OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS - TEST METHODS - PART 5-2: REFLECTANCE PARAMETERS - ELECTRICAL SPECTRUM ANALYSER METHOD
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Abbreviated terms
4 Apparatus
5 Test sample
6 Procedure
6.1 Input reflectance
6.1.1 General
6.1.2 Calibration
6.1.3 OFA input reflectance measurement
6.2 Output reflectance
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Calibration
6.2.3 OFA output reflectance measurement
7 Calculation
8 Test results
Bibliography
Applicable to optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) using active fibres, containing rare-earth dopants, presently commercially available. Establishes uniform requirements for accurate and reliable measurements, by means of the electrical spectrum analyser test method, of the following OFA parameters, as defined in IEC 61291-1: a) input reflectance; b) output reflectance.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 86 |
