Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic spatial switches - Part 1: Generic specification (IEC 60876-1:2012)

This part of IEC 60876 applies to fibre optic switches possessing all of the following general features: - they are passive in that they contain no optoelectronic or other transducing elements; - they have one or more ports for the transmission of optical power and two or more states in which power may be routed or blocked between these ports; - the ports are optical fibres or fibre optic connectors.

Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Räumliche Umschalter für Lichtwellenleiter - Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation (IEC 60876-1:2012)

Dispositifs d’interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques - Commutateurs spatiaux à fibres optiques - Partie 1 : Spécification générique (CEI 60876-1:2012)

Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Optična prostorska stikala - 1. del: Rodovna specifikacija (IEC 60876-1:2012)

Ta del standarda IEC 60876 velja za optična stikala, ki imajo vse naštete splošne lastnosti: – so pasivni in ne vsebujejo nobenih optoelektronskih ali drugih prevodnih elementov; – imajo vsaj ena vrata za prenos optične moči in vsaj dva stanja, pri katerih se lahko moč usmeri ali blokira med temi vrati; – vrata so optična vlakna ali optični konektorji.

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Publication Date
25-Oct-2012
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05-Oct-2017
Technical Committee
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9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
Start Date
06-Oct-2017
Due Date
29-Oct-2017
Completion Date
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SIST EN 60876-1:2012

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60876-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2012
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 33.180.20 Supersedes EN 60876-1:2001


English version


Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components -
Fibre optic spatial switches -
Part 1: Generic specification
(IEC 60876-1:2012)


Dispositifs d’interconnexion et Lichtwellenleiter -
composants passifs à fibres optiques - Verbindungselemente und passive
Commutateurs spatiaux à fibres optiques - Bauteile -
Partie 1 : Spécification générique Räumliche Umschalter für
(CEI 60876-1:2012) Lichtwellenleiter -
Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation
(IEC 60876-1:2012)





This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2012-08-17. 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
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Foreword
The text of document 86B/3276/CDV, future edition 4 of IEC 60876-1, 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 60876-1:2012.

The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2013-05-17
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2013-08-17
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60876-1:2001.
The changes with respect to EN 60876-1:2001 are to remove quality assessment procedures and to
reconsider definitions.
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 60876-1:2012 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 60869-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60869-1.
IEC 61073-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61073-1.
IEC 61754-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61754-2.
IEC 61754-4 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61754-4.
IEC 61754-13 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61754-13.

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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international 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 60027 Series Letter symbols to be used in electrical - -
technology


IEC 60050 Series International electrotechnical vocabulary - -


IEC 60617 Series Graphical symbols for diagrams - -


IEC 60695-11-5 - Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-11-5 -
Part 11-5: Test flames - Needle-flame test
method - Apparatus, confirmatory test
arrangement and guidance


IEC 60825-1 - Safety of laser products - EN 60825-1 -
Part 1: Equipment classification and
requirements


IEC 61300 Series Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300 Series
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures


IEC/TR 61930 - Fibre optic graphical symbology - -


IEC 62047-1 - Semiconductor devices - Micro- EN 62047-1 -
electromechanical devices -
Part 1: Terms and definitions


ISO 129-1 - Technical drawings - Indication of dimensions - -
and tolerances -
Part 1: General principles


ISO 286-1 - ISO system of limits and fits - - -
Part 1: Bases of tolerances, deviations and fits


ISO 1101 - Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - EN ISO 1101 -
Geometrical tolerancing - Tolerances of form,
orientation, location and run-out


ISO 8601 - Data elements and interchange formats - - -
Information interchange - Representation of
dates and times

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
3.1 Basic terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Component definitions . 7
3.3 Performance parameter definitions . 8
4 Requirements . 11
4.1 Classification . 11
4.1.1 General . 11
4.1.2 Type . 12
4.1.3 Style . 15
4.1.4 Variant . 16
4.1.5 Assessment level . 16
4.1.6 Normative reference extension . 16
4.2 Documentation . 17
4.2.1 Symbols . 17
4.2.2 Specification system . 17
4.2.3 Drawings . 19
4.2.4 Test and measurement . 19
4.2.5 Test reports . 20
4.2.6 Instructions for use . 20
4.3 Standardization system . 20
4.3.1 Interface standards . 20
4.3.2 Performance standards . 21
4.3.3 Reliability standards . 21
4.3.4 Interlinking . 22
4.4 Design and construction . 23
4.4.1 Materials . 23
4.4.2 Workmanship . 23
4.5 Quality . 23
4.6 Performance . 23
4.7 Identification and marking . 23
4.7.1 General . 23
4.7.2 Variant identification number . 23
4.7.3 Component marking . 24
4.7.4 Package marking . 24
4.8 Packaging . 24
4.9 Storage conditions . 24
4.10 Safety . 25
Annex A (informative) Example of switch technologies . 26
Bibliography . 31

Figure 1 – Representation of latency time, rise time, fall time, bounce time, and
switching time . 11

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Figure 2 – Single-pole, single-throw switch . 13
Figure 3 – Transfer matrix for one input port and one output port . 13
Figure 4 – Single-pole, throw switch . 13
Figure 5 – Transfer matrix for one input port and N output ports . 13
Figure 6 – N-port matrix switch . 14
Figure 7 – Transfer matrix for N-ports switch . 14
Figure 8 – Four-port switch without crossover . 14
Figure 9 – Four-port switch with crossover . 15
Figure 10 – Configuration A, a device containing integral fibre optic pigtails without
connectors . 15
Figure 11 – Configuration B, a device containing integral fibre optic pigtails, with a
connector on each pigtail. 15
Figure 12 – Configuration C, a device containing a fibre optic connector as an integral
part of the device housing . 16
Figure 13 – Standards . 22
Figure A.1 – Example of 1×2 MO switch . 26
Figure A.2 – Example of mechanical switch (mirror driving type) . 27
Figure A.3 – Example of mechanical switch (fibre driving type) . 28
Figure A.4 – Example of MEMS switch . 28
Figure A.5 – Example of TO switch . 29
Figure A.6 – Output power of TO switch . 29
Figure A.7 – Example of switching response of TO switch. 30
Figure A.8 – 1×N and N×N examples of TO switch . 30

Table 1 – Example of a typical switch classification . 12
Table 2 – Transfer matrix of a four-port switch without crossover . 14
Table 3 – Transfer matrix of a four-port switch with crossover . 15
Table 4 – The IEC specification structure . 18
Table 5 – Standards interlink matrix . 23

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES
AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
FIBRE OPTIC SPATIAL SWITCHES –

Part 1: Generic specification


FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
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indispensable for the correct application of this publication.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60876-1 has been prepared by subcommittee SC86B: 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 2001. It constitutes a
technical revision. The changes with respect to the previous edition are to remove quality
assessment procedures and to reconsider definitions.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
86B/3276/CDV 86B/3339/RVC

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 the IEC 60876 series, published under the general title Fibre optic
interconnecting devices and passive components-Fibre optic spatial switches can be found on
the IEC website.
Future standards in this series will carry the new general title as cited above. Titles of existing
standards in this series will be updated at the time of the next edition.
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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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES
AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
FIBRE OPTIC SPATIAL SWITCHES –

Part 1: Generic specification



1 Scope
This part of IEC 60876 applies to fibre optic switches possessing all of the following general
features:
– they are passive in that they contain no optoelectronic or other transducing elements;
– they have one or more ports for the transmission of optical power and two or more states in
which power may be routed or blocked between these ports;
– the ports are optical fibres or fibre optic connectors.
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 60027 (all parts), Letter symbols to be used in electrical technology
IEC 60050 (all parts), International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (available at
)
IEC 60617 (all parts), Graphical symbols for diagrams (available at )
IEC 60695-11-5, Fire hazard testing – Part 11-5: Test flames – Needle-flame test method –
Apparatus, confirmatory test arrangement and guidance
IEC 60825-1, Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
IEC 61300 (all parts), Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test
and measurement procedures
IEC/TR 61930, Fibre optic graphical symbology
IEC 62047-1, Semiconductor devices – Micro-electromechanical devices – Part 1: Terms and
definitions
ISO 129-1, Technical drawings – Indication of dimensions and tolerances – Part 1: General
principles
ISO 286-1, Geometrical product specification (GPS) – ISO code system for tolerances on linear
sizes – Part 1: Basis of tolerances, deviations and fits
ISO 1101, Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) – Geometrical tolerancing – Tolerances of
form, orientation, location and run-out

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ISO 8601, Data elements and interchange formats – Information interchange – Representation
of dates and times
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this part of IEC 60876, the definitions given in IEC 60050-731 apply,
together with the following definitions.
3.1 Basic terms and definitions
3.1.1
port
optical fibre or fibre optic connector attached to a passive component for the entry and/or exit
of optical power
3.1.2
transfer matrix
optical properties of a fibre optic switch can be defined in a n × n matrix of coefficients (n is the
number of ports)
Note 1 to entry: The T matrix represents the on-state paths (worst-case transmission) and the T° matrix represents
the off-state paths (worst-case isolation).
3.1.3
transfer coefficient
element t or t° of the transfer matrix
ij ij
Note 1 to entry: Each transfer coefficient t is the worst-case (minimum) fraction of power transferred from port i to
ij
port j for any state with path ij switched on. Each coefficient t° is the worst-case (maximum) fraction of power
ij
transferred from port i to port j for any state with path ij switched off.
3.1.4
logarithmic transfer matrix
a = –10 log t
ij ij
where
is the optical power reduction in decibels out of port j with unit power into port i, i.e.
a
ij
t is the transfer coefficient.
ij
Note 1 to entry: Similarly, for the off state, a° = –10 log t°
ij ij
3.2 Component definitions
3.2.1
optical switch
passive component processing one or more ports which selectively transmits, redirects or
blocks optical power in an optical fibre transmission line
3.2.2
switch state
particular optical configuration of a switch, whereby optical power is transmitted or blocked
between specific ports in a predetermined manner
3.2.3
actuation mechanism
physical means (mechanical, electrical, acoustic, optical, etc.) by which a switch is designed to
change between states

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3.2.4
actuation energy
input energy required to place a switch in a specific state
3.2.5
latching switch
switch that maintains its last state and specified performance level when the actuation energy
which initiated the change is removed
3.2.6
non-latching switch
switch that reverts to a home state or undefined state when the actuation energy which initiated
a change is removed
3.2.7
blocking
inability to establish a connection from a free input port to a free output port due to the
existence of some other established connection
Note 1 to entry: Blocking and various degrees of non-blocking operation functionalities are of various types.
“Strict-sense non-blocking” refers to a switch matrix in which it is always possible to establish a connection between
any free input port and any free output port irrespective of previously established connections.
“Wide-sense non-blocking” refers to a matrix in which it is always possible to establish a desired connection
provided that some systematic procedure is followed in setting up connections. Some multistage switching
architectures fall into this category.
“Rearrangeably non-blocking” refers to a switch matrix in which any free input port can be connected to any free
output port provided that other established connections are unconnected and then reconnected as part of making
the new connection.
3.2.8
magneto-optic effect switch
MO switch
optical switch which uses the magneto-optic effect (phenomenon of polarization state change
in transmitted light and reflected light due to a magnetic field)
3.2.9
mechanical switch
optical switch, which realises the switching function by driving of the movable part
3.2.10
micro-electromechanical system switch
MEMS switch
optical switch using MEMS technology, as defined in IEC 62047-1
3.2.11
thermo-optic effect switch
TO switch
optical switch which uses the thermo-optic effect (phenomenon of refractive index change
caused by temperature variation)
3.3 Performance parameter definitions
3.3.1
insertion loss
element a (where i ≠ j) of the logarithmic transfer matrix
ij
Note 1 to entry: It is the reduction in optical power between an input and output port of a passive component
expressed in decibels and is defined as follows:
a = –10 log (P /P )
ij j i

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where
P is the optical power launched into the input port, and
i
P is the optical power received from the output port.
j
Note 2 to entry: The insertion loss values depend on the state of the switch.
3.3.2
return loss
element a (where i = j) of the logarithmic transfer matrix
ij
Note 1 to entry: It is the fraction of input power that is returned from the input port of a passive component and is
defined as follows:
RL = –10 log (P /P )
i refl i
where
P is the optical power launched into the input port, and
i
P is the optical power received back from the same port.
refl
Note 2 to entry: The return loss values depend on the state of the switch.
3.3.3
operating wavelength
λ
nominal wavelength at which a passive component is designed to operate with the specified
performance
3.3.4
latency time
3.3.4.1
latency time
t
l
elapsed time when the output power of a
specified output port reaches 10 % of its steady-state value of the output power from the time
the actuation energy is applied
SEE: Figure 1
3.3.4.2
latency time
t ’
l
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