Table of Contents

FOREWORD <br>INTRODUCTION <br>1 Scope <br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms <br>4 Measurement apparatus <br>5 Test specimen <br>6 Procedure <br>7 Calculations <br>8 Test results <br>Annex A (informative) - Background on transient <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;phenomenon in optical amplifiers <br>Annex B (informative) - Slew rate effect on <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;transient gain response <br>Bibliography <br>Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;international publications with their <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;corresponding European publications

Abstract

Pertains to optical amplifiers (OAs) using active fibres (optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs)) containing rare-earth dopants including erbium-doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs) and optically amplified elementary sub-systems.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
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ISBN
Committee	GEL/86/3
Supersedes	15/30318626 DC : 0 09/30205262 DC : 0