1×8 PLC Splitter Reliability Test Report

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Test Conditions
3. Product Information and Sampling Methods
4. Equipment Used
5. Pass Criteria
6. Summary Test Results
7. Conclusions
8. Attachment
Appendix A: IL and PDL plots for 1×8 PLC Splitter products before and after tests
Appendix B: Statistical distributions of IL for 1×8 PLC Splitter products before and after tests for all tested samples

1. Introduction
This document contains results of reliability tests for 1×8 PLC Splitter products conducted under environmental conditions that are defined in Telcordia GR-1209-CORE and GR-1221-CORE. These 1×8 PLC Splitters were incorporated with both 1 channel and 8 channel fiber arrays that were manufactured by Shanghai May Telecom Co., Ltd.; Therefore, this report can also be viewed as a reliability showcase for the internally fabricated 1 channel and 8 channel fiber arrays.
Specifically, the following tests were carried out on the 1×8 PLC Splitter products:
-Temperature –humidity Aging
-High Temperature Storage (Dry heat)
-Low Temperature Storage
-Temperature Cycling
-Water Immersion
-Thermal Shock
-Vibration
-Mechanical Shock
-Fiber & Cable Retention
-Fiber Side Pull

2. Test Conditions
The test conditions that the 1×8 PLC Splitter products were subject to are stipulated by the Telcordia reliability testing recommendations and are shown below.

Environmental and Mechanical Tests Test Conditions Test Interval Telcordia Standard
Temperature–humidity Aging 85°C/85%RH, Duration: 168 hrs and 2000 hrs, respectively Initial 2000hrs GR-1221-Core
High Temperature Storage 85°C, Duration: 2000 hrs Initial 2000hrs GR-1221-Core
Low Temperature Storage -40°C, Duration: 2000 hrs Initial 2000hrs GR-1209-Core
GR-1221-Core
Temperature Cycling -40°C to +85°C, Dwell Time: ≥15 mins, Ramping Rate: ~1C/min; Cycle: 100 and 500, respectively Initial, 100cyls, 200cyls, 300cyls, 400cyls, 500cyls GR-1209-Core
GR-1221-Core
Water Immersion +43°C, pH5.5, Duration: 168 hrs After GR-1209-Core
Thermal Shock T=100°C (0°C to 100°C), liquid-to-liquid, Dwell Time: ≥5 mins, Cycle: 15 After GR-1221-Core
Vibration 20g, 20-2000Hz, 4 mins/cycle, 4 cycles/axis After GR-1221-Core
Mechanical Shock Height of Drop: 1.8 m, No. of Drop: 8, No. of Direction: 6, Repeat: 5 times total After GR-1221-Core
Fiber & Cable Retention 0.45kg, 3 directions, Duration: 1 min Initial, After GR-1209-Core
Fiber Side Pull 0.23kg, 90, 2 directions,Duration: 5 sec After GR-1209-Core

3. Product Information and Sampling Methods
3.1. Product description: 1×8 PLC Splitter, pigtailed with one single fiber as input and four 8-fiber ribbons as output, no connector attached
3.2. Number of channels: 1 Input, 8 Outputs
3.3. Materials used: 
       1×8 splitter chip: Quartz
       1 channel fiber array: Quartz cover lid/Quartz v-groove substrate
       8 channels fiber array: Quartz cover lid/Quartz v-groove substrate
       Housing: Stainless Steel
       Rubber boots: Silicone
3.4. Adhesives used: 
       UV/Thermally curable adhesives
       Potting silicone adhesive
       Sealing silicone adhesive

4. Equipment Used

Test Equipment Manufacturer Model
Temperature-humidity Aging Test Forced Dry Air Oven Hongze 101-1AB
Temperature Cycling Programmable Temperature Chamber Thermotron S-1.2
Thermal Shock Thermal Shock Chamber TABAI TSE-10
High Temperature Storage (Damp Heat) Programmable Damp Heat Test Chamber Terchy MHU-408Lu
Vibration Vibration Simulator LIMG 616VH

5. Pass Criteria
Samples under test are required to meet all parametric limits specified in GR-1209-CORE and GR-1221-CORE.
All samples were inspected visually before and after tests to examine their physical conditions. Additionally, their insertion loss (IL) and polarization-dependent loss (PDL) of each output channel were measured to determine whether their changes before and after tests (△IL and △PDL) met the Telcordia requirements for PLC splitter products.

The pass criteria for PLC splitter products that were subject to Telcordia tests were:
No physical damages were found, such as detachment of silicone rubber boots and detachment of housing lid from the housing, due to sealing adhesive failure, fiber breakage, fiber pullout, loose tube crack, cable jacket damage or housing corrosion.
PDL≤0.3dB.
△IL ≤ ±0.5 dB and IL values within the product specifications
IL Uniformity ≤0.8dB
The number of allowed failures in passing the above criteria was zero.

6. Summary of Test Results

Group Environmental & Mechanical Tests GR-1209-CORE (Pass/Fail) GR-1221-CORE (Pass/Fail)
A High Temperature Storage (Dry heat) 2000 hrs
Pass
B Low Temperature Storage 2000 hrs
Pass
C High Temperature Storage (Damp heat) 168 hrs
Pass		 2000 hrs
Pass
D Temperature Cycling 100 cycles
ass		 500 cycles
Pass
E Fiber & Cable Retention 100 cycles
Pass
Fiber Side Pull 0.23kg, 5sec
Pass
Thermal Shock 15 cycles
Pass
Vibration 4 cycles/axis
Pass
Mechanical Shock 5 times
Pass
Water Immersion 168 hrs
Pass

7. Conclusions
The 1×8 PLC splitter products were subjected to full Telcordia GR-1209-CORE and GR-1221-CORE tests, including high temperature storage (dry heat), low temperature storage, high temperature storage (damp heat), temperature cycling, thermal shock, mechanical shock, vibration, water immersion, fiber side pull, and fiber & cable retention. All samples passed the criteria as outlined in Section 5 of this report.

8. Attachments
Appendix A: IL and PDL plots for 1×8 PLC Splitter products before and after tests.
Appendix B: Statistical distributions of IL for 1×8 PLC Splitter products before and after tests for all tested samples.

Appendix A: Statistical Distribution of △IL
A.1 Statistical Summary

Environmental &Mechanical Tests Delta IL @1310nm (dB) Delta IL @1550nm (dB)
Mean Std Dev Abs Max Mean Std Dev Abs Max
High Temperature Storage (Dry Heat), 2000hrs -0.0048 0.0467 0.1498 0.0253 0.073 0.2247
Low Temperature Storage, 2000hrs -0.0072 0.05 0.1303 0.0096 0.044 0.1108
High Temperature Storage (Damp Heat), 2000hrs 0.1168 0.087 0.081 0.1453 0.1107 0.315
Temperature Cycling, 500 cycles -0.023 0.0379 0.172 0.0182 0.0415 0.119
Fiber & Cable Retention -0.038 0.0607 0.147 -0.0076 0.0722 0.128
Fiber Side Pull 0.004 0.0454 0.1 -0.003 0.045 0.158
Thermal Shock 0.0138 0.08 0.313 -0.0116 0.0877 0.212
Vibration -0.018 0.0578 0.152 -0.0149 0.0631 0.212
Mechanical Shock -0.0158 0.0595 0.152 -0.033 0.0749 0.223
Water Immersion, 168 hrs 0.028 0.707 0.202 -0.0204td> 0.0628 0.189

A.  IL and PDL plots for 1×8 PLC Splitter products before and after tests
A1. Temperature-Humidity Aging (85°C, 85%RH)

Damp Heat for 2000 Hours

Real time IL and PDL measurements for Damp Heat 85oC, 85%RH 2000 hours

IL Trend of Damp Heat Results
IL Trend of Damp Heat Results-1

A2. High Temperature Storage

High Temperature Storage

A3. Low Temperature Storage

Low Temp Storage
Low Temp Storage-1

A4. Temperature Cycling
1)Data sheet for 201-58195

Channel Temp. IL PDL
Before TC After TC Change Before TC After TC Change
1 -40℃ 10.22 10.30 0.08 0.09 0.06 0.03
-30℃ 9.98 10.00 0.03 0.08 0.02 0.06
-85℃ 9.88 10.00 0.11 0.01 0.06 0.05
TDV* 0.34 0.31 0.03 0.08 0.04 0.03
2 -40℃ 10.11 10.18 0.07 0.16 0.07 0.09
-30℃ 9.98 9.96 0.02 0.08 0.09 0.01
-85℃ 9.88 9.93 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.02
TDV* 0.24 0.25 0.02 0.09 0.03 0.06
3 -40℃ 10.18 10.21 0.03 0.14 0.18 0.04
-30℃ 10.01 9.99 0.02 0.17 0.11 0.06
-85℃ 9.92 9.94 0.02 0.10 0.11 0.02
TDV* 0.26 0.27 0.00 0.07 0.07 0.00
4 -40℃ 10.24 10.23 0.02 0.11 0.07 0.04
-30℃ 10.02 9.99 0.03 0.10 0.06 0.04
-85℃ 9.92 9.90 0.02 0.06 0.10 0.04
TDV* 0.33 0.33 0.00 0.05 0.04 0.01
5 -40℃ 10.03 10.17 0.14 0.10 0.07 0.03
-30℃ 9.87 9.82 0.06 0.10 0.06 0.04
-85℃ 9.74 9.73 0.01 0.06 0.06 0.00
TDV* 0.29 0.44 0.15 0.04 0.01 0.04
6 -40℃ 9.98 10.03 0.06 0.09 0.12 0.03
-30℃ 9.87 9.77 0.10 0.11 0.09 0.02
-85℃ 9.74 9.76 0.02 0.12 0.09 0.04
TDV* 0.24 0.27 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.00
7 -40℃ 10.21 10.35 0.14 0.10 0.08 0.02
-30℃ 10.12 10.02 0.10 0.07 0.08 0.01
-85℃ 10.01 10.06 0.05 0.07 0.09 0.02
TDV* 0.20 0.33 0.14 0.03 0.01 0.02
8 -40℃ 10.36 10.39 0.03 0.10 0.10 0.01
-30℃ 10.17 10.01 0.16 0.07 0.09 0.02
-85℃ 10.06 10.01 0.04 0.06 0.09 0.03
TDV* 0.30 0.38 0.08 0.04 0.01 0.03

* TDV: Temperature Dependent Variation, difference between the maximum and minimum IL or PDL at -40℃, 30℃, and 85℃.

2) Chart

Temperature Cycling

A5. Water Immersion

Water Immersion
Water Immersion-1

A6. Thermal Shock

Thermal Shock
Thermal Shock-1

A7. Vibration

Vibration
Vibration-1

A8. Mechanical Shock

Mechanical Shock
Mechanical Shock-1

A9. Fiber & Cable Retention

Fiber & Cable Retention

A10. Fiber Side Pull

Fiber Side Pull
Fiber Side Pull-1

B. Statistical distributions of IL for 1×8 PLC splitter products before and after tests for all tested samples

Environmental &Mechanical Tests Delta IL (dB) Delta PDL (dB)
Mean Std Abs Max Mean Std Abs Max
Damp Heat 2000 hrs 0.011 0.14 0.41 0.00 0.031 0.130
High Temp Storage 0.011 0.045 0.130 0.00 0.015 0.045
Low Temp Storage -0.032 0.076 0.256 0.00 0.012 0.038
Temp Cycling
1.10 cycles
500 cycles		 0.017 0.141 0.385 -0.001 0.039 0.062
Water Immersion 0.110 0.091 0.243 0.060 0.040 0.140
Thermal Shock -0.005 0.028 0.06 0.021 0.035 0.066
Vibration 0.116 0.032 0.130 0.082 0.028 0.088
Mechanical Shock -0.037 0.044 0.135 -0.029 0.010 0.037
Fiber & Cable Retention 0.006 0.028 0.075 -0.005 0.020 0.065
Fiber Side Pull 0.002 0.012 0.045 -0.002 0.005 0.018