IEC 61280-2-9 : 2.0

Table of Contents

FOREWORD<br>INTRODUCTION<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Definitions<br>4 Apparatus<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 General<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 Diffraction grating-based OSA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3 Michelson interferometer-based OSA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4 Fabry-Perot-based OSA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5 OSA performance requirements<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5.1 General<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5.2 Wavelength range<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5.3 Sensitivity<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5.4 Resolution bandwidth (RBW)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5.5 Resolution bandwidth accuracy<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5.6 Dynamic range<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5.7 Scale fidelity<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5.8 Polarization dependence<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5.9 Wavelength data points<br>5 Sampling and specimens<br>6 Procedure<br>7 Calculations<br>8 Measurement uncertainty<br>9 Documentation<br>Annex A (informative) - Error in measuring signal level due to<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;signal spectral width<br>Annex B (informative) - Error in measuring noise level due to<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;signal spectral width and wavelength filtering<br>Bibliography

Abstract

Gives a parameter definition and a test method for obtaining optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) using apparatus that measures the optical spectrum at a multichannel interface.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	International Electrotechnical Committee
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Committee	TC 86