What is BS EN 62150-5 - Fibre optic active components and devices about?
BS EN 62150 is a series on fibre optic active components and devices. Fibre optic active components and devices s are electronic components made up of semiconductor materials that actively manipulate electrons to perform the intended function. BS EN 62150-5 specifies test and measurement procedures for the wavelength channel tuning time of tuneable transmitters. BS EN 62150-5 applies to laser transmitters, and to the transmitter portion of transceivers. This procedure examines whether the device or module satisfies the appropriate performance specification.
The method described in BS EN 62150-5 uses optical filters to transfer the transition of the output wavelength to the transition of the optical power. This is because the transient response of the output wavelength before stabilization at the steady-state of the target wavelength channel is too fast to measure using a wavelength meter or an optical spectrum analyser. Reference optical filter sets are described in BS EN 62150-5.
Who is BS EN 62150-5 - Fibre optic active components and devices for?
BS EN 62150-5 on fibre optic active components and devices is useful for:
- Telecommunication equipment manufacturers
- Telecommunication component manufacturers
- Design engineers
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 62150-5 - Fibre optic active components and devices?
Fibre optic active components and devices require a source of energy to operate and have an output that is a function of present and past input signals. BS EN 62150-5 specifies testing and measurement procedures for the wavelength channel tuning time of a tuneable transmitter. In a multiple-wavelength network, such as described in the ITU-T G.989 series, the tuneable transmitter is controlled to change its output wavelength during its operation. In order to provide different use cases, the tuneable transmitters are categorized into several wavelength channel tuning time classes. The test and measurement procedures of the wavelength channel tuning time are established to guarantee interoperability.
Since a change of the output wavelength of a tuneable transmitter occurs when the control signal is applied, the time-dependent behaviour of the tuneable transmitter is illustrated with the control signal. This control signal is applied either in the form of a control message or directly by voltage or current. The wavelength channel tuning time, which includes the processing time or latency time, is defined in BS EN 62150-5 with the parameters generally used to characterize transient behaviour. BS EN 62150-5 describes examples of the different types of optical filters used for the measurement. Using BS EN 62150-5 you can specify test and measurement procedures for the wavelength channel tuning time of tuneable transmitters.
