IEC 61300-2-14:2021

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Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and
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Part 2-14: Tests – High optical power

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IEC 61300-2-14 ®
Edition 4.0 2021-02
REDLINE VERSION
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
colour
inside
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures –
Part 2-14: Tests – High optical power

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ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 33.180.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-9433-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 5
3.1 Terms and definitions . 5
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 6
4 Apparatus . 6
4.1 Source (S) . 6
4.2 Optical detector (D) . 6
4.3 Environmental chamber . 7
4.4 Data acquisition system (DAS) . 7
4.5 Branching device (BD) . 7
4.6 Temporary joints (TJ) . 7
4.7 Safety devices . 7
4.8 Test set-up . 7
5 Procedure . 8
5.1 Preconditioning . 8
5.2 Initial examinations and measurements . 8
5.3 Conditioning . 8
5.4 Recovery . 9
5.5 Final examinations and measurements . 9
6 Severity . 9
6.1 General . 9
6.2 Optical power . 9
6.3 Wavelengths . 9
6.4 Temperature . 10
6.5 Humidity . 10
6.6 Exposure time . 10
7 Details to be specified . 10
Annex A (normative) Examples of test set-up . 11
A.1 WDM devices . 11
A.2 Input optical power from both ends . 11
A.3 Series connection set-up . 12
Annex B (informative) Examples of pass/fail criteria during exposure time . 14
B.1 General . 14
B.2 Attenuation limitation of monitoring . 14
B.3 Return loss limitation . 15
B.4 Judgment based on the change . 15
Bibliography . 16

Figure 1 – Typical optical power test set-up . 8
Figure A.1 – Example of optical power test set-up for a 2 x 1 WDM device . 11
Figure A.2 – Example of test set-up of both direction input test . 12
Figure A.3 – Example of optical power test set-up in series connection . 13

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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES
AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES –

Part 2-14: Tests – High optical power

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International Standard IEC 61300-2-14 has been prepared by subcommittee 86B: Fibre optic
interconnecting devices and passive components, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2012. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) harmonizing IEC 61300-1:2016 and IEC 61300-3-4:2012;
b) addition of abbreviated terms;
c) addition of Clause A.2 regarding input optical power from both ends.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
86B/4299/CDV 86B/4362A/RVC
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report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
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interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and measurement procedures,
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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES
AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES –

Part 2-14: Tests – High optical power

1 Scope
This part of IEC 61300 describes a procedure for determining the suitability of a fibre optic
interconnecting device or a passive component to withstand the exposure to the optical power
which may occur occurs during its operation.
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