EN IEC 61280-1-3:2021

Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 1-3: General communication subsystems - Measurement of central wavelength, spectral width and additional spectral characteristics

EN IEC 61280-1-3:2021

Name:EN IEC 61280-1-3:2021   Standard name:Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 1-3: General communication subsystems - Measurement of central wavelength, spectral width and additional spectral characteristics
Standard number:EN IEC 61280-1-3:2021   language:English language
Release Date:26-Aug-2021   technical committee:CLC/SR 86C - Fibre optic systems and active devices
Drafting committee:IEC/SC 86C - IEC_SC_86C   ICS number:33.180.01 - Fibre optic systems in general

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61280-1-3:2010
Postopki preskušanja optičnega komunikacijskega podsistema - 1-3. del: Splošni
komunikacijski podsistemi - Merjenje osrednje valovne dolžine, spektralne širine
in dodatnih spektralnih značilnosti (IEC 61280-1-3:2021)
Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 1-3: General
communication subsystems - Measurement of central wavelength, spectral width and
additional spectral characteristics (IEC 61280-1-3:2021)
Lichtwellenleiter-Kommunikationsuntersysteme - Grundlegende Prüfverfahren - Teil 1-3:
Prüfverfahren für allgemeine Kommunikationsuntersysteme - Messung von
Mittelwellenlänge und Spektralbreite (IEC 61280-1-3:2021)
Procédures d’essai des sous-systèmes de télécommunication à fibres optiques - Partie 1
-3: Sous-systèmes généraux de télécommunication - Mesure de la longueur d'onde
centrale, de la largeur spectrale et des caractéristiques spectrales supplémentaires (IEC
61280-1-3:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61280-1-3:2021
ICS:
33.180.01 Sistemi z optičnimi vlakni na Fibre optic systems in
splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61280-1-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2021
ICS 33.180.01 Supersedes EN 61280-1-3:2010 and all of its
amendments and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 1-3:
General communication subsystems - Measurement of central
wavelength, spectral width and additional spectral characteristics
(IEC 61280-1-3:2021)
Procédures d'essai des sous-systèmes de Lichtwellenleiter-Kommunikationsuntersysteme -
télécommunication à fibres optiques - Partie 1-3: Sous- Grundlegende Prüfverfahren - Teil 1-3: Prüfverfahren für
systèmes généraux de télécommunication - Mesure de la allgemeine Kommunikationsuntersysteme - Messung von
longueur d'onde centrale, de la largeur spectrale et des Mittelwellenlänge und Spektralbreite
caractéristiques spectrales supplémentaires (IEC 61280-1-3:2021)
(IEC 61280-1-3:2021)
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European foreword
The text of document 86C/1701/CDV, future edition 3 of IEC 61280-1-3, prepared by SC 86C “Fibre
optic systems and active devices” of IEC/TC 86 “Fibre optics” was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61280-1-3:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022–05–09
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024–08–09
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61280-1-3:2010 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61280-1-3:2021 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 62522 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62522
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60825-1 - Safety of laser products - Part 1: EN 60825-1 -
Equipment classification and requirements
IEC 62129-1 - Calibration of wavelength/optical frequency EN 62129-1 -
measurement instruments - Part 1: Optical
spectrum analyzers
IEC 62129-2 - Calibration of wavelength/optical frequency EN 62129-2 -
measurement instruments - Part 2:
Michelson interferometer single
wavelength meters
IEC 61280-1-3
Edition 3.0 2021-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures –

Part 1-3: General communication subsystems – Measurement of central

wavelength, spectral width and additional spectral characteristics

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
3.1 Wavelength . 6
3.2 Spectral width . 7
3.3 Additional spectral characteristics . 7
3.4 Abbreviated terms . 8
4 Apparatus . 8
4.1 Calibrated optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) . 8
4.2 Calibrated optical wavelength meter (OWM) . 8
4.3 Power supplies . 9
4.4 Input signal source or modulator . 9
4.5 Test cord . 9
5 Test sample . 9
6 Procedure (method A) . 9
6.1 General . 9
6.2 Setup . 10
6.3 Adjustment of spectrum analyzer controls . 10
6.4 Setting of optical wavelength meter. 11
7 Procedure (method B) . 11
7.1 Setup . 11
7.2 Adjustment of spectrum analyzer controls . 11
7.3 Setting of optical wavelength meter. 11
7.4 Continuous LED and SLM spectra . 12
7.5 Discrete MLM spectra . 12
7.6 SLM spectra. 12
8 Calculation . 13
8.1 General . 13
8.2 Centre wavelength . 13
8.2.1 Continuous LED spectra . 13
8.2.2 Discrete MLM spectra . 13
8.3 Centroidal wavelength . 13
8.4 Peak wavelength . 14
8.4.1 Continuous LED and SLM spectra . 14
8.4.2 Discrete MLM spectra . 14
8.5 RMS spectral width (Δλ ) . 14
rms
8.6 n-dB-down spectral width (Δλ ) . 14
n-dB
8.7 Full-width at half-maximum spectral width (Δλ ) . 14
fwhm
8.7.1 Continuous LED spectra . 14
8.7.2 Discrete MLM spectra . 15
8.8 Side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) . 15
8.9 Signal-to-source spontaneous emission ratio (SSER) . 15
9 Test results . 15
9.1 Required information . 15

IEC 61280-1-3:2021 © IEC 2021 – 3 –
9.2 Information to be available on request . 16
10 Examples of results . 16
Bibliography . 21

Figure 1 – Example of a LED optical spectrum . 16
Figure 2 – Typical spectrum analyzer output for MLM laser . 18
Figure 3 – Δλ spectral width measurement for MLM laser. 18
fwhm
Figure 4 – Δλ spectral width calculation for MLM laser . 19
fwhm
Figure 5 – Peak emission wavelength and Δλ measurement for SLM laser . 19
30-dB
Figure 6 – Resolution bandwidth (RBW) dependence of SMSR for SLM laser . 20
Figure 7 – Signal-to-source spontaneous emission ratio measurement for SLM laser . 20

Table 1 – Measurement points for LED spectrum from Figure 1 . 17
Table 2 – RMS spectral characterization . 17

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