OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS - TEST METHODS - PART 11-1: POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION PARAMETER - JONES MATRIX EIGENANALYSIS (JME)
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Acronyms, symbols and abbreviations
4 Apparatus
4.1 General
4.2 Tuneable laser
4.3 Polarization adjuster
4.4 Polarizers
4.5 Input optics
4.6 Fibre pigtail
4.7 Optical lens system
4.8 Output optics
4.9 Polarimeter
5 Procedure
6 Calculations
6.1 Jones matrix eigenanalysis calculations
6.2 Display of DGD versus wavelength
6.3 Average DGD
6.4 Maximum DGD
7 Test results
Annex A (informative) Degree of polarization reduction
due to optical amplifier ASE
Bibliography
Applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs), including optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) using active fibres, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), and planar waveguide optical amplifiers (PWOAs).
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 86 |
