Overview

This standard contains the performance specification for 850-nm discrete vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) devices of transverse multimode types used for fibre optic telecommunication and optical data transmission applications. The performance standard contains a definition of the product performance requirements together with a series of sets of tests and measurements with clearly defined conditions, severities, and pass/fail criteria. The tests are intended to be run on a "once-off" basis to prove any product's ability to satisfy the performance standard's requirements. A product that has been shown to meet all the requirements of a performance standard can be declared as complying with the performance standard, but should then be controlled by a quality assurance/quality conformance program. Depending on the modulation speeds, sub-categorized specifications are defined. Types A1, A2, A3 and A4 correspond to 1,25 Gbit/s, 2,5 Gbit/s, 4,25 Gbit/s and 10 Gbit/s VCSELs, respectively. This standard contains the test plan for the performance. Thus the standard offers investment reliability for manufacturers and users and provides testing laboratories and manufacturers with defined information for testing. The responsible committee is Subcommittee DKE/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.

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Responsible national committee

DKE/UK 412.2 - Komponenten für Kommunikationskabelanlagen