Highlights - ITU-T Question 17/15Optical Components and Subsystems

Highlights - ITU-T Question 17/15Optical Components and Subsystems

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Field of WorkField of Work

• Optical Components– ITU-T Recommendation G.671– Transmission Characteristics Of Optical Components And

Subsystems

• Optical Subsystems– ITU-T Recommendation G.661: Definition and test methods

for the relevant generic parameters of optical amplifiers.– ITU-T Recommendation G.662: Generic characteristics of

optical amplifier devices and subsystems.– ITU-T Recommendation G.663: Application related aspects of

optically amplified devices and sub-systems

• Optical Components– ITU-T Recommendation G.671– Transmission Characteristics Of Optical Components And

Subsystems

• Optical Subsystems– ITU-T Recommendation G.661: Definition and test methods

for the relevant generic parameters of optical amplifiers.– ITU-T Recommendation G.662: Generic characteristics of

optical amplifier devices and subsystems.– ITU-T Recommendation G.663: Application related aspects of

optically amplified devices and sub-systems

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Optical ComponentsOptical Components

• Text of Revised Draft Rec. G.671 Agreed May 2002– Originally Passive Components– Passive / Active vs Point to Point / Networking – Now: ALL components

• Definitions and Terms (Tied to IEC SC86B)• Table of Functional Requirements

– Values: Specific or SBA (Specified By Application)

• Text of Revised Draft Rec. G.671 Agreed May 2002– Originally Passive Components– Passive / Active vs Point to Point / Networking – Now: ALL components

• Definitions and Terms (Tied to IEC SC86B)• Table of Functional Requirements

– Values: Specific or SBA (Specified By Application)

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Recommendation G.671 Device Types: Recommendation G.671 Device Types: – Optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) subsystem– Asymmetric branching component– Optical attenuator– Optical branching component (wavelength non-selective)– Optical connector– Dynamic channel equaliser (DCE)– Optical filter– Optical isolator– Passive (chromatic) dispersion compensator– Optical splice– Optical switch– Optical termination– Tuneable filter– Optical wavelength multiplexer (MUX) / demultiplexer (DMUX)

Coarse WDM (CWDM) device, Dense WDM (DWDM) device, Wide WDM (WWDM) device

– Optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) subsystem– Asymmetric branching component– Optical attenuator– Optical branching component (wavelength non-selective)– Optical connector– Dynamic channel equaliser (DCE)– Optical filter– Optical isolator– Passive (chromatic) dispersion compensator– Optical splice– Optical switch– Optical termination– Tuneable filter– Optical wavelength multiplexer (MUX) / demultiplexer (DMUX)

Coarse WDM (CWDM) device, Dense WDM (DWDM) device, Wide WDM (WWDM) device

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ITU-T Question 17/15 Highlights - Next Steps ITU-T Question 17/15 Highlights - Next Steps • New Work on Appendix II for Recommendation G.663

– Enable 40 GB/s Applications– PMD Requirements (Align to IEC Document)

• Revise Rec. G.661 and G.662?– Same as IEC 61291-1– Collaboration with IEC SC86C / WG3

• Possible Supplement on Raman Amplification• Possible New Recommendation on PMD Compensators

• New Work on Appendix II for Recommendation G.663– Enable 40 GB/s Applications– PMD Requirements (Align to IEC Document)

• Revise Rec. G.661 and G.662?– Same as IEC 61291-1– Collaboration with IEC SC86C / WG3

• Possible Supplement on Raman Amplification• Possible New Recommendation on PMD Compensators

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Next MeetingNext Meeting

• Experts Meeting - Santa Rosa, CA USA (7 October, 2002)– Annex or Corrigenda to G.663 / Appendix II– Progress on Supplement on Raman Amplification– Possible New Recommendation on PMD Compensators– Future revisions of Recommendations G.661 and G.662 on

Optical Amplifiers

• Next ITU-T Plenary - January 2003 (Geneva)

• Experts Meeting - Santa Rosa, CA USA (7 October, 2002)– Annex or Corrigenda to G.663 / Appendix II– Progress on Supplement on Raman Amplification– Possible New Recommendation on PMD Compensators– Future revisions of Recommendations G.661 and G.662 on

Optical Amplifiers

• Next ITU-T Plenary - January 2003 (Geneva)