What is BS EN 62149-1 - Fibre optic active components and devices about?
BS EN 62149 is a series on fibre optic active components and devices. Fibre optic active components and devices. Fibre optic active components and devices are made up of semiconductor materials that actively manipulate electrons to perform the intended function. BS EN 62149-1 provides references, definitions, and rules for creating active fibre optic device performance standards, as well as related information pertinent to the subject. BS EN 62149-1 are sequentially numbered and contain performance criteria for specific applications. Each part will be added as the performance criteria become standardised for international use.
Who is BS EN 62149-1 - Fibre optic active components and devices for?
BS EN 62149-1 on fibre optic active components and devices is useful for:
- Telecommunication component manufacturers
- Telecommunication equipment manufacturers
- Design engineers
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 62149-1 - Fibre optic active components and devices?
Fibre optic active components and devices require a source of energy to operate and have an output that is a function of present and past input signals. BS EN 62149-1 define standard electro-optical performance under a set of prescribed conditions and contains a series or a set of tests and measurements (which may or may not be grouped into a specific schedule) with clearly defined conditions, severities, and pass/fail criteria. The tests are intended to be run as an initial design verification to prove the product’s ability to satisfy the requirements of a specific application, market sector or user group. BS EN 62149-1 contain those sets of performance criteria that have been standardised for international use. A product that has been shown to meet all the requirements of a performance standard may be declared as complying with BS EN 62149-1.
Products from one manufacturer that are tested to a performance standard will operate together within the bounds of the criteria set by BS EN 62149-1. There is however no guarantee that products from different suppliers have the same standard interface, which has been independently tested to a BS EN 62149-1, will meet the same levels of optical performance when mated together as those supplied by one manufacturer. Compliance with BS EN 62149-1 demonstrates that a product has in essence passed a design verification test, it is not a guarantee of lifetime assured performance or reliability. Both service life tests and reliability testing must be the subject of a separate test schedule where the tests and severities selected are such that they are truly representative of the requirements of these test programmes. Using BS EN 62149-1 you can provide references, definitions, and rules for creating active fibre optic device performance standards, as well as related information pertinent to the subject.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 62149-1:2012 supersedes BS EN 62149-1:2004. BS EN 62149-1:2012 includes a technical change with respect to BS EN 62149-1:2004:
- An update in Table A.1