IEC TR 62284 : 1.0

Table of Contents

FOREWORD<br>1 Scope and object<br>2 Reference documents<br>3 Apparatus<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 Light source<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2 Input optics<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.3 Cladding mode stripper<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.4 High-order mode filter<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.5 Computer<br>4 Sampling and specimens<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 Specimen length<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 Specimen end faces<br>5 Procedure<br>6 Calculation or interpretation of results<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.1 Near-field<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.2 Direct far-field<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.3 Variable aperture in the far-field<br>7 Documentation<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;7.1 Information to be reported with each measurement<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;7.2 Information that should be available upon request<br>Annex A - Direct far-field method measurement specifics<br>Annex B - Variable aperture in the far-field method <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;measurement specifics<br>Annex C - Near-field method measurement specifics<br>Annex D - Sample data and calculations<br>Annex E - Comparison between this technical report and <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ITU recommendations<br>Annex F - Treatment of side lobes in far-field data<br>Annex G - Method for computing effective area from variable <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;aperture data<br>Annex H - Fortran listing of the subroutines that perform <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the desired solution of the quadratic programming <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;problem<br>Figures<br>Tables

Abstract

Applies to single-mode optical fibres. Its object is to document the methods for measuring the effective area (A[eff]) of these fibres.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	International Electrotechnical Committee
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Committee	TC 86