EN IEC 61753-053-02:2022

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Performance standard - Part 053-02: Non-connectorized, single-mode fibre, electrically controlled, variable optical attenuator for category C - Controlled environments

IEC 61753-053-02: 2022 contains the minimum initial test and measurement requirements and severities which non-connectorized single-mode fibre electrically controlled variable optical attenuator needs to satisfy in order to be categorised as meeting the requirements of category C – Controlled environments, as defined in Annex A of IEC 61753-1:2018. This first edition cancels and replaces IEC 61753-053-2 published in 2014. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to IEC 61753-053-2:2014: a) harmonization of terms and definitions with those in IEC 60869-1 and IEC TS 62627-09; b) harmonization of test items and their conditions with IEC 61753‑1:2018 and IEC 61753‑1:2018/AMD1:2020.

Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Betriebsverhalten - Teil 053-2: Nicht mit Steckverbindern versehene, elektrisch kontrolliert änderbare optische Dämpfungsglieder für Einmodenfasern für die Kategorie C - Kontrollierte Umgebung

Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs fibroniques - Norme de performance - Partie 053-02: Affaiblisseur optique variable commandé électriquement, à fibres unimodales, non connectorisé, pour la catégorie C - Environnements contrôlés

IEC 61753-053-02: 2022 contient les exigences minimales initiales d’essai et de mesure, ainsi que les sévérités auxquelles un affaiblisseur optique variable commandé électriquement, à fibres unimodales, non connectorisé, doit satisfaire pour être classé comme étant conforme aux exigences de la catégorie C – Environnements contrôlés, selon la définition donnée à l’Annexe A de l’IEC 61753-1:2018. Cette première édition annule et remplace l'IEC 61753-053-2 parue en 2014. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l’IEC 61753‑053‑2:2014: a) harmonisation des termes et définitions avec ceux de l’IEC 60869-1 et de l’IEC TS 62627-09; b) harmonisation des éléments soumis à essai et des conditions d’essai avec l’IEC 61753‑1:2018 et l’IEC 61753‑1:2018/AMD1:2020.

Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Izvedbeni standard - 053-02. del: Električno krmiljeni spremenljivi optični slabilnik brez konektorjev za enorodovna vlakna za kategorijo C - Nadzorovana okolja (IEC 61753-053-02:2022)

Ta del standarda IEC 61753 zajema najmanjše začetne zahteve in stopnje zahtevnosti za preskuse oziroma meritve, ki jih mora električno krmiljeni spremenljivi optični slabilnik brez konektorjev za enorodovna vlakna izpolnjevati, da izpolnjuje zahteve kategorije C – nadzorovano okolje, kakor je določeno v dodatku A standarda IEC 61753-1:2018.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Sep-2022
• 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: 09-Sep-2022
• Completion Date: 09-Sep-2022
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 61753-053-02:2022 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Performance standard - Part 053-02: Non-connectorized single-mode fibre, electrically controlled, variable optical attenuator for category C - Controlled environments (IEC 61753-053-02:2022)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61753-053-2:2014 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Performance standard - Part 053-2: Non-connectorized single-mode fibre, electrically controlled, variable optical attenuator for category C - Controlled environments
• Effective Date: 13-Sep-2022

Overview

EN IEC 61753-053-02:2022 is the performance standard for non-connectorized, single-mode fibre, electrically controlled variable optical attenuators (VOAs) intended for category C – Controlled environments. It defines the minimum initial test and measurement requirements and severities that such VOAs must meet to be classified for controlled indoor environments. This 2022 edition replaces the 2014 version and harmonizes terminology and test conditions with related IEC standards.

Key topics and technical requirements

The standard focuses on testable performance and reliability aspects specific to non-connectorized, electrically controlled VOAs. Major technical topics include:

• Performance requirements: dimensions, sample size and pass/fail criteria for initial qualification.
• Test conditions and procedures: ambient and operational conditions under which tests are performed.
• Measurement items: attenuation accuracy, error and repeatability of attenuation settings, wavelength dependence, polarization dependence, switching time and transient loss.
• Mechanical and environmental tests: vibration (sinusoidal), shock, torsion, fibre/cable retention, cold, dry heat, damp heat, change of temperature, strain-relief static side load and flexing.
• High optical power handling and active monitoring methods for changes in attenuation and return loss.
• Test reporting and reference components: mandatory test report elements and guidance on reference parts used during testing.
• Sample size rules are provided in Annex A to ensure statistically meaningful qualification.

The 2022 edition aligns terms with IEC 60869‑1 and IEC TS 62627‑09, and harmonizes test items and severities with IEC 61753‑1:2018 (including AMD1:2020).

Applications and who uses this standard

This standard is used by:

• VOA and passive component manufacturers for product design, internal qualification and declarations of conformity.
• Test and qualification laboratories performing environmental, mechanical and optical measurements.
• System integrators and equipment vendors specifying components for controlled indoor applications (e.g., central offices, data centres and telecommunications equipment rooms).
• Procurement and compliance teams requiring documented performance levels for non-connectorized single‑mode VOAs.

Practical applications include component acceptance testing, supplier qualification, and ensuring interoperability and reliability in controlled-environment optical systems.

Related standards

Relevant documents referenced and harmonized with EN IEC 61753-053-02:2022:

• IEC 61753-1:2018 (General performance standard and guidance)
• IEC 60869-1 (Generic specification for passive power control devices)
• IEC 61300 series (Basic test and measurement procedures)
• IEC 60793-2-50 / IEC 60794-2-50 (Optical fibre and cable product/assembly specifications)
• IEC TS 62627-09 (Vocabulary for passive optical devices)

Keywords: EN IEC 61753-053-02:2022, variable optical attenuator, VOA, non-connectorized, single-mode fibre, category C, controlled environments, performance standard, optical component testing.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61753-053-2:2014
Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Izvedbeni standard - 053-02. del:
Električno krmiljeni spremenljivi optični slabilnik brez konektorjev za enorodovna
vlakna za kategorijo C - Nadzorovana okolja (IEC 61753-053-02:2022)
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Performance standard -
Part 053-02: Non-connectorized single-mode fibre, electrically controlled, variable optical
attenuator for category C - Controlled environments (IEC 61753-053-02:2022)
Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Betriebsverhalten - Teil
053-2: Nicht mit Steckverbindern versehene, elektrisch kontrolliert änderbare optische
Dämpfungsglieder für Einmodenfasern für die Kategorie C - Kontrollierte Umgebung
(IEC 61753-053-02:2022)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques - Norme de
performance - Partie 053-02: Affaiblisseur optique variable commandé électriquement, à
fibres unimodales, non connectorisé, pour la catégorie C - Environnements contrôlés
(IEC 61753-053-02:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61753-053-02:2022
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 IEC 61753-053-02

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2022
ICS 33.180.20 Supersedes EN 61753-053-2:2014
English Version
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components -
Performance standard - Part 053-02: Non-connectorized, single-
mode fibre, electrically controlled, variable optical attenuator for
category C - Controlled environments
(IEC 61753-053-02:2022)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive
fibroniques - Norme de performance - Partie 053-02: Bauteile - Betriebsverhalten - Teil 053-2: Nicht mit
Affaiblisseur optique variable commandé électriquement, à Steckverbindern versehene, elektrisch kontrolliert
fibres unimodales, non connectorisé, pour la catégorie C - änderbare optische Dämpfungsglieder für Einmodenfasern
Environnements contrôlés für die Kategorie C - Kontrollierte Umgebung
(IEC 61753-053-02:2022) (IEC 61753-053-02:2022)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2022-08-31. 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
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Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

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European foreword
The text of document 86B/4622/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61753-053-02, 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 61753-053-
02:2022.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2023-05-31
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-08-31
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61753-053-2:2014 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.
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 61753-053-02:2022 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 62343-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 62343-1
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 60793-2-50 - Optical fibres - Part 2-50: Product EN IEC 60793-2-50 -
specifications - Sectional specification for
class B single-mode fibres
IEC 60794-2-50 - Optical fibre cables - Part 2-50: Indoor EN IEC 60794-2-50 -
optical fibre cables - Family specification
for simplex and duplex cables for use in
terminated cable assemblies
IEC 60869-1 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 60869-1 -
passive components - Fibre optic passive
power control devices - Part 1: Generic
specification
IEC 61300 series Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61300 series
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures
IEC 61300-2-1 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-1 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-1: Tests
- Vibration (sinusoidal)
IEC 61300-2-4 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61300-2-4 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-4: Tests
- Fibre or cable retention
IEC 61300-2-5 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-5 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-5: Tests
- Torsion
IEC 61300-2-9 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-9 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-9: Tests
- Shock
IEC 61300-2-14 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61300-2-14 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-14:
Tests - High optical power
IEC 61300-2-17 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-17 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-17:
Tests - Cold
IEC 61300-2-18 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-18 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-18:
Tests - Dry heat - High temperature
endurance
IEC 61300-2-19 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-19 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-19:
Tests - Damp heat (steady state)
IEC 61300-2-22 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-22 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-22:
Tests - Change of temperature
IEC 61300-2-42 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-42 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-42:
Tests - Static side load for strain relief
IEC 61300-2-44 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-44 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-44:
Tests - Flexing of the strain relief of fibre
optic devices
IEC 61300-3-2 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-3-2 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 3-2:
Examinations and measurements -
Polarization dependence of a single-mode
fibre optic device
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 61300-3-7 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61300-3-7 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 3-7:
Examinations and measurements -
Wavelength dependence of attenuation
and return loss of single mode components
IEC 61300-3-14 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-3-14 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 3-14:
Examinations and measurements - Error
and repeatability of the attenuation settings
of a variable optical attenuator
IEC 61300-3-21 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61300-3-21 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 3-21:
Examinations and measurements -
Switching time
IEC 61300-3-28 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-3-28 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 3-28:
Examinations and measurements -
Transient loss
IEC 61753-1 2018 Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN IEC 61753-1 2018
passive components - Performance
standard - Part 1: General and guidance
IEC/TS 62627-09 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and - -
passive components - Vocabulary for
passive optical devices
IEC 61753-053-02 ®
Edition 1.0 2022-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Performance

standard –
Part 053-02: Non-connectorized, single-mode fibre, electrically controlled,

variable optical attenuator for category C – Controlled environments

Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs fibroniques –

Norme de performance –
Partie 053-02: Affaiblisseur optique variable commandé électriquement, à fibres

unimodales, non connectorisé, pour la catégorie C – Environnements contrôlés

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 33.180.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-4435-7

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Test conditions . 7
5 Test report . 7
6 Reference components . 7
7 Performance requirements. 8
7.1 Dimensions . 8
7.2 Sample size . 8
7.3 Test details and requirements . 8
Annex A (normative) Sample size . 13
Bibliography . 14

Table 1 – Single-mode spectral bands . 7
Table 2 – Test details and requirements . 8
Table A.1 – Number of samples for each test . 13

IEC 61753-053-02:2022 © IEC 2022 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND
PASSIVE COMPONENTS – PERFORMANCE STANDARD –

Part 053-02: Non-connectorized, single-mode fibre, electrically controlled,
variable optical attenuator for category C – Controlled environments

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IEC 61753-053-02 has been prepared by subcommittee 86B: Fibre optic interconnecting
devices and passive components, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics. It is an
International Standard.
This first edition cancels and replaces IEC 61753-053-2 published in 2014. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
IEC 61753-053-2:2014:
a) harmonization of terms and definitions with those in IEC 60869-1 and IEC TS 62627-09;
b) harmonization of test items and their conditions with IEC 61753-1:2018 and
IEC 61753-1:2018/AMD1:2020.
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