BSI PD IEC TR 61292-4:2023
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Optical amplifiers – Maximum permissible optical power for the damage-free and safe use of optical amplifiers, including Raman amplifiers
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2023 | 36 |
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4 | CONTENTS |
6 | FOREWORD |
8 | INTRODUCTION |
9 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
10 | 3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms 3.1 Terms and definitions 3.2 Abbreviated terms 4 Maximum transmissible optical power to keep fibres damage-free 4.1 General |
11 | 4.2 Fibre fuse and its propagation Figures Figure 1 ā Experimental set-up for fibre fuse propagation Tables Table 1 ā Threshold power of fibre fuse propagation for various fibres |
12 | 4.3 Loss-induced heating at connectors or splices Table 2 ā Measurement conditions |
13 | 4.4 Connector endface damage induced by dust/contamination Figure 2 ā Connection loss versus temperature increase Figure 3 ā Test set-up |
14 | Figure 4 ā Surface condition contaminated with metal filings, before the test |
15 | 4.5 Fibre coat burn/melt induced by tight fibre bending Figure 5 ā Variation of power attenuation during test at several power input values for plugs contaminated with metal filings Figure 6 ā Polishing surface condition contaminated with metal filing, after test |
16 | 4.6 Summary of the fibre damage Figure 7 ā Thermo viewer image of tightly bent SMF with optical power of 3 W at 1 480 nm Figure 8 ā Temperature of the coating surface of SMFs against bending with optical power of 3 W at 1 480 nm |
17 | 5 Maximum transmissible optical power to keep eyes and skin safe 5.1 Maximum transmissible exposure (MPE) on the surface of eye and skin 5.2 Maximum permissible optical power in the fibre for the safety of eye and skin 5.2.1 Power limit |
18 | 5.2.2 Need for APR Table 3 ā Examples of power limits for optical fibre communication systems having automatic power reduction to reduce emissions to a lower hazard level |
19 | 5.2.3 Wavelengths 5.2.4 Locations 5.2.5 Nominal ocular hazard distance (NOHD) 5.2.6 Power reduction times Table 4 ā Location types within an optical fibre communicationsystem and their typical installations |
20 | 5.2.7 Medical aspects of the safety of eyes and skin in existing standards Figure 9 ā Maximum permissible power in the fibre against APR power reduction time |
21 | 6 Maximum optical power permissible for optical amplifiers from the viewpoint of fibre damage as well as eye and skin safety 7 Conclusion |
22 | Annex A (informative) General information for optical fibre fuse A.1 Introductory remark A.2 Generating mechanism Figure A.1 ā Front part of the fibre fuse damage generated in the optical fibre |
24 | Figure A.2 ā SiO absorption model |
25 | Figure A.3 ā Calculated fibre fuse propagation behaviour simulated with the SiO absorption model |
26 | A.3 Void formation mechanism A.4 Propagation characteristic of a fibre fuse Figure A.4 ā Series of optical micrographs showing damage generated by 9,0 W 1 480 nm laser light suggesting a mechanism of periodic void formation |
27 | Figure A.5 ā Images of fibre fuse ignition taken with an ultra-high-speed camera and an optical micrograph of the damaged fibre |
28 | A.5 Prevention and termination A.5.1 General A.5.2 Prevention methods Figure A.6 ā Power density dependence of the fibre-fuse propagation velocity Figure A.7 ā Optical micrographs showing front part of the fibre fuse damage generated in SMF-28 fibres with various laser intensities (1 480 nm) |
29 | A.5.3 Termination methods Figure A.8 ā Principle of the optical fibre fuse passive termination method and photograph of a fibre fuse terminator using a TEC structure |
30 | Figure A.9 ā Photograph of hole-assisted fibre and fibrefuse termination using a hole-assisted fibre |
31 | A.6 Additional safety information A.7 Conclusion Figure A.10 ā Example of fibre fuse active termination scheme Figure A.11 ā Transformation of electrical signal by optical fibre fuse |
32 | Bibliography |