BS EN IEC 62077:2022

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. Fibre optic circulators. Generic specification. | Status: Current

1 Scope This document applies to circulators used in the field of fibre optics bearing all of the following features:

• – they are non-reciprocal optical devices, in which each port is either an optical fibre or fibre optic connector;
• – they are passive devices in accordance with the categorization and definition provided in IEC TS 62538;
• – they have three or more ports for directionally transmitting optical power.

An example of optical circulator technology and application is described in Annex A and Annex B, respectively.