EN 60793-1-54:2013

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Optical fibres - Part 1-54: Measurement methods and test procedures - Gamma
irradiation (IEC 60793-1-54:2012)
Lichtwellenleiter - Teil 1-54: Messmethoden und Prüfverfahren - Radioaktive Strahlung
(IEC 60793-1-54:2012)
Fibres optiques - Partie 1-54: Méthodes de mesure et procédures d'essai - Irradiation
gamma (CEI 60793-1-54:2012)
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17.240 Merjenje sevanja Radiation measurements
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60793-1-54
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.180.10 Supersedes EN 60793-1-54:2003

English version
Optical fibres -
Part 1-54: Measurement methods and test procedures -
Gamma irradiation
(IEC 60793-1-54:2012)
Fibres optiques -  Lichtwellenleiter -
Partie 1-54: Méthodes de mesure Teil 1-54: Messmethoden
et procédures d'essai - und Prüfverfahren -
Irradiation gamma Radioaktive Strahlung
(CEI 60793-1-54:2012) (IEC 60793-1-54:2012)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2012-11-29. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
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Ref. No. EN 60793-1-54:2013 E
Foreword
The text of document 86A/1413/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 60793-1-54, prepared by SC 86A "Fibres
and cables" of IEC/TC 86 "Fibre optics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN 60793-1-54:2013.

The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has (dop) 2013-08-29
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2015-11-29
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60793-1-54:2003.

EN 60793-1-54:2003:
- launching conditions and optical sources have been reviewed and are better defined.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60793-1-54:2012 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:

IEC 60793-2-10 NOTE Harmonised as EN 60793-2-10.
IEC 60793-2-20 NOTE Harmonised as EN 60793-2-20.
IEC 60793-2-50 NOTE Harmonised as EN 60793-2-50.

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60793-1-40 - Optical fibres - EN 60793-1-40 -
Part 1-40: Measurement methods and test
procedures - Attenuation
IEC 60793-1-44 - Optical fibres - EN 60793-1-44 -
Part 1-44: Measurement methods and test
procedures - Cut-off wavelength

IEC 60793-1-46 - Optical fibres - EN 60793-1-46 -
Part 1-46: Measurement methods and test
procedures - Monitoring of changes in optical
transmittance
IEC 61280-4-1 - Fibre optic communication subsystem test EN 61280-4-1 -
procedures -
Part 4-1: Installed cable plant - Multimode
attenuation measurement
IEC 60793-1-54 ®
Edition 2.0 2012-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Optical fibres –
Part 1-54: Measurement methods and test procedures – Gamma irradiation

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ICS 33.180.10 ISBN 978-2-83220-400-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Apparatus . 6
3.1 Radiation source . 6
3.1.1 Testing of environmental background radiation . 6
3.1.2 Testing of adverse nuclear environments . 6
3.2 Optical source . 6
3.3 Optical filters/monochromators . 6
3.4 Cladding mode stripper . 6
3.5 Fibre support and positioning apparatus . 6
3.6 Optical splitter . 6
3.7 Input launch conditions . 7
3.7.1 Class A, category A1 fibres (graded index multimode fibres) . 7
3.7.2 Class B fibres (single-mode fibres) . 7
3.7.3 Class A, category A2 fibres (quasi-step and step index fibres) . 7
3.8 Detector – Signal detection electronics . 7
3.9 Optical power meter . 7
3.10 Radiation dosimeter . 7
3.11 Temperature controlled container . 7
3.12 Test reel . 7
4 Sampling and specimens . 7
4.1 Specimens . 7
4.1.1 Fibre specimen . 7
4.1.2 Cable specimen . 8
4.2 Specimen for environmental background radiation test . 8
4.3 Specimen for testing adverse nuclear environments . 8
4.4 Test reel . 8
4.5 Ambient light shielding . 8
5 Procedure. 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Calibration of radiation source . 8
5.3 Preparation and pre-conditioning . 8
5.4 Attenuation measurement for environmental background radiation . 9
5.5 Attenuation measurement for adverse nuclear environment . 9
6 Calculations . 10
6.1 Change in optical attenuation ∆a (environmental background radiation test) . 10
6.2 Change in optical transmittance, a (adverse nuclear environmental radiation
test) . 10
6.3 Normalization of the results . 10
7 Results . 11
7.1 Information to be provided with each measurement . 11
7.2 Information available upon request . 11
8 Specification information . 11
Bibliography . 12

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OPTICAL FIBRES –
Part 1-54: Measurement methods and test procedures –
Gamma irradiation
FOREWORD
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8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is
indispensable for the correct application of this publication.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60793-1-54 has been prepared by subcommittee 86A: Fibres and
cables, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2003. It constitutes a
technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
– launching conditions and optical sources have been reviewed and are better defined.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
86A/1413/CDV 86A/1433/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 60793 series can be found, under the general title Optical Fibres,
on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.

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OPTICAL FIBRES –
Part 1-54: Measurement methods and test procedures –
Gamma irradiation
1 Scope
This part of IEC 60793 outlines a method for measuring the steady state response of optical
fibres and optical cables exposed to gamma radiation. It can be employed to determine the
level of radiation induced attenuation produced in Class B single-mode or Class A, category
A1 and A2 multimode optical fibres, in either cabled or uncabled form, due to exposure to
gamma radiation.
The attenuation of cabled and uncabled optical fibres generally increases when exposed to
gamma radiation. This is primarily due to the trapping of radiolytic electrons and holes at
defect sites in the glass (i.e. the formation of “colour centres”). This test procedure focuses on
two regimes of interest: the low dose rate regime suitable for estimating the effect of
environmental background radiation, and the high dose rate regime suitable for estimating the
effect of adverse nuclear environments. The testing of the effects of environmental
background radiation is achieved with an attenuation measurement approach similar to
IEC 60793-1-40 Method A, cut-back. The effects of adverse nuclear environments are tested
by monitoring the power before, during
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