EN IEC 61300-2-14:2021

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

IEC 61300-2-14:2021 is available as IEC 61300-2-14:2021 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 61300-2-14:2021 describes a procedure for determining the suitability of a fibre optic interconnecting device or a passive component to withstand exposure to the optical power which occurs during its operation. 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: - harmonizing IEC 61300-1:2016 and IEC 61300-3-4:2012; - addition of abbreviated terms; - addition of Clause A.2 regarding input optical power from both ends.

Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und Messverfahren - Teil 2-14: Prüfungen - Hohe optische Leistung

Dispositifs d’interconnexion et composants passifs fibroniques - Procédures fondamentales d’essais et de mesures - Partie 2-14: Essais - Puissance optique élevée

IEC 61300-2-14:2021 est disponible sous forme de IEC 61300-2-14:2021 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.L'IEC 61300-2-14:2021 décrit une méthode en vue de déterminer l'aptitude d'un dispositif d'interconnexion ou d'un composant passif fibronique à résister à l'exposition à une puissance optique susceptible d'apparaître au cours du fonctionnement. Cette quatrième édition annule et remplace la troisième édition parue en 2012. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente : - harmonisation de l’IEC 61300-1:2016 et de l’IEC 61300-3-4:2012; - ajout de termes abrégés; - ajout de l’Article A.2 relatif à la puissance optique d’entrée des deux extrémités.

Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Osnovni preskusni in merilni postopki - 2-14. del: Preskusi - Visoka optična moč (IEC 61300-2-14:2021)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 25-Mar-2021
• ICS: 33.180.20 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 86BXA - Fibre optic interconnect, passive and connectorised components
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 86B - IEC_SC_86B
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 26-Mar-2021
• Due Date: 30-Jun-2022
• Completion Date: 26-Mar-2021
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 61300-2-14:2021 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-14: Tests - High optical power (IEC 61300-2-14:2021)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61300-2-14:2013 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-14: Tests - High optical power
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022

Overview

EN IEC 61300-2-14:2021 (equivalent to IEC 61300-2-14:2021) specifies test procedures to determine whether a fibre optic interconnecting device or passive component can withstand the optical power encountered during normal operation. This fourth edition is a technical revision that harmonizes with IEC 61300-1:2016 and IEC 61300-3-4:2012, adds abbreviated terms and includes a new clause on input optical power from both ends (Clause A.2). The document is published by CLC/CENELEC as part of the IEC 61300 series on basic test and measurement procedures.

Key Topics

• Scope and objective: Procedure for assessing suitability under high optical power exposure for connectors, passive components and interconnecting devices.
• Test apparatus: Guidance on required equipment such as optical sources, detectors, environmental chambers, data acquisition systems (DAS), branching devices, temporary joints and safety devices.
• Test procedure stages: Defined phases including preconditioning, initial examinations and measurements, conditioning (high-power exposure), recovery, and final examinations and measurements.
• Test set-ups: Examples for common configurations - WDM devices, both-end input testing, and series connection arrangements (Annex A).
• Monitoring & pass/fail: Active monitoring of attenuation and return loss during exposure; Annex B provides examples of pass/fail criteria and judgment based on changes observed.
• Severity factors: Considerations for optical power levels, wavelengths, temperature, humidity and exposure time that influence test severity.
• Safety & normative references: Aligns with laser safety (IEC 60825-1) and other IEC 61300 series parts for visual inspection and measurement methods.

Applications

Who uses EN IEC 61300-2-14:2021 and why:

• Manufacturers of fibre optic connectors, WDMs, splitters and passive modules - to qualify products for high optical power environments.
• Test laboratories and QA teams - to perform standardized optical power endurance and reliability testing.
• Design and reliability engineers - to validate component robustness under intended operating power, temperature and humidity conditions.
• Compliance officers and procurement - to reference objective, harmonized test methods when specifying or accepting components.

Practical benefits include consistent optical power testing, reduced field failures, and evidence for product specifications and claims related to high optical power tolerance.

Related Standards

• IEC 61300-1 (General and guidance)
• IEC 61300-3-1, -3-3, -3-35 (Examinations/measurements and visual inspection)
• IEC 61300-3-4 (related harmonization)
• IEC 60825-1 (Safety of laser products)

Keywords: EN IEC 61300-2-14:2021, high optical power testing, fibre optic interconnecting devices, passive components, optical power endurance, IEC 61300 series, WDM testing, attenuation monitoring.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61300-2-14:2013
Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Osnovni preskusni in merilni
postopki - 2-14. del: Preskusi - Visoka optična moč (IEC 61300-2-14:2021)
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-14: Tests - High optical power (IEC 61300-2-14:2021)
Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und
Messverfahren - Teil 2-14: Prüfungen - Hohe Optische Leistung (IEC 61300-2-14:2021)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques - Méthodes
fondamentales d'essais et de mesures - Partie 2-14: Essais - Puissance optique élevée
(IEC 61300-2-14:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61300-2-14:2021
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 IEC 61300-2-14

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2021
ICS 33.180.20 Supersedes EN 61300-2-14:2013 and all of its
amendments and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components -
Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-14: Tests -
High optical power
(IEC 61300-2-14:2021)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive
fibroniques - Procédures fondamentales d'essais et de Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und Messverfahren - Teil 2-
mesures - Partie 2-14: Essais - Puissance optique élevée 14: Prüfungen - Hohe Optische Leistung
(IEC 61300-2-14:2021) (IEC 61300-2-14:2021)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2021-03-18. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard 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 European Standard 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.
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN IEC 61300-2-14:2021 E

European foreword
The text of document 86B/4299/CDV, future edition 4 of IEC 61300-2-14, prepared by SC 86B "Fibre
optic interconnecting devices and passive components" of IEC/TC 86 "Fibre optics" was submitted to
the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61300-2-14:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-12-18
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-03-18
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61300-2-14:2013 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
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.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61300-2-14:2021 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 61300 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300 (series)
IEC 61300-3-4:2012 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-3-4:2013 (not modified)
IEC 62005-9-4 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 62005-9-4
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.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60825-1 - Safety of laser products - Part 1: EN 60825-1 -
Equipment classification and requirements
IEC 61300-1 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61300-1 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 1: General
and guidance
IEC 61300-3-1 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-3-1 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 3-1:
Examinations and measurements - Visual
examination
IEC 61300-3-3 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-3-3 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 3-3:
Examinations and measurements - Active
monitoring of changes in attenuation and
return loss
IEC 61300-3-35 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61300-3-35 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 3-35:
Examinations and measurements - Visual
inspection of fibre optic connectors and
fibre-stub transceivers
IEC 61300-2-14 ®
Edition 4.0 2021-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

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

Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs fibroniques – Procédures

fondamentales d'essais et de mesures –

Partie 2-14: Essais – Puissance optique élevée

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 33.180.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-9267-9

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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 . 5
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 . 8
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 . 9
6.5 Humidity . 9
6.6 Exposure time . 9
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 . 7
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

IEC 61300-2-14:2021 © IEC 2021 – 3 –
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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES
AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES –

Part 2-14: Tests – High optical power

FOREWORD
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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.

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The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
86B/4299/CDV 86B/4362A/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts in the IEC 61300 series, published under the general title Fibre optic
interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and measurement procedures,
can be found on the IEC website.
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the specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
IEC 61300-2-14:2021 © IEC 2021 – 5 –
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 exposure to the optical power which
occurs during its operation.
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 60825-1, Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
IEC 61300-1, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and
measurement procedures – Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 61300-3-1, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and
measurement procedures – Part 3-1: Examinations and measurements – Visual examination
IEC 61300-3-3, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and
measurement procedures – Part 3-3: Examinations and measurements – Active monitoring of
changes in attenuation and return loss
IEC 61300-3-35, Fibre optic interconnectin
...