DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 61290-1
Optical amplifiers - Test methods - Part 1: Power and gain parameters (IEC 61290-1:2014); German version EN 61290-1:2015
Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiter-Verstärker - Teil 1: Optische Leistungs- und Verstärkungsparameter (IEC 61290-1:2014); Deutsche Fassung EN 61290-1:2015
Overview
This part of IEC 61290 applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified subsystems. It applies to OAs using optically pumped fibres (OFAs based on either rare- earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect), semiconductors (SOAs), and waveguides (POWAs). The applicability of the test methods described in the present standard to distributed Raman amplifiers is for further study. The object of this standard is to establish uniform requirements for accurate and reliable measurements of the following OA parameters, as defined in Clause 3 of IEC 61291-1:2012: a) nominal output signal power; b) gain; c) reverse gain; d) maximum gain; e) maximum gain wavelength; f) maximum gain variation with temperature; g) gain wavelength band; h) gain wavelength variation; i) gain stability; j) polarization- dependent gain ; k) large-signal output stability; l) saturation output power; m) maximum output signal power; n) maximum total output power. The object of this standard is specifically directed to single-channel amplifiers. For multichannel amplifiers, one should refer to the IEC 61290-10 series. This standard is aimed at manufacturers, users and test laboratories. The responsible committee is Subcommittee UK 412.2 "Komponenten für Kommunikationskabelanlagen" ("Components for communication cabling systems") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
