EN 61280-2-11:2006

Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 2-11: Digital systems - Averaged Q-factor determination using amplitude histogram evaluation for optical signal quality monitoring

This part of IEC 61280 defines the averaged Q-factor and provides a procedure to measure it by using amplitude histogram parameters such as the standard deviation and average level.

Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiter-Kommunikationsuntersysteme - Teil 2-11: Digitale Systeme - Bestimmung des mittleren Q-Faktors durch Auswertung des Amplitudenhistogramms zur Qualitätsüberwachung optischer Signale

Procédures d'essai des sous-systèmes de télécommunications à fibres optiques - Partie 2-11: Systèmes numériques - Détermination du facteur de qualité moyenné par l'évaluation d'histogramme d'amplitude pour la surveillance de la qualité des signaux optiques

La présente partie de la CEI 61280 définit le facteur de qualité moyenné et fournit une procédure pour le mesurer en utilisant les paramètres d'histogramme d'amplitude comme l'écart type et le niveau moyen.

Postopki preskušanja optičnega komunikacijskega podsistema – 2-11. del: Digitalni sistemi – Ugotavljanje s povprečno vrednostjo faktorja Q z uporabo ocenjevanja amplitudnega histograma za nadzorovanje kakovosti optičnega signala (IEC 61280-2-11:2006)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-Apr-2006
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Jan-2009
• ICS: 33.180.10 - Fibres and cables
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 86C - Fibre optic systems and active devices
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 86C - IEC_SC_86C
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 86C - IEC_SC_86C
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 20-Apr-2006
• Completion Date: 20-Apr-2006
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61280-2-11:2006 - Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures -- Part 2-11: Digital systems - Averaged Q-factor determination using amplitude histogram evaluation for optical signal quality monitoring

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SLOVENSKI SIST EN 61280-2-11:2006

STANDARD
julij 2006
Postopki preskušanja optičnega komunikacijskega podsistema – 2-11. del:
Digitalni sistemi – Ugotavljanje s povprečno vrednostjo faktorja Q z uporabo
ocenjevanja amplitudnega histograma za nadzorovanje kakovosti optičnega
signala (IEC 61280-2-11:2006)
Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures – Part 2-11: Digital systems –
Averaged Q-factor determination using amplitude histogram evaluation for optical
signal quality monitoring (IEC 61280-2-11:2006)
ICS 33.180.01 Referenčna številka
©  Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61280-2-11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.180.10
English version
Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures
Part 2-11: Digital systems -
Averaged Q-factor determination
using amplitude histogram evaluation
for optical signal quality monitoring
(IEC 61280-2-11:2006)
Procédures d'essai des sous-systèmes  Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiter-
de télécommunications à fibres optiques Kommunikationsuntersysteme
Partie 2-11: Systèmes numériques - Teil 2-11: Digitale Systeme -
Détermination du facteur de qualité Bestimmung des mittleren Q-Faktors durch
moyenné par l'évaluation d'histogramme Auswertung des Amplitudenhistogramms
d'amplitude pour la surveillance zur Qualitätsüberwachung
de la qualité des signaux optiques optischer Signale
(CEI 61280-2-11:2006) (IEC 61280-2-11:2006)

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Ref. No. EN 61280-2-11:2006 E
Foreword
The text of document 86C/682FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61280-2-11, 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 was approved by CENELEC as EN 61280-2-11 on 2006-02-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2006-11-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2009-02-01
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Q-factor measurement.
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Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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The text of the International Standard IEC 61280-2-11:2006 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 Where an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1) 2)
IEC 61280-2-2 - Fibre optic communication subsystem test EN 61280-2-2 2005
procedures
Part 2-2: Digital systems - Optical eye
pattern, waveform and extinction ratio
measurement
1)
ITU-T - Optical transport network physical layer
Recommendation interfaces
G.959.1
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

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STANDARD
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Procédures d'essai des sous-systèmes de
télécommunications à fibres optiques –
Partie 2-11:
Systèmes numériques – Détermination du facteur
de qualité moyenné par l'évaluation d'histogramme
d'amplitude pour la surveillance de la qualité des
signaux optiques
Fibre optic communication subsystem
test procedures –
Part 2-11:
Digital systems – Averaged Q-factor determination
using amplitude histogram evaluation for optical
signal quality monitoring
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61280-2-11  IEC:2006 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.7
0 INTRODUCTION .11
0.1 Background.11
0.2 Averaged Q-factor formula .13

1 Scope.15
2 Normative references .15
3 Terms and definitions .17
4 Abbreviated terms .17
5 Apparatus.17
5.1 Optical bandpass filter.19
5.2 Receiver.19
5.3 Clock oscillator.21
5.4 Electrical pulse generator.21
5.5 Sampling module.21
5.6 Signal processing circuit.23
5.7 Monitoring system parameters.23
6 Procedure .23
6.1 Equipment connections .23
6.2 Threshold level definitions.23
7 Calculations .25

Annex A (normative) Measurement accuracy, reliability, and sensitivity .33
Annex B (informative) Crosstalk and frequency detuning of optical bandpass filter .39
Annex C (normative) Highest limit of Q .47
avg
Annex D (informative) Bit rate dependence .51
Annex E (informative) Format dependence .53
Annex F (informative) Dependence of Q σ |µ – µ |, and Q on chromatic
avg, 1,avg, 1,avg 0,avg
dispersion and OSNR .57
Annex G (informative) Relationship between Q and Q with PMD impairment .61
ave
Bibliography.65

Figure 1 – Asynchronous eye-pattern and amplitude histogram .13
Figure 2 – Averaged Q-factor measurement configuration.19
Figure 3 – Dependence of Q on Q for different α, when T = 1/4 × T s, B = 0,75
avg r slot re
× B Hz, B = 4 × B Hz, T = 1/256 × T s, N = 16 384 (2 ).29
opt res slot samp
Figure 4 – Dependence of R on α, when T = 1/4 × T s, B = 0,7 × B Hz, B = 4 ×
r slot re opt
B Hz, T = 1/256 × T s, N = 16 384 (2 ) .29
res slot samp
Figure 5 – Dependence of optimum value of α on B , when T = 1/4 × T s, B =
opt r slot re
0,75 × B Hz, T = 1/64 × T s, N = 16 384(2 ).31
res slot samp
61280-2-11  IEC:2006 – 5 –
Figure A.1 – Definition of ΔQ and ΔQ.33
avg
Figure A.2 – Dependence of the standard deviation of Q on N : T = 1/4 × T s,
avg samp r slot
–10
B = 0,7× B Hz, B = 4 × B Hz, T = 1/256 × T s, α = 0,3, Q = 16 dB (BER~10 ) .35
re opt res slot
Figure A.3 – Dependence of linear fitting slope of Q versus Q on B : T = 1/4 × T s,
avg opt r slot
B = 0,7 × B Hz, T = 1/256 × T s, α = 0,3.37
re res slot
Figure A.4 – Dependence of the standard deviation of eight measurement points of
Q on T : T = 1/4 × T s, B = 0,75 × B Hz, B = 4 × B Hz, N = 16 384(2 ),
avg res r slot re opt samp
–10
α = 0,3, Q = 16 dB (BER ~ 10 ).37
Figure B.1 – Definition of WDM signal and OBPF frequency response .39
Figure B.2 – Δf dependence of Q and Q for Δf of 100 GHz(a), 50 GHz(b),
obpf avg WDM
and 25 GHz(c) .41
Figure B.3 – Definition of OBPF central frequency detuning δf .43
c
Figure B.4 – δf dependence of Q for Δf of 100 GHz(a), 50 GHz(b), and
c avg WDM
25 GHz(c) .45
Figure C.1 – Dependence of Q on Q when B is 10 Gbit/s: T = 1/4 × T s,
avg r slot
B = 0,75 x B Hz, B = 4 x B GHz, T = 1/256 × T s, N = 16 384(2 ), α = 0,3.47
re opt res slot samp
Figure C.2 – Dependence of the highest limit of Q on rise time after O/E converter .49
avg
Figure D.1 – Example of relationship between Q and Q for different bit rates.51
avg
Figure E.1 – Dependence of Q on Q when D = 0 ps/nm, R = 0,4, B = 0,6 × B Hz,
avg duty re
B = 240 GHz, T = 1/64 × T s, N = 16 384(2 ) and α = 0,2 or 0,3 .53
opt res slot samp
Figure E.2 – Dependence of Q on Q when D = 1 020 ps/nm, R = 0,4, B = 0,6 × B Hz,
avg duty re
B = 240 GHz, T = 1/64 × T s, N = 16 384(2 ) and α = 0,2 or 0,3 .55
opt res slot samp
Figure F.1 (a) Chromatic dispersion dependence and (b) OSNR dependence of σ ,
µ -µ and Q for 10-Gbit/s NRZ optical signals when B is 40 GHz and α is 0,3.57
1 0 avg opt
Figure F.2 (a) Chromatic dispersion dependence and (b) OSNR dependence of σ ,
µ -µ and Q for 10-Gbit/s NRZ optical signals when B is 240 GHz and α is 0,2.57
1 0 avg opt
Figure G.1 – Dependence of Q on Q when mean DGD = 30 ps .
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