IEC 61315:2005

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Preparation for calibration
  4.1 Organization
  4.2 Traceability
  4.3 Advice for measurements and calibrations
  4.4 Recommendations to customers
5 Absolute power calibration
  5.1 Establishing the calibration conditions
  5.2 Calibration procedure
  5.3 Calibration uncertainty
  5.4 Reporting the results
6 Measurement uncertainty of a calibrated power meter
  6.1 Uncertainty at reference conditions
  6.2 Uncertainty at operating conditions
7 Nonlinearity calibration
  7.1 Nonlinearity calibration based on superposition
  7.2 Nonlinearity calibration based on comparison with a
      calibrated power meter
  7.3 Nonlinearity calibration based on comparison with an
      attenuator
  7.4 Calibration of power meter for high power measurement
Annex A (normative) Mathematical basis
Bibliography

This international standard is applicable to instruments measuring radiant power emitted from sources which are typical for the fibre-optic communications industry. The standard describes the calibration of power meters to be performed by calibration laboratories or by power meter manufacturers.