Fibre optic communication system design guides In-band optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR)

Amended by

PD IEC/TR 61282-14:2016

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-03-2016

Publisher

British Standards Institution

The purpose of this part of IEC61282, which is a Technical Report, is to provide a definition for in-band optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) that is applicable to situations where the spectral noise power density is not independent of the optical frequency, as assumed in the OSNR definition of IEC61280-2-9, but is significantly shaped across the optical bandwidth of the signal. Considering the development of multiple measurement methods for different use cases, as detailed below, it is desirable to establish a definition of in-band OSNR that is independent of the method used and, furthermore, is consistent with the OSNR definition of IEC61280-2-9 in the case of frequency-independent noise power density.

Committee	GEL/86/3
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	38
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
IEC TR 61282-12:2016	Identical

IEC 61280-2-9:2009

Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 2-9: Digital systems - Optical signal-to-noise ratio measurement for dense wavelength-division multiplexed systems