1 Scope
2
References
3
Terms and definitions
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Terms
defined in other Recommendations
4
Abbreviations
5
Classification of optical interfaces
5.1 Applications
5.2 Reference
and physical configurations
6
Parameter definitions
6.1 System
operating wavelength range
6.2 Transmitter
6.3 Optical
path
6.4 Receiver
7
Optical parameter values
8
Optical engineering approach
8.1 Design
assumptions
8.2 Non-linearities
8.3 Dispersion
accommodation
8.4 Stand‑alone
amplifiers
8.5 Upgradability
considerations
8.6 Optical
safety considerations
Annex A – Extinction ratio and eye mask
penalties
A.1 Measurement
parameters
A.2 Extinction
ratio penalty
A.3 Eye
mask penalty
A.4 Receiver
sensitivity
Appendix I – Polarization mode
dispersion
I.1 The
statistical distribution of PMD
I.2 The path
penalty due to PMD
Appendix II – Description of SPM as
dispersion accommodation
II.1 SPM
basics
II.2 Using
self phase modulation as a dispersion accommodation technique
II.3 SPM-breakdown
II.4 Optical
parameter values for applications
II.5 Source
type
II.6 Eye
pattern mask
II.7 Receiver
Appendix III – Dispersion accommodation
by means of DST
III.1 Introduction
III.2 Principle
of the DST technique
III.3 Optical
receiver eye pattern mask after dispersive fibre transmission
III.4 Parameter
definitions
III.5 Optical
parameter values
Appendix IV – Measurement of the chirp
parameter a of the optical transmit signal
IV.1 Measurement
set-up
IV.2 Technical
requirements for the measuring equipment
IV.3 Calibration
IV.4 Measurement
procedure
IV.5 Data
processing
IV.6 Examples
and interpretation of data
Appendix V – Upgradability
considerations