EN 61290-1:2015

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Optical amplifiers - Test methods - Part 1: Optical power and gain parameters (IEC
61290-1:2014)
Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiter-Verstärker - Teil 1: Optische Leistungs- und
Verstärkungsparameter (IEC 61290-1:2014)
Amplificateurs optiques - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 1: Paramètres de puissance et de
gain (IEC 61290-1:2014)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61290-1:2015
ICS:
33.180.30 2SWLþQLRMDþHYDOQLNL Optic amplifiers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61290-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2015
ICS 33.180.30
English Version
Optical amplifiers - Test methods -
Part 1: Power and gain parameters
(IEC 61290-1:2014)
Amplificateurs optiques - Méthodes d'essai -  Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiter-Verstärker -
Partie 1: Paramètres de puissance et de gain Teil 1: Optische Leistungs- und Verstärkungsparameter
(IEC 61290-1:2014) (IEC 61290-1:2014)
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Ref. No. EN 61290-1:2015 E
Foreword
The text of document 86C/1188/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 61290-1, 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 61290-1:2015.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2015-10-20
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2018-01-20
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61290-1:2014 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60793-1-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60793-1-1.
IEC 60793-1-40 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60793-1-40.
IEC 60825-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60825-1.
IEC 60825-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60825-2.
IEC 60874-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60874-1.
IEC 61290-10 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61290-10 series (not modified).

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When 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 61290-1-1 -  Optical amplifiers - Test methods - EN 61290-1-1 -
Part 1-1: Power and gain parameters -
Optical spectrum analyzer method
IEC 61290-1-2 -  Optical amplifiers - Test methods - EN 61290-1-2 -
Part 1-2: Power and gain parameters -
Electrical spectrum analyzer method
IEC 61290-1-3 -  Optical amplifiers - Test methods - EN 61290-1-3 -
Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters -
Optical power meter method
IEC 61291-1 2012 Optical amplifiers - EN 61291-1 2012
Part 1: Generic specification
IEC 61290-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2014-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Optical amplifiers – Test methods –

Part 1: Power and gain parameters

Amplificateurs optiques – Méthodes d’essai –

Partie 1: Paramètres de puissance et de gain

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX N
ICS 33.180.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-1991-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope and object . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Acronyms and abbreviations . 6
4 Optical power and gain test method . 6
5 Optical power and gain parameters . 6
6 Test results . 11
Bibliography . 14

Figure 1 – Typical behaviour of the gain as a function of the input signal power . 7
Figure 2 – Typical behaviour of the gain as a function of the wavelength . 7
Figure 3 – Typical behaviour of the gain as a function of the temperature . 8
Figure 4 – Typical behaviour of the gain as a function of the wavelength . 9
Figure 5 – Typical behaviour of the gain fluctuation as a function of time . 9
Figure 6 – Typical behaviour of the output power fluctuation as a function of time . 10
Figure 7 – Typical behaviour of the gain as a function of the input signal power . 11
Figure 8 – Typical behaviour of the output power as a function of the input signal
power . 11

IEC 61290-1:2014  IEC 2014 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS –
TEST METHODS –
Part 1: Power and gain parameters

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61290-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 86C: Fibre optic
systems and active devices, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
86C/1188/CDV 86C/1258/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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A list of all parts in the IEC 61290 series, published under the general title Optical amplifiers –
Test methods, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
IEC 61290-1:2014  IEC 2014 – 5 –
OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS –
TEST METHODS –
Part 1: Power and gain parameters

1 Scope and object
This part of 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).
NOTE 1 The applicability of the test methods described in the present standard to distributed Raman amplifiers is
still under 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.
NOTE 2 All numerical values followed by (‡).are suggested values for which the measurement is assured. Other
values are acceptable if verified.
The object of this standard is specifically directed to single-channel amplifiers. For
multichannel amplifiers, one should refer to the IEC 61290-10 series.
2 Normative references
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