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IEC 61290-1-3
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IEC 61290-1-3
Edition 4.0 2021-03
REDLINE VERSION
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Optical amplifiers – Test methods –
Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters – Optical power meter method
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ICS 33.180.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-9527-4
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 6
4 Apparatus . 7
5 Test sample . 9
6 Procedure . 9
7 Calculation . 12
8 Test results . 14
Annex A (informative) Optimization of optical bandpass filter spectral width . 16
Bibliography . 17
Figure 1 – Typical arrangement of optical power meter test apparatus for measurement . 7
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OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS – TEST METHODS –
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IEC 61290-1-3 has been prepared by subcommittee 86C: Fibre optic systems and active
devices, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics. It is an International Standard.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2015. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) harmonization with IEC 61290-1-1;
b) use of the term "measurement uncertainty" instead of "measurement accuracy".
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
86C/1671/CDV 86C/1698/RVC
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the above table.
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Test methods, can be found on the IEC website.
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OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS – TEST METHODS –
Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters – Optical power meter method
1 Scope
This part of IEC 61290 applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OA) and optically
amplified subsystems. It applies to OA using optically pumped fibres (OFA based on either rare-
earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect), semiconductors (SOA), and waveguides (POWA).
NOTE 1 The applicability of the test methods described in this document to distributed Raman amplifiers is for
further study.
The object of this document is to establish uniform requirements for accurate and reliable
measurements, by means of the optical power meter test method, of the following OA
parameters, as defined in IEC 61291-1:
a) nominal output signal power;
b) gain;
c) polarization-dependent gain;
d) maximum output signal power;
e) maximum total output power.
NOTE 2 All numerical values followed by (‡) are suggested values for which the measurement is assured. Other
values may can be acceptable but should be verified upon verification.
This document applies to single-channel amplifiers. For multichannel amplifiers,
IEC 61290-10 (all parts) applies.
2 Normative references
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.
IEC 60793-1-40, Optical fibres – Part 1-40: Measurement methods and test procedures –
Attenuation
IEC 60793-2-50, Optical fibres – Part 2-50: Product specifications – Sectional specification for
class B single-mode fibres
IEC 61290-1, Optical amplifiers – Test methods – Part 1: Power and gain parameters
IEC 61291-1, Optical amplifiers – Part 1: Generic specification
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3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 61291-1 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.2 Abbreviated terms
ASE amplified spontaneous emission
DBR distributed Bragg reflector (laser diode)
DFB distributed feedback (laser diode)
ECL external cavity laser (diode)
FWHM full width at half maximum
LED light emitting diode
OA optical amplifier
OFA optical fibre amplifier
OSA optical spectrum analyzer
PDL polarization dependent loss
POWA planar optical waveguide amplifier
SOA semiconductor optical amplifier
4 Apparatus
A diagram of the measurement set-up is given in Figure 1 a), Figure 1 b), Figure 1 c) and
Figure 1 d).
a) Measurement of input signal power
b) Measurement of optical bandpass filter loss and jumper loss
c) Measurement of output signal power and gain
d) Measurement of total output power
Key
J1, J2 optical connector
Figure 1 – Typical arrangement of optical power meter test apparatus for measurement
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The test equipment listed below, with the required characteristics, is needed.
a) Optical source: The optical source shall be either at fixed wavelength or wavelength-
tuneable.
– Fixed-wavelength optical source: This optical source shall generate a light with a
wavelength and optical power specified in the relevant detail product specification.
Unless otherwise specified, the optical source shall emit a continuous wave with FWH
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