OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS - TEST METHODS - PART 10-4: MULTICHANNEL PARAMETERS - INTERPOLATED SOURCE SUBTRACTION METHOD USING AN OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER

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12-01-2013

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INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Abbreviated terms
4 Apparatus
5 Test sample
6 Procedure
  6.1 Calibration
      6.1.1 Calibration of optical bandwidth
      6.1.2 Calibration of OSA power correction factor
  6.2 Measurement
  6.3 Calculation
7 Test results
Annex A (normative) Limitations of the interpolated source
                    subtraction technique due to source
                    spontaneous emission
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                     publications with their corresponding
                     European publications
Bibliography

Applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified subsystems. It applies to OAs using optically pumped fibres (OFAs based on either rare-earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect), semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and waveguides (POWA).

DevelopmentNote	Indice de classement: C93-805-10-4. PR NF EN 61290-10-4 December 2006. (12/2006)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	Association Francaise de Normalisation
Status	Current