Table of Contents
1Scope
2References
3Abbreviations
4Classification
5Definitions
5.1DefinitionsforOAdevicesandONEscontainingOAs
5.2ParametersforOAsubsystems
6Testmethods
AppendixI-Maindifferencesbetweenopticalfibreamplifiers
andsemiconductoropticalamplifiers
I.1Generalremarks
I.2Comparisonofopticalperformancecharacteristics
betweenSOAandOFA
I.3Applications
AppendixII-Environmental,mechanical,physicaland
reliabilityparametersofopticalamplifier
devicesandsubsystems
II.1ParametersforOAdevices
II.2ParametersforOAsubsystems
II.3Environmentalandreliabilitytestmethods
Bibliography Abstract
Describes the definitions of the relevant parameters, common to the different types of optical amplifiers and the test methods of said parameters to be followed, as far as applicable, for optical amplifier devices and subsystems covered by ITU-T Recommendations.
