Industry-leading attenuation, improved macrobend performance, and 9.2 µm mode field diameter, all in one fiber
SMF-28® Ultra and SMF-28® Ultra 200 Optical Fibers
SMF-28® Ultra and SMF-28® Ultra 200 Optical Fibers
SMF-28® Ultra Optical Fiber
SMF-28® Ultra optical fiber was the first in the market to combine the benefit of industry-leading attenuation and improved macrobend performance, all in one fiber. This premium single-mode fiber is designed for regional, long-haul, metro, access, mobile, and fiber to the home (FTTH) applications, along with being fully backward compatible with the installed base of legacy single-mode fibers.
SMF-28 Ultra fiber is ITU-T Recommendation G.652.D compliant and also exceeds the requirements of the ITU-T G.657.A1 standard. SMF-28 Ultra fiber has a 9.2 micron mode field diameter (MFD) and offers industry-leading attenuation, macrobend loss, and polarized mode dispersion (PMD).
The bend performance of SMF-28 Ultra fiber is able to improve duct utilization, enable smaller enclosures, and provide a solid foundation for new network deployments as well as upgrades to existing networks.
SMF-28® Ultra 200 Optical Fiber
In 2015, we introduced the industry’s first 200-micron fiber which provides low loss, macrobend performance, and a 9.2 micron MFD. SMF-28 Ultra 200 fiber helps solve one of the world’s toughest network challenges – increasing fiber count without taking up more space by providing all the benefits of SMF-28 Ultra fiber in a reduced diameter.
The newest addition to our SMF-28 Ultra fiber portfolio, SMF-28 Ultra 200 fiber enables the design of smaller, lighter, fully backwards compatible high-fiber, high-density cables. By exceeding the standards requirements of ITU-T G.657.A1 and G.652.D, SMF-28 Ultra 200 fiber ensures full backwards compatibility with other fiber types that satisfy these requirements.
With the problem of MFD compatibility eliminated, network operators have the freedom to deploy fiber-rich, 200-micron cables to address capacity and congestion – with the proven performance of SMF-28 Ultra fiber.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
SMF-28 Ultra Optical Fiber Product Specification Sheets
SMF-28 Ultra 200 Optical Fiber Product Specification Sheets
Technical Resources
- FTTH – The Ultimate In Scalable Bandwidth Service
- Corning® SMF-28® Ultra Optical Fiber Splicing Report
- The advantages of using reduced coating diameter optical fibers (200 µm) in ADSS cables for deployment
This paper has been presented at the IWCS 2017 Orlando International Cable & Connectivity Symposium, October 8 – 11, 2017 (www.iwcs.org) - Improved FTTH installations by reducing fibre size
Originally published in EngineerIT (July 2017) - Beyond 85°C: Thermal Aging Impact on Optical Fiber with Corning® CPC® Coatings
- 200 Micron Fibers - Optical and Mechanical Resilience of Reduced Coating Diameter Fibers - Application Note
- High Fiber Count Cable Miniaturization using SMF-28® Ultra 200 Fiber
- Backhauling with Fibre?
- One Fiber Everywhere
- New era in optical fiber cabling
- Optical Access Solution Based on WDM-PON and low-loss fiber
In The News
In The News
Corning Introduces SMF-28® Ultra 200 Fiber
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today announced its newest single-mode optical fiber innovation, Corning® SMF-28® Ultra 200 fiber. The industry’s first 200-micron fiber with a 9.2 micron nominal mode-field diameter (MFD), SMF-28 Ultra 200 fiber enables the design of smaller, lighter, fully backwards compatible high-fiber, high-density cables.
Corning Introduces New SMF-28® Ultra Optical Fiber
Corning Incorporated announced its latest single-mode optical fiber innovation, Corning® SMF-28® Ultra fiber. This new, premium single-mode optical fiber is the first in the market to combine the benefits of industry-leading attenuation and improved macrobend performance in one fiber.
