IEC 60793-1-61:2017 ED1

Optical fibres - Part 1-61: Measurement methods and test procedures - Polarization crosstalk

Publication date:   Feb 7, 2017

General information

60.60 Standard published   Feb 7, 2017

IEC

TC 86/SC 86A

International Standard

33.180.10   Fibres and cables

Buying

  Published

PDF - €48.40

  English   French  



Buy

Scope

IEC 60793-1-61: 2017 establishes uniform requirements for measuring the polarization crosstalk of polarization-maintaining (PM) fibres. This document gives two methods for measuring the polarization crosstalk of PM fibres. Method A is the power ratio method, which uses the maximum and minimum values of output power at a specified wavelength, and Method B is the in-line method, which uses an analysis of the Poincaré sphere. Details of each method are described in Clause 6. Crosstalk values obtained by Methods A and B are based on different definitions. The crosstalk measured by Method A is defined as an "averaged" value over a measured wavelength range. In contrast, the crosstalk value obtained from Method B shows the "worst case" crosstalk value.

Life cycle

NOW

PUBLISHED
IEC 60793-1-61:2017 ED1
60.60 Standard published
Feb 7, 2017