OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS - TEST METHODS - PART 11-1: POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION PARAMETER - JONES MATRIX EIGENANALYSIS (JME)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

German

Published date

01-01-2009

Publisher

German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)

INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Apparatus
   2.1 Tunable laser
   2.2 Polarization adjuster
   2.3 Polarizers
   2.4 Input optics
   2.5 Fibre pigtail
   2.6 Optical lens system
   2.7 Output optics
   2.8 Polarimeter
3 Procedure
4 Calculations
   4.1 Jones matrix eigenanalysis calculations
   4.2 Display of DGD versus wavelength
   4.3 Average DGD
   4.4 Maximum DGD
5 Test results
Annex A (informative) - List of symbols and abbreviations
Annex B (informative) - Degree of polarization reduction due to
                        optical amplifier ASE
Bibliography

Describes a procedure for measuring the PMD of OAs. Applicable to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) including optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) using active fibres and semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) using semiconductor gain media.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	14
PublisherName	German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
I.S. EN 61290-11-1:2008	Identical
EN 61290-11-1:2008	Identical
IEC 61290-11-1:2008	Identical
BS EN 61290-11-1:2008	Identical
NF EN 61290-11-1 : 2009	Identical