1. IEC Technical Committee 86 Fibre Optics
James E. Matthews III
Corning Incorporated

2. Topics Overview of the IEC TC86 Family Organization of the Work
SC86A - Fibres and Cables
SC86B - Fibre Optic Interconnecting Devices and Passive Components
SC86C - Fibre Optic Systems and Active Devices
Other TC86 Groups
TC86 Interfaces
How to Get Involved / Access Information

3. Overview of the Parent committee
Fibre Optics A to Z…..
Infrastructure for Global trade and commerce
Provide Test Methods, Specifications, Guidelines
Promote Market Growth, Enable Fibre Optics Applications
Liaison / Reference to Many Groups
Extent of TC86:
Prepare standards for fibre optic systems, modules, devices…
Range of use spans all communication applications
Deliverables: terminology, characteristics, test and measurement methods, functional interfaces, calibration, optical, environmental and mechanical requirements, quality assessment, and reliability
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4. Organization of the Work
Parent Committee - TC86
New and Emerging Areas - Dynamic Modules
Common Areas: Terminology, Calibration, Reliability, Environment
Overall Coordination and Management Issues
Subcommittee 86A: Fibres and Cables
Subcommittee 86B: Passive Interconnecting Devices and Passive Components
Subcommittee 86C: Fibre Optic Systems and Active Devices

5. National Committees of TC86
Observers
AUSTRALIA (AU)
BELGIUM (BE)
BULGARIA (BG)
CZECH REPUBLIC (CZ)
GREECE (GR)
INDIA (IN)
INDONESIA (ID)
IRELAND (IE)
NEW ZEALAND (NZ)
NORWAY (NO)
SINGAPORE (SG)
SLOVENIA (SI)
SOUTH AFRICA (ZA)
THAILAND (TH)
UKRAINE (UA)
YUGOSLAVIA (YU)
Participating / Voting At The TC86 Level
AUSTRIA (AT)
CANADA (CA)
CHINA (CN)
DENMARK (DK)
FINLAND (FI)
FRANCE (FR)
GERMANY (DE)
HUNGARY (HU)
ITALY (IT)
JAPAN (JP)
KOREA (REPUBLIC OF) (KR)
MEXICO (MX)
NETHERLANDS (NL)
POLAND (PL)
PORTUGAL (PT)
ROMANIA (RO)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RU)
SLOVAKIA (SK)
SPAIN (ES)
SWEDEN (SE)
SWITZERLAND (CH)
TURKEY (TR)
UNITED KINGDOM (GB)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

6. SC86A - Optical Fibre and Cable
Working Group 1: Fibres and Associated Measurement Methods
Working Group 3: Cables and Associated Measurement Methods
Joint Working Group 4: Optical Cables Along Power Lines
Single-mode, Multimode and Other Fibre Types
Indoor Cable, Outdoor Cable, and Ribbon Cables
Specialized Cables (Overhead Power, Lake and River Crossing…..)
Installation Techniques

7. Current Projects - SC86A Optical Fibre & Cable
Specifications for Fibres and Cables
Test Methods
Multimode Bandwidth
Polarization Mode Dispersion
Differential Mode Delay
Gamma Irradiation
Guidance Documents
Effective Area for Single-mode Fibres
Interpretation of OTDR Backscattering Traces
Raman Gain Efficiency of Single-mode Fibres
Polarization Crosstalk Measurement of Optical Fibre

8. SC86B - Passive Optical Components
Four Working Groups
WG4: Test and Measurement Methods for Interconnecting Devices
WG5: Reliability of Interconnecting Devices and Passive Components
WG6: Standards and Specifications for Fibre Optic Interconnecting Devices and Related Components
WG7: Standards and Specifications for Optical Passive Components
Probably the Most Prolific Group in IEC
59 Active Projects
166 Published Documents

9. Current Projects - SC86B Passive Optical Components
IEC Series Environmental Test Series (Linked to IEC Series)
Connector Interface Specifications
Performance Specifications for Optical Interconnecting Devices and Components
General and Guidance Document for Qualification and Testing : Define Service Environments

10. SC86C - Fibre Optic Systems and Active Devices
Three Working Groups
WG1: Fibre Optic Communication Systems and Subsystems
WG3: Optical Amplifiers
WG4: Active Components and Devices
Test Methods, Specifications and Guidance Documents
IEC Guidance for Accommodation and Compensation of Dispersion
IEC Series Test Methods for System Parameters
IEC Generic Specification (Terminology) for Optical Amplifiers
IEC Series Test Methods for Optical Amplifiers
Optoelectronic Devices: Essential Ratings, Measuring Methods, Package & Interface Specifications

11. IEC SC86C Current Systems Projects
Near-field Data for Multimode Laser Transmitters
Eye Pattern, Waveform & Extinction Ratio
Determining Low BER Using Q-factor Measurements
Optical Signal-to-noise Ratio Measurements
Multimode Cable Plant Attenuation
Polarization Mode Dispersion Measurements
Design Guides for Gigabit Ethernet Models for Multimode and Single-mode Systems
Guidelines for Nonlinear Effects in Single-mode Systems
Skew Design in Parallel Systems
Statistical Calculation of Chromatic Dispersion

12. IEC SC86C Current Projects: Optical Amplifiers
Test Methods for Gain, Noise, Reflectance
Single Channel and Multichannel Parameters
Polarization Mode Dispersion
Amplifier Reliability
Raman Amplification
High Optical Power Safety

13. IEC SC86C Current Projects - Active Components and Devices
Transceiver Package and Interface Standards
Pump Laser Package and Interface Standards
12-channel Pluggable Parallel Optical TxRx Modules With MPO Connector
Performance Standards for Modulator Integrated Laser Transmitters
1300nm GB Ethernet Transceivers
650nm 250 Mb/s Plastic FO Transmitters,

14. TC86 Level Activities WG4: Working Group on Metrology / Cablibration
Calibration of Power Meters, Spectrum Analysers, ...
WG8: Working Group on Dynamic Modules
Coordinating Group on Polarization Mode Dispersion
Coordinating Group on Reliability
Challenge of Limited Samples, Rapidly Changing Product Designs
Goal to Harmonize Approach Across TC86
Coordinating Group on Environmental Issues
Respond to Global Questions
Support Fibre Optics As a “Green” Technology

15. TC86 Interfaces to the World
Global Standards Groups
ITU-T Study Group 15 on Optical Transport
Question 15 - Optical Fibre and Cable
Question 16 - Optical Systems for Terrestrial Transport
Question 17 - Optical Components & Subsystems
ITU-T Study Group 6 on Outside Plant
ISO / IEC JTC1 - SC25 (Building and Premises Wiring)
Other IEC Groups
TC76 on Laser Safety TC46 on Cables, Wires….
TC100 on Multimedia ACET Coordinating Group
Sector Board 4 on Telecommunications Infrastructure
Regional
CENELEC Mirror Committees of TC86
IEEE 802 Groups - Ethernet, 10G Ethernet

16. Call for Action www.iec.ch/tc86 Your Help and Involvement Is Needed
Engage in the Work by Correspondence
Become an Expert on a Project or Working Group
Participate Through Your National Committee
Contacts:
Umberto Rossi, Chair TC86
Ed Kelly, Secretary, TC86
Your IEC National Committee ( => members)
Tim Rotti, IEC Central Office Engineer for TC86
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