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Calibration Support: Standard Reference Materials (SRM's) and Measurement Services (for fiber, components, and composition)
FIBER AND FIBER-CONNECTOR GEOMETRY

Click on the arrow beneath the SRM number to see a sample certificate which describes operation and use. Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4.0x or greater) will be needed to view many of these documents. If you do not have this program, you may download it free of charge. The software is identified in order to assist users of this information service. In no case does such identification imply recommendation or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Standard Reference Materials (SRMs)
SRM #
Name
Brief Description
Availability
2513
Click here for the SRM 2513 certificate.
Mode Field Diameter Standard for Single-Mode Fiber Optical fiber specimen with cleaved end and calibrated mode field diameter (Discontinued) Contact Tim Drapela for further information
Info
Click here to order SRM 2513.
2520
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Optical Fiber Diameter Standard Optical fiber specimen with cladding diameter values known to approximately ± 40 nm
Order Info
Click here to order SRM 2520.
SRMs Produced by NIST's Precision Engineering Division (821.00)
SRM #
Name
Brief Description
Availability
2522
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Pin Gauge Standard for Optical Fiber Ferrules Wires used to size bores of connector ferrules; diameter known to approximately ± 40 nm
Order Info
Click here to order SRM 2522.
2523
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Optical Fiber Ferrule Geometry Standard Ceramic connector ferrule with specified outside diameter and roundness
Order Info
Click here to order SRM 2523.
2553
Click here for the SRM 2553 certificate.
 Optical Fiber Coating Diameter Glass rod with index of refraction n=1.504 and diameter of approximately 250 µm known within ±0.1 µm
Order Info
Click here to order SRM 2553.
2554
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Optical Fiber Coating Diameter Glass rod with index of refraction n=1.515 and diameter of approximately 250 µm known within ±0.1 µm
Order Info
Click here to order SRM 2554.
2555
Click here for the SRM 2555 certificate.
Optical Fiber Coating Diameter Glass rod with index of refraction n=1.535 and diameter of approximately 250 µm known within ±0.1 µm (Discontinued)
Contact Tim Drapela for further information
Info
Click here to order SRM 2555.
Page updated: 03/31/2008
NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology EEEL, Optoelectronics Division, Boulder