SIST EN 61300-3-4:2013

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements - Attenuation

IEC 61300-3-4:2012 describes the various methods available to measure the attenuation of optical components. It is not, however, applicable to dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) components, for which IEC 61300-3-29 should be used. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2001. It constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:  - revision of source conditions, launch conditions and power meter parameters;  - addition of safety recommendations;  - removal of launch condition details for multimode fibres, now referenced in 61300-1. Key words: measure the attenuation of optical components

Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und Messverfahren - Teil 3-4: Untersuchungen und Messungen - Dämpfung

Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques - Méthodes fondamentales d'essais et de mesures - Partie 3-4: Examens et mesures - Affaiblissement

La CEI 61300-3-4:2012 décrit les différentes méthodes disponibles permettant de mesurer l'affaiblissement des composants optiques. Toutefois, elle n'est pas applicable aux composants DWDM (Dense wavelength division multiplexing) pour lesquels il convient d'utiliser la CEI 61300-3-29. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition publiée en 2001. Elle constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:  - la révision des conditions de la source, des conditions d'injection et des paramètres de l'appareil de mesure de la puissance;  - l'ajout de recommandations de sécurité;  - la suppression des détails concernant les conditions d'injection relatives aux fibres multimodales, dorénavant référencés dans la CEI 61300-1. Mots clés: méthodes disponibles permettant de mesurer l'affaiblissement des composants optiques

Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Osnovni preskusni in merilni postopki - 3-4. del: Preiskave in meritve - Slabljenje

Ta del standarda IEC 61300 opisuje različne metode, ki so na voljo za merjenje zmanjšanja optičnih komponent. Vendar se ne uporablja za komponente za zgoščenovalovno dolžinsko multipleksiranje (DWDM), za katere se uporablja IEC 61300-3-29.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 11-Sep-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 18-Jun-2024
• ICS: 33.180.20 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices
• Technical Committee: MOC - Mobile Communications
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 19-Jun-2024
• Due Date: 12-Jul-2024
• Completion Date: 19-Jun-2024
• Ref Project: EN 61300-3-4:2013 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements - Attenuation

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 61300-3-4:2002 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures -- Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements - Attenuation
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: SIST EN IEC 61300-3-4:2023 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements - Attenuation (IEC 61300-3-4:2023)
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2023
• Revised: SIST EN 61300-3-4:2002 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures -- Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements - Attenuation
• Effective Date: 27-Apr-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2013
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Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements - Attenuation
Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und
Messverfahren - Teil 3-4: Untersuchungen und Messungen - Dämpfung
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques - Méthodes
fondamentales d'essais et de mesures - Partie 3-4: Examens et mesures -
Affaiblissement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61300-3-4:2013
ICS:
33.180.20 3RYH]RYDOQHQDSUDYH]D Fibre optic interconnecting
RSWLþQDYODNQD devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61300-3-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.180.20 Supersedes EN 61300-3-4:2001

English version
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components -
Basic test and measurement procedures -
Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements -
Attenuation
(IEC 61300-3-4:2012)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants Lichtwellenleiter -
passifs à fibres optiques - Verbindungselemente und passive
Méthodes fondamentales d'essais et de Bauteile -
mesures - Grundlegende Prüf- und Messverfahren -
Partie 3-4: Examens et mesures - Teil 3-4: Untersuchungen und Messungen
Affaiblissement -
(CEI 61300-3-4:2012) Dämpfung
(IEC 61300-3-4:2012)
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Ref. No. EN 61300-3-4:2013 E
Foreword
The text of document 86B/3494/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61300-3-4, prepared by IEC/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 61300-3-4:2013.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2013-12-28
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2014-01-16

standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61300-3-4:2001.
EN 61300-3-4:2001:
a) revision of source conditions, launch conditions and power meter parameters;
b) addition of safety recommendations;
c) removal of launch condition details for multimode fibres, now referenced in EN 61300-1.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61300-3-4:2012 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 61300-3-29 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61300-3-29.
IEC 61280-1-3 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61280-1-3.

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to i nternational publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60793-2 - Optical fibres - EN 60793-2 -
Part 2: Product specifications - General

IEC 60825-1 - Safety of laser products - EN 60825-1 -
Part 1: Equipment classification and
requirements
IEC 61300-1 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 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 61300-3-2 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-3-2 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures -
Part 3-2: Examinations and measurements -
Polarization dependent loss in a single-mode
fibre optic device
IEC/TR 62316 - Guidance for the interpretation of OTDR - -
backscattering traces
IEC 61300-3-4 ®
Edition 3.0 2012-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures –
Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements – Attenuation

Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques –

Méthodes fondamentales d’essais et de mesures –

Partie 3-4: Examens et mesures – Affaiblissement

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX Q
ICS 33.180.20 ISBN 978-2-83220-491-7

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 General description . 5
3.1 General . 5
3.2 Precautions . 6
4 Apparatus . 6
4.1 Launch conditions and source (S) . 6
4.2 Optical power meter (D) . 7
4.3 Temporary joint (TJ) . 7
4.4 Fibre . 7
4.5 Reference plugs (RP) . 8
4.6 Reference adaptors (RA) . 8
5 Procedure. 8
5.1 Pre-conditioning . 8
5.2 Visual inspection . 8
5.3 DUT configurations and test methods . 8
5.4 Attenuation measurements with a power meter . 9
5.4.1 General . 9
5.4.2 Cutback method . 9
5.4.3 Substitution method . 10
5.4.4 Insertion method (A) . 11
5.4.5 Insertion method (B) with direct coupling to power meter . 11
5.4.6 Insertion method (C) with additional test patchcord . 12
5.5 Attenuation measurements with an OTDR . 13
5.5.1 Measurement description . 13
5.5.2 Bidirectional measurement . 14
5.5.3 Measurement method . 15
5.5.4 Evaluation procedure . 15
6 Details to be specified . 16
Bibliography . 17

Figure 1 – Cutback method – Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 DUTs . 10
Figure 2 – Substitution method – Type 4 DUT . 10
Figure 3 – Insertion method (C1) – Type 2 DUT . 11
Figure 4 – Insertion method (C2) – Type 5 and Type 6 DUT . 12
Figure 5 – Insertion method (C3) – Type 4, Type 5, Type 7 and Type 8 DUT . 13
Figure 6 – Method 1 – One launch section . 14
Figure 7 – Method 2 – Two launch sections . 14
Figure 8 – Non-reflective event . 15
Figure 9 – Reflective event . 16

Table 1 – Preferred source conditions . 6
Table 2 – Preferred power meter parameters . 7
Table 3 – DUT configurations . 8

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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES
AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES –

Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements – Attenuation

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61300-3-4 has been prepared by subcommittee 86B: Fibre optic
interconnecting devices and passive components, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2001. It constitutes a
technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) revision of source conditions, launch conditions and power meter parameters;
b) addition of safety recommendations;
c) removal of launch condition details for multimode fibres, now referenced in 61300-1.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
86B/3494/FDIS 86B/3541/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all the parts in IEC 61300 series, published under the general title, Fibre optic
interconnecting and passive components – Basic test and measurement procedures, can be
found on the IEC website.
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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AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES –

Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements – Attenuation

1 Scope
This part of IEC 61300 describes the various methods available to measure the attenuation of
optical components. It is not, however, applicable to dense wavelength division multiplexing
(DWDM) components, for which IEC 61300-3-29 should be used.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60793-2, Optical fibres – Part 2: Product specifications – General
IEC 60825-1, Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
IEC 61300-1:2011, 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 61300-3-2, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and
measurement procedures – Part 3-2: Examinations and measurements – Polarization
dependent loss in a single-mode fibre optic device
IEC/TR 62316, Guidance for the interpretation of OTDR backscattering traces
3 General description
3.1 General
Attenuation is intended to give a value for the decrease of useful power, expressed in
decibels, resulting from the insertion of a device under test (DUT), within a length of optical
fibre cable. The term insertion loss is sometimes used in place of attenuation.
The DUT may have more than two optical ports. However, since an attenuation measurement
is made across only two ports, the DUTs in this standard shall be described as having two
ports. Eight different DUT configurations are described. The differences between these
configurations are primarily in the terminations of the optical ports. Terminations may consist
of bare fibre, a connector plug, or a receptacle.
The reference method for measuring attenuation is with an optical power meter. Optical time
domain reflectometry (OTDR) measurements are presented as an alternative method. Three
variations in the measurement of attenuation with a power meter are presented. The reference

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and alternative methods to be used for each DUT configuration are defined in Table 3.
Different test configurations and methods will result in different accuracies of
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