IEC 60876-1:2012(E) applies to fibre optic switches possessing all of the following general features: - they are passive in that they contain no optoelectronic or other transducing elements, - they have one or more ports for the transmission of optical power and two or more states in which power may be routed or blocked between these ports, and - the ports are optical fibres or fibre optic connectors. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2001. It constitutes a technical revision. The changes with respect to the previous edition are to remove quality. Keywords: fibre optic switches
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IEC 60876-1:2012(E) applies to fibre optic switches possessing all of the following general features: - they are passive in that they contain no optoelectronic or other transducing elements, - they have one or more ports for the transmission of optical power and two or more states in which power may be routed or blocked between these ports, and - the ports are optical fibres or fibre optic connectors. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2001. It constitutes a technical revision. The changes with respect to the previous edition are to remove quality. Keywords: fibre optic switches