IEC 61290-1-3:2015

Optical amplifiers - Test methods - Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters - Optical power meter method

IEC 61290-1-3:2015 applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OA) and optically amplified subsystems. It applies to OA using optically pumped fibres (OFA based on either rare-earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect), semiconductors (SOA), and waveguides (POWA). The object of this part of IEC 61290-1 is to establish uniform requirements for accurate and reliable measurements, by means of the optical power meter test method, of the following OA parameters, as defined in IEC 61291-1:
- nominal output signal power;
- gain;
- polarization-dependent gain;
- maximum output signal power;
- maximum total output power. All numerical values followed by (‡) are suggested values for which the measurement is assured. Other values may be acceptable but should be verified. This part of IEC 61290-1 applies to single-channel amplifiers. For multichannel amplifiers, the IEC 61290-10 series applies. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2005. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- Detail description of most parameters has been described in IEC 61290-1 and removed from this part;
- Description of maximum output signal power and maximum total output power are added. Keywords: optical amplifiers (OA), single-channel amplifiers, optical power meter test method
This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 61290-1:2014.

Amplificateurs optiques - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 1-3: Paramètres de puissance et de gain - Méthode par appareil de mesure de la puissance optique

L'IEC 61290-1-3:2015 s'applique à tous les amplificateurs optiques (AO) et sous-systèmes à amplification optique, disponibles sur le marché. Elle s'applique aux AO utilisant des fibres pompées optiquement (AFO basé sur des fibres dopées aux terres rares ou sur l'effet Raman), des semiconducteurs (AOS), et des guides d'ondes (POWA). L'objet de la présente partie de l'IEC 61290-1 est d'établir des exigences uniformes pour des mesurages précis et fiables, par le biais de la méthode d'essai par appareil de mesure de la puissance optique, des paramètres d'AO donnés ci-dessous, tels qu'ils sont définis dans l'IEC 61291-1:
- puissance nominale du signal de sortie;
- gain;
- gain en fonction de la polarisation;
- puissance maximale du signal de sortie;
- puissance totale de sortie maximale. Toutes les valeurs numériques suivies de (‡) sont des valeurs suggérées, pour lesquelles la mesure est assurée. D'autres valeurs peuvent être acceptables, mais il convient qu'elles soient vérifiées. La présente partie de l'IEC 61290-1 s'applique aux amplificateurs à un seul canal. Pour les amplificateurs à canaux multiples, la série IEC 61290-10 s'applique. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition publiée en 2005. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
- La description détaillée de la plupart des paramètres figure dans l'IEC 61290-1 et a donc été supprimée de la présente partie;
- La description de la puissance maximale du signal de sortie et celle de la puissance totale de sortie maximale sont ajoutées. Mots clés: amplificateurs optiques (AO), aux amplificateurs à un seul canal, méthode d'essai par appareil de mesure de la puissance optique
Cette publication doit être lue conjointement avec la CEI 61290-1:2014.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 23-Feb-2015
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.180.30 - Optic amplifiers
• Technical Committee: SC 86C - Fibre optic systems and active devices
• Drafting Committee: WG 3 - TC 86/SC 86C/WG 3
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Start Date: 10-Jan-2020
• Completion Date: 01-Mar-2021

Relations

• Revises: IEC 61290-1-3:2005 - Optical amplifiers - Test methods - Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters - Optical power meter method
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revised: IEC 61290-1-3:2021 - Optical amplifiers - Test methods - Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters - Optical power meter method
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC 61290-1-3 ®
Edition 3.0 2015-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Optical amplifiers – Test methods –
Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters – Optical power meter method

Amplificateurs optiques – Méthodes d'essai –
Partie 1-3: Paramètres de puissance et de gain – Méthode par appareil de
mesure de la puissance optique

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IEC 61290-1-3 ®
Edition 3.0 2015-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Optical amplifiers – Test methods –

Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters – Optical power meter method

Amplificateurs optiques – Méthodes d'essai –

Partie 1-3: Paramètres de puissance et de gain – Méthode par appareil de

mesure de la puissance optique

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 33.180.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-2279-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 5
3.1 Terms and definitions . 5
3.2 Abbreviations . 6
4 Apparatus . 6
5 Test sample . 9
6 Procedure . 9
7 Calculation . 12
8 Test results . 13
Annex A (informative) Optimization of optical bandpass filter spectral width . 15
Bibliography . 16

Figure 1 – Typical arrangement of optical power meter test apparatus for
measurement . 7

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS – TEST METHODS –

Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters –
Optical power meter method
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International Standard IEC 61290-1-3 has been prepared by subcommittee 86C: Fibre optic
systems and active devices, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2005. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) Detail description of most parameters has been described in IEC 61290-1 and removed
from this part;
b) Description of maximum output signal power and maximum total output power are added.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
86C/1255/CDV 86C/1292/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
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This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts in the IEC 61290 series, published under the general title Optical amplifiers –
1)
Test methods can be found on the IEC website.
This International Standard is to be used in conjunction with IEC-61290-1.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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1)
The first editions of some of these parts were published under the general title Optical fibre amplifiers – Basic
specification or Optical amplifier test methods.

OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS – TEST METHODS –

Part 1-3: Power and gain parameters –
Optical power meter method
1 Scope
This part of IEC 61290-1 applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OA) and
optically amplified subsystems. It applies to OA using optically pumped fibres (OFA based on
either rare-earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect), semiconductors (SOA), and
waveguides (POWA).
NOTE The applicability of the test methods described in the present standard to distributed Raman amplifiers is
for further study.
The object of this part of IEC 61290-1 is to establish uniform requirements for accurate and
reliable measurements, by means of the optical power meter test method, of the following OA
parameters, as defined in IEC 61291-1:
a) nominal ou
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