OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS - TEST METHODS - PART 3-1: NOISE FIGURE PARAMETERS - OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER METHOD
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Abbreviations
4 Apparatus
5 Test sample
6 Procedure
6.1 Calibration
6.1.1 Calibration of optical bandwidth
6.1.2 Calibration of nulling stage insertion loss
6.1.3 Calibration of OSA power correction factor
6.2 Measurement
6.2.1 Single channel DI technique
6.2.2 PN technique
7 Calculation
8 Test results
Annex A (normative) Limitation of direct interpolation
techniques due to source spontaneous
emission
Bibliography
Applicable to commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) such as optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs), semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and planar waveguide amplifiers (PWOAs) as classified in IEC 61292-3. Establishes uniform requirements for accurate and reliable measurements, by means of the optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) test method, of the following OA parameters, as defined in IEC 61291-1: a) signal-spontaneous noise figure; b) forward amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) power level.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 86 |
