What is BS EN 61290-7-1 - Optical amplifiers about?
BS EN 61290-7-1 applies to optical amplifiers (OAs) using active fibres presently commercially available containing rare-earth dopants.
The object of BS EN 61290-7-1 is to establish uniform requirements for accurate and reliable measurements, by means of the filtered optical power meter test method, of the following OA parameters, as defined in IEC 61291-1:
- Out-of-band insertion loss
- Out-of-band reverse insertion loss
Who is BS EN 61290-7-1 - Optical amplifiers for?
BS EN 61290-7-1 on optical amplifiers is helpful for:
- Telecommunication industry
- Military
- Broadcasting companies
- Internet service providers
Why should you use BS EN 61290-7-1 - Optical amplifiers?
Having access to reliable guidelines is essential to prepare quality optical amplifiers. BS EN 61290-7-1 provides manufacturers with the requirements, tests and calculations which allows them to effectively manufacture and test optical amplifiers.
BS EN 61290-7-1 provides users with efficient and standardized optical amplifiers.
What has changed since the last update?
BS EN 61290-7-1:2007 supersedes EN 61290-7-1:1998. The main significant changes in BS EN 61290-7-1:2007 with respect to EN 61290-7-1:1998 are the following:
- The title has been changed to be consistent with other documents in the EN 61290 series
- The applicability has been extended to all commercially available optical amplifiers not just optical fiber amplifiers
- Clause 9, EMC, has been added
