IEC 60793-1-30:2001

Applies to the tests of mechanical strength, ease of handling or the recognition of physical defects of primary coated or primary buffered optical glass fibres. The methods are to be used for inspection of fibres for commercial purposes.

IEC 60793-1-30:2010 describes procedures for briefly applying a specified tensile load as a proof test to continuous lengths of optical fibre. The tensile load is applied for as short a time as possible, yet sufficiently long to ensure the glass experiences the proof stress, typically much less than one second. This method is applicable to types A1, A2, A3 and B optical fibres. The main change with respect to the previous edition is an improved description of the procedure.