1
Scope
2 References
3 Terminology
4 Abbreviations
5 Applications
5.1 Power (booster) amplifier
5.2 Pre-amplifier
5.3 Line amplifier
5.4 Optically amplified transmitter
5.5 Optically amplified receiver
5.6 Single-channel applications
5.7 Multi-channel applications
5.8 Point-to-point applications
5.9 Point-to-multipoint applications
6 Operation, administration and
maintenance aspects
7 Parameter values and ranges for
OFA devices
7.1 Power (booster) amplifier
7.1.1 Point-to-point
7.1.2 Point-to-multipoint
7.2 Pre-amplifier
7.2.1 Point-to-point
7.3 Line amplifier
7.3.1 Point-to-point
7.3.2 Point-to-multipoint
8 Parameter values and ranges for
OFA related aspects of OFA sub-systems
8.1 Optically amplified transmitter
8.2 Optically amplified receiver
9 Environmental conditions
10 Optical safety aspects
Appendix I – Parameter values and ranges for OFA
devices in single-channel point-to-point systems
I.1 Power (booster) amplifier
I.2 Pre-amplifier
Appendix II – Transmission-related aspects
II.1 Purpose
II.2 Factors influencing the OA
transmission applications
II.3 Fibre optical nonlinearities
II.3.1 Self phase modulation
II.3.2 Soliton formation
II.3.3 Cross phase modulation
II.3.4 Modulation instability
II.3.5 Four-wave mixing
II.3.6 Stimulated Brillouin scattering
II.3.7 Stimulated Raman scattering
II.3.8 Fibre nonlinearity summary
II.4 Polarization properties
II.4.1 Polarization mode dispersion
II.4.2 Polarization dependent loss
II.4.3 Polarization hole burning
II.5 Fibre dispersion properties
II.5.1 Chromatic dispersion
II.6 Other OA-related properties
II.6.1 Noise accumulation
II.6.2 Self-filtering effect
II.6.3 Optical surge generation
II.6.4 Saturation induced nonlinearity in SOAs
Appendix III – Pre-amplifier parameters
Appendix IV – OAM aspects of OAs
IV.1 OA sub-systems
IV.2 OA devices