CEI EN 61746-1 : 2012
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
CALIBRATION OF OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERS (OTDR) - PART 1: OTDR FOR SINGLE-MODE FIBRES
Hardcopy , PDF
English
01-01-2012
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Preparation for calibration
5 Distance calibration - General
6 Distance calibration methods
7 Loss calibration - General
8 Loss calibration methods
9 Reflectance calibration
Annex A (normative) - Recirculating
delay line for distance
calibration
Annex B (normative) - Optical
fibre standard for
loss calibration
Annex C (normative) - Standard
splice simulator for
loss calibration
Annex D (normative) - Mathematical
basis
Annex E (normative) - Reflectance
standard
Annex F (normative) - Simple
version of reflectance
standard
Annex G (informative) - OTDR
basis: Backscatter
theory Reflectance
measurements using an
OTDR - Determination of
fibre backscatter parameter
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative
references to international
publications with their
corresponding European
publications
Describes procedures for calibrating single-mode optical time domain reflectometers (OTDR). It only covers OTDR measurement errors and uncertainties.
Committee |
CT 86
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DevelopmentNote |
Classificazione CEI 86-329. Together with CEI EN 61746-2, it supersedes CEI EN 61746. (04/2012)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
98
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PublisherName |
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano
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Status |
Current
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Supersedes |
Standards | Relationship |
EN 61746-1:2011/AC:2014 | Identical |
IEC 61746-1:2009 | Identical |
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 | General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories |
IEC 60825-2:2004+AMD1:2006+AMD2:2010 CSV | Safety of laser products - Part 2: Safety of optical fibre communication systems (OFCS) |
IEC 60050-731:1991 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 731: Optical fibre communication |
IEC 61280-1-3:2010 | Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 1-3: General communication subsystems - Central wavelength and spectral width measurement |
IEC 61300-3-2:2009 | Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 3-2: Examination and measurements - Polarization dependent loss in a single-mode fibre optic device |
EN 60793-2-50:2016 | Optical fibres - Part 2-50: Product specifications - Sectional specification for class B single-mode fibres |
IEC 60794-1-2:2017 | Optical fibre cables - Part 1-2: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - General guidance |
IEC 60825-1:2014 | Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements |
EN 60793-1-40:2003 | Optical fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement methods and test procedures - Attenuation |
ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 | International vocabulary of metrology Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM) |
IEC TR 61930:1998 | Fibre optic graphical symbology |
IEC 60793-1-40:2001 | Optical fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement methods and test procedures - Attenuation |
IEC TR 61931:1998 | Fibre optic - Terminology |
IEC 61300-3-6:2008 | Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 3-6: Examinations and measurements - Return loss |
IEC 60793-2-50:2015 | Optical fibres - Part 2-50: Product specifications - Sectional specification for class B single-mode fibres |
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 | Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995) |
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