This part of IEC 61290 applies to optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) using active fibres, containing rare-earth dopants, presently commercially available.
The object of this standard is to establish uniform requirements for accurate and reliable measurements, by means of the optical spectrum analyzer test method, of the following OFA parameters, as defined in clause 3 of IEC 61291-1:
a) small-signal gain;
b) reverse small-signal gain;
c) maximum small-signal gain;
d) maximum small-signal gain wavelength;
e) maximum small-signal gain variation with temperature;
f) small-signal gain wavelength band;
g) small-signal gain wavelength variation;
h) small-signal gain stability;
i) polarization-dependent gain variation.
NOTE - All numerical values followed by (≠) are currently under consideration.
IEC 61290-1-1:1998 history
0000 IEC 61290-1-1:2020 RLV
2015IEC 61290-1-1:2015 Optical amplifiers - Test methods - Part 1-1: Power and gain parameters - Optical spectrum analyzer method
2006IEC 61290-1-1:2006 Optical amplifiers - Test methods - Part 1-1: Power and gain parameters - Optical spectrum analyzer method
1998IEC 61290-1-1:1998 Optical fibre amplifiers - Basic specification - Part 1-1: Test methods for gain parameters - Optical spectrum analyzer