EN 62148-12:2004/A1:2022

Fibre optic active components and devices - Package and interface standards - Part 12: Laser transmitters with a coaxial RF connector

Aktive Lichtwellenleiterbauelemente und -geräte - Gehäuse- und Schnittstellennormen - Teil 12: Lasersender mit HF-Koaxialstecker

Composants et dispositifs actifs en fibres optiques - Normes de boîtier et d'interface - Partie 12: Émetteurs à laser avec connecteur RF coaxial

Aktivne komponente in naprave z optičnimi vlakni - Standardi za ohišja in vmesnike - 12. del: Laserski oddajniki s koaksialnim RF-konektorjem - Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Oct-2022
• ICS: 33.180.20 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 86C - Fibre optic systems and active devices
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 86C - IEC_SC_86C
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 28-Oct-2022
• Due Date: 31-May-2023
• Completion Date: 28-Oct-2022
• Ref Project: SIST EN 62148-12:2005/A1:2023 - Fibre optic active components and devices - Package and interface standards - Part 12: Laser transmitters with a coaxial RF connector (IEC 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022)

Relations

• Amends: EN 62148-12:2004 - Fibre optic active components and devices - Package and interface standards - Part 12: Laser transmitters with coaxial RF connector
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 62148-12:2004/A1:2022 (identical to IEC 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022) is a package and interface standard for fibre optic active components specifically covering laser transmitters with a coaxial RF connector. This amendment (A1) updates and clarifies normative references and some classification details to ensure consistent mechanical and electrical interfaces for laser transmitter modules that use RF coaxial connectors (e.g., SMA, N types). The amendment was approved by CENELEC on 27 October 2022 and incorporated into national standards with set implementation and withdrawal dates.

Key Topics and Requirements

• Scope: Defines package and interface requirements for laser transmitters that include a coaxial RF connector for RF drive or monitoring signals.
• Updated normative references: Replaces older IEC 60169-15/16 references with IEC 61169-15 (sectional specification for 4.13 mm outer conductor, threaded coupling - SMA, 50 Ω) and IEC 61169-16 (sectional specification for 7 mm outer conductor, screw coupling - N, 50 Ω/75 Ω).
• Connector definition and compatibility: Clarifies that the standard’s coaxial connector requirements reference the IEC 61169 series, ensuring electrical characteristic impedance (typically 50 Ω) and mechanical dimensions conform to widely used RF connector specifications.
• Classification update: A classification label in the original text was changed (the document replaces “Type 5” with “Type 7”), affecting how module types are categorized within the EN/IEC 62148 series.
• Mechanical case outlines and interface notes: Figure and table notes updated to reference the IEC 61169 connector specifications, aligning mechanical drawings and notes to the correct RF connector standards.
• Normative compliance: Annex ZA provides mapping to European publications and indicates national adoption rules and timelines.

Applications and Who Uses This Standard

• Module manufacturers: Designers of fibre-optic laser transmitter modules and transceivers that require standardized RF input/output interfaces (SMA, N).
• Component suppliers: RF connector and package suppliers that must ensure mechanical and impedance compatibility.
• System integrators and OEMs: Telecom, datacom and CATV equipment vendors integrating laser transmitters into modules and line cards.
• Test laboratories and certification bodies: Compliance testing for mechanical fit, RF impedance, and interface interoperability.
• Design engineers and product managers looking for consistent packaging and connector specifications to speed development and ensure cross-vendor compatibility.

Related Standards

• IEC 62148 series - package and interface standards for fibre optic active components
• IEC 61169-15 - RF coaxial connectors (SMA, 50 Ω)
• IEC 61169-16 - RF coaxial connectors (N, 50 Ω / 75 Ω)

This amendment helps ensure reliable mechanical and electrical interoperability for laser transmitters using coaxial RF connectors, improving compatibility across manufacturers and easing regulatory adoption in Europe.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2023
Aktivne komponente in naprave z optičnimi vlakni - Standardi za ohišja in
vmesnike - 12. del: Laserski oddajniki s koaksialnim RF-konektorjem - Dopolnilo
A1 (IEC 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022)
Fibre optic active components and devices - Package and interface standards - Part 12:
Laser transmitters with a coaxial RF connector (IEC 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022)
Aktive Lichtwellenleiterbauelemente und -geräte - Gehäuse- und Schnittstellennormen -
Teil 12: Lasersender mit HF-Koaxialstecker (IEC 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022)
Composants et dispositifs actifs en fibres optiques - Normes de boîtier et d'interface -
Partie 12: Emetteurs à laser avec connecteur RF coaxial (IEC 62148-
12:2004/AMD1:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62148-12:2004/A1:2022
ICS:
33.180.20 Povezovalne naprave za Fibre optic interconnecting
optična vlakna devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62148-12:2004/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2022
ICS 33.180.20
English Version
Fibre optic active components and devices - Package and
interface standards - Part 12: Laser transmitters with a coaxial
RF connector
(IEC 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022)
Composants et dispositifs actifs en fibres optiques - Normes Aktive Lichtwellenleiterbauelemente und -geräte - Gehäuse-
de boîtier et d'interface - Partie 12: Émetteurs à laser avec und Schnittstellennormen - Teil 12: Lasersender mit HF-
connecteur RF coaxial Koaxialstecker
(IEC 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022) (IEC 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 62148-12:2004; it was approved by CENELEC on 2022-10-27. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 62148-12:2004/A1:2022 E

European foreword
The text of document 86C/1786/CDV, future IEC 62148-12/AMD1, 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 62148-12:2004/A1:2022.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2023-07-27
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2025-10-27
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 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 62148-12:2004/AMD1:2022 was approved by CENELEC as
a European Standard without any modification.
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.
The Annex ZA of EN 62148-12:2004 applies with the following changes:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
Replace the existing reference to IEC 60169-15 and IEC 60169-16 with the following new references:
IEC 61169-15 - Radio-frequency connectors - Part 15: EN IEC 61169-15 -
Sectional specification - RF coaxial
connectors with inner diameter of outer
conductor 4,13 mm (0,163 in) with
threaded coupling - Characteristic
impedance 50 Ω (type SMA)
IEC 61169-16 - Radio-frequency connectors Part 16: EN 61169-16 -
Sectional specification - RF coaxial
connectors with inner diameter of outer
conductor 7 mm (0,276 in) with screw
coupling - Characteristics impedance 50 Ω
(75 Ω) (type N)
IEC 62148-12 ®
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