Optical Fiber Code Cross-Reference Fiber Type General Cable Standard Loose Tube SM Performance Loose Tube SM Tight Buffer SM AQ AT Corning® Optical Fiber SMF-28 Ultra SMF-28 Ultra AP SMF-28 Ultra Long-Haul SM Bendable SM Ultra-Bendable SM 62.5 µm MM 62.5 µm MM Ultra-bendable 50 µm MM Ultra-bendable 50 µm MM Ultra-bendable 50 µm MM Ultra-bendable 50 µm MM AL AY AZ CG CL BI BE BL BM * Designation per ISO 11801 Fiber Standards SMF-28e+ is a trademark and Corning, LEAF, InfiniCor and Plus Corning Optical Fiber are registered trademarks of Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY, U.S.A. 2 LEAF Fiber ClearCurve® LBL ClearCurve® ZBL InfiniCor® Fiber 300 CL™1000 Fiber InfiniCor® ClearCurve® OM2 Fiber ClearCurve® OM3 Fiber ClearCurve® OM4 Fiber ClearCurve® OM4 Fiber Description Full spectrum, low water peak singlemode, ITU-T, Recom- mendation G.657.A1, IEC 60793-2-50 FOR B1.3 and B6_a1 class fibers, TIA/EIA-492CAAB and Telcordia GR-20-CORE, Issue 3 Full spectrum, high performance low water peak singlemode with 0.35/0.25 attenuation, Recommendation G.657.A1, IEC 60793- 2-50 FOR B1.3 and B6_a1 class fibers, TIA/EIA-492CAAB and Telcordia GR-20-CORE, Issue 3 Full spectrum, low water peak singlemode with 900 µm PVC buffer, ITU-T Recommendation G.657.A1, IEC 60793-2-50 FOR B1.3 and B6_a1 class fibers, TIA/EIA-492CAAB and Telcordia GR-20- CORE, Issue 3 Large Aeff , low water peak, NZ-DSF singlemode, ITU-T G.655 Full spectrum with best macrobending performance, ITU-T G.652.D and ITU-T G.657.A21B2 Full spectrum with best macrobending performance, ITU-T G.652.D and ITU-T G.657.A 1 Gb/s _ 1 Gb/s _ < 300 m at 850 nm, OM1* < 550 m at 1300 nm 10 Gb/s _ 1 Gb/s _ 10 Gb/s _ 1 Gb/s _ 10 Gb/s _ 1 Gb/s _ 10 Gb/s _ 1 Gb/s _ 10 Gb/s _ 1 Gb/s _ < 500 m at 850 nm, OM1* < 1000 m at 1300 nm < 150 m at 850 nm, OM2* < 750 m at 850 nm < 300 m at 850 nm, OM3* < 1000 m at 850 nm < 550 m at 850 nm, OM4+* < 1100 m at 850 nm < 600 m at 850 nm, OM4+* < 1100 m at 850 nm
