASE-SR4) | 190 ² | 140 ² | ||
| 850/910 nm (40Gb/s BiDi) | 100 | 70 | ||
| 850-940 (40Gb/s SWDM4) | 350 | 240 | ||
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet | ||||
| 850 nm (10GBASE-S) | 550 ³ | 300 | ||
| 1310 nm Cwdm Lasers (10GBASE-LX4) | 300 | |||
| 1310 Serial W/ Edc (10GBASE-LRM) | 220 | |||
| 1 Gigabit Ethernet |
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| 850 nm (1000BASE-SX) | 1040 | 1000 ⁴ | ||
| 1310 nm (1000BASE-LX) | 600 | |||
| Note | ¹ Unless otherwise indicated, application support distances are based on standard total connection plus splice loss of 1.5 dB and cable attenuations of 3.5/1.5 dB/km at 850 nm and 1300 nm respectively. Lower-loss connectors and lower cable attenuations can lead to longer supportable distances. Contact Lightera for specific cable attenuation and connection plus splice loss necessary to support a target distance. ² Distances assume maximum 1.0 dB total splice/connector loss, maximum 3.0 dB/km cable attenuation at 850 nm, and VCSEL spectral width of ≤ 0.45 nm. 100 meter reach over OM3 and 150 meter reach over OM4 as defined by IEEE 802.3ba. ³ 550 meter reach assuming 3.5 dB/km maximum cabled attenuation at 850 nm plus 1.0 dB of total connection and splice loss, or 3.0 dB maximum cabled attenuation at 850 nm and 1.3 dB total connection and splice loss. 400 meter reach as defined by IEEE 802.3ae. ⁴ 1000-meter reach assuming total connection plus splice loss of 0.9 dB. |
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For additional information please contact your sales representative. You can also visit our website at www.lightera.com or call 1-888-FIBERHELP (1-888-342-3743) USA or 1-770-798-555 outside the USA. For a full list of our certifications, visit our website.
Lightera reserves the right to make changes to the product(s) described in this document at any time without notice. This document is for informational purposes only and is not intended to modify or supplement any Lightera warranties or specifications relating to any of its products or services.
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