DIN EN 61290-2-3:1999-08

INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Apparatus
4 Test sample
5 Procedure
6 Calculation
7 Test results
Figure 1 Typical arrangement of the optical power
           meter test apparatus for nominal output and
           input signal power measurements
Annex A (informative) List of abbreviations
Annex B (informative) Bibliography
Annex ZA (Normative references to international
publications with their corresponding European publications

Applicable to optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) using active fibres which contain rare-earth dopants, currently commercially available. Specifies uniform requirements for accurate and reliable measurements, using the optical power meter test procedure of OFA parameters, as specified in clause 3 of future IEC IEC 61291-1.