CONTENTS

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
 3     Abbreviations and acronyms        
 4     Classification    
 5     Definitions  
        5.1     Definitions for OA devices and ONEs containing OAs        
        5.2     Parameters for OA subsystems      
 6     Test methods    
Appendix I – Main differences between optical fibre amplifiers and semiconductor optical amplifiers    
        I.1        General remarks  
        I.2        Comparison of optical performance characteristics between SOA and OFA         
        I.3        Applications         
Appendix II – Environmental, mechanical, physical and reliability parameters of optical amplifier devices and subsystems    
       II.1     Parameters for OA devices
       II.2     Parameters for OA subsystems       
       II.3     Environmental and reliability test methods    
Bibliography