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OM4 Bend-Insensitive Multimode Fiber
| Portfolio | CommScope® | 
| Product Type | Optical fiber | 
| 1 Gbps Ethernet Distance | 1,110 m @ 850 nm | 600 m @ 1,300 nm | 
| 10 Gbps Ethernet Distance | 550 m @ 850 nm | 
| Attenuation, maximum | 1.00 dB/km @ 1,300 nm | 3.00 dB/km @ 850 nm | 
| Backscatter Coefficient | -68.0 dB @ 850 nm | -75.7 dB @ 1,300 nm | 
| Bandwidth, Laser, minimum | 4,700 MHz-km @ 850 nm | 500 MHz-km @ 1,300 nm | 
| Bandwidth, OFL, minimum | 3,500 MHz-km @ 850 nm | 500 MHz-km @ 1,300 nm | 
| Differential Mode Delay | 0.70 ps/m @ 850 nm | 0.88 ps/m @ 1,300 nm | 
| Differential Mode Delay Note | Superior to TIA-492AAAC and IEC 60793-2-10 at 850 nm | 
| Index of Refraction | 1.477 @ 1,300 nm | 1.482 @ 850 nm | 
| Cladding Diameter | 125 µm | 
| Cladding Non-Circularity, maximum | 1 % | 
| Coating Diameter (Colored) | 245 µm | 
| Coating Diameter Tolerance (Colored) | ±10 µm | 
| Coating/Cladding Concentricity Error, maximum | 12 µm | 
| Core Diameter | 50 µm | 
| Core Diameter Tolerance | ±2.5 µm | 
| Core/Clad Offset, maximum | 1.5 µm | 
| Proof Tensile Stress | 100,000 psi (0.69 GPa) | 
| Tight Buffer Diameter | 900 µm | 
| Tight Buffer Diameter Tolerance | ±40 µm | 
| Macrobending, 15 mm Ø mandrel, 2 turns | 0.20 dB @ 850 nm | 0.50 dB @ 1,300 nm | 
| Macrobending, 30 mm Ø mandrel, 2 turns | 0.10 dB @ 850 nm | 0.30 dB @ 1,300 nm | 
| Macrobending, 75 mm Ø mandrel, 100 turns | 0.50 dB @ 1,300 nm | 0.50 dB @ 850 nm | 
| Coating Strip Force, maximum | 8.9 N | 2.001 lbf | 
| Coating Strip Force, minimum | 1.3 N | 0.292 lbf | 
| Dynamic Fatigue Parameter, minimum | 18 | 
| Numerical Aperture | 0,2 | 
| Numerical Aperture Tolerance | ±0.015 | 
| Point Defects, maximum | 0.15 dB | 
| Standards Compliance | IEC 60793-2-10, type A1a.3a | IEC 60793-2-10, type A1a.3b | TIA-492AAAD (OM4) | 
| Heat Aging, maximum | 0.20 dB/km @ 85 °C | 
| Temperature Dependence, maximum | 0.1 dB/km | 
| Temperature Humidity Cycling, maximum | 0.2 dB/km | 
| Water Immersion, maximum | 0.20 dB/km @ 23 °C | 
| Portfolio | CommScope® | 
| Product Type | Optical fiber | 
| 1 Gbps Ethernet Distance | 1,110 m @ 850 nm | 600 m @ 1,300 nm | 
| 10 Gbps Ethernet Distance | 550 m @ 850 nm | 
| Attenuation, maximum | 1.00 dB/km @ 1,300 nm | 3.00 dB/km @ 850 nm | 
| Backscatter Coefficient | -68.0 dB @ 850 nm | -75.7 dB @ 1,300 nm | 
| Bandwidth, Laser, minimum | 4,700 MHz-km @ 850 nm | 500 MHz-km @ 1,300 nm | 
| Bandwidth, OFL, minimum | 3,500 MHz-km @ 850 nm | 500 MHz-km @ 1,300 nm | 
| Differential Mode Delay | 0.70 ps/m @ 850 nm | 0.88 ps/m @ 1,300 nm | 
| Differential Mode Delay Note | Superior to TIA-492AAAC and IEC 60793-2-10 at 850 nm | 
| Index of Refraction | 1.477 @ 1,300 nm | 1.482 @ 850 nm | 
| Cladding Diameter | 125 µm | 
| Cladding Non-Circularity, maximum | 1 % | 
| Coating Diameter (Colored) | 245 µm | 
| Coating Diameter Tolerance (Colored) | ±10 µm | 
| Coating/Cladding Concentricity Error, maximum | 12 µm | 
| Core Diameter | 50 µm | 
| Core Diameter Tolerance | ±2.5 µm | 
| Core/Clad Offset, maximum | 1.5 µm | 
| Proof Tensile Stress | 100,000 psi (0.69 GPa) | 
| Tight Buffer Diameter | 900 µm | 
| Tight Buffer Diameter Tolerance | ±40 µm | 
| Macrobending, 15 mm Ø mandrel, 2 turns | 0.20 dB @ 850 nm | 0.50 dB @ 1,300 nm | 
| Macrobending, 30 mm Ø mandrel, 2 turns | 0.10 dB @ 850 nm | 0.30 dB @ 1,300 nm | 
| Macrobending, 75 mm Ø mandrel, 100 turns | 0.50 dB @ 1,300 nm | 0.50 dB @ 850 nm | 
| Coating Strip Force, maximum | 8.9 N | 2.001 lbf | 
| Coating Strip Force, minimum | 1.3 N | 0.292 lbf | 
| Dynamic Fatigue Parameter, minimum | 18 | 
| Numerical Aperture | 0,2 | 
| Numerical Aperture Tolerance | ±0.015 | 
| Point Defects, maximum | 0.15 dB | 
| Standards Compliance | IEC 60793-2-10, type A1a.3a | IEC 60793-2-10, type A1a.3b | TIA-492AAAD (OM4) | 
| Heat Aging, maximum | 0.20 dB/km @ 85 °C | 
| Temperature Dependence, maximum | 0.1 dB/km | 
| Temperature Humidity Cycling, maximum | 0.2 dB/km | 
| Water Immersion, maximum | 0.20 dB/km @ 23 °C |