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1 SCOPE
  1.1 Objective of This Standard
  1.2 Specifications and Guidelines
  1.3 Processes
  1.4 Manufacturing Process Carriers
  1.5 Additional Process Requirements
  1.6 Optical Fibers
2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
  2.1 IPC-0040 - Optoelectronic Assembly and Packaging
      Technology
  2.2 IPC-SMEMA Interface Standard 1.2 - SMEMA Mechanical
      Equipment Interface Standard
  2.3 IPC-SMEMA 3.1 - SMEMA Fiducial Mark Standard
  2.4 National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH)
      STD 94-110-b
  2.5 ANSI/ESDS20.20-1999 - ESD Association Standard for
      Development of an Electrostatic Discharge Control
      Program
  2.6 SEMI S8-0701 - Safety Guidelines for Ergonomic
      Engineering of Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
  2.7 ISO-14644-1 - Classification of Air Cleanliness
3 REQUIREMENTS
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Requirements for Handling Optical Fiber
      3.2.1 Buffer Jacket Damage
      3.2.2 Bend Radius
      3.2.3 Fiber Ends
      3.2.4 Fiber Load and Stress Limits
  3.3 Requirements for Optical Fiber Carriers
      3.3.1 Form Factor
      3.3.2 Materials and Process Environment Requirements
      3.3.3 Indexing Features
      3.3.4 Key Features
      3.3.5 Fiber Requirements
      3.3.6 Primary Carrier Requirements
      3.3.7 Stacking Guidelines
      3.3.8 Storage and Covers
Appendix

Defines standard practices for handling various kinds of optical fiber and defines the specifications and guidelines to be used in the design of carriers for these fibers in component manufacturing.