EVS-EN 61290-3:2008

This International Standard applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs), including OAs using optically pumped fibres (OFAs based on either rare-earth doped fibres or on the Raman effect), semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and planar waveguide optical amplifiers (PWOAs). The object of this standard is to provide the general background for OA noise figure parameters measurements and to indicate those IEC standard test methods for accurate and reliable measurements of the following OA parameters, as defined in IEC 61291-1: a)  noise figure (NF); b)  noise factor (F); c)  multiple path interference (MPI) figure of merit; d) signal-spontaneous noise figure; e)  (equivalent) spontaneous-spontaneous optical bandwidth (Bsp-sp); f)  forward amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) power level; g)  reverse ASE power level; h) ASE bandwidth.