Chapter 2 Cards Specifications

2.2.3 Optical Add and Drop Cards

Table 2-12

32MUX-O Card Optical Parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Min

 

Typical

 

Max

 

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–1 dB bandwidth

160

 

 

300

 

pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-band ripple

 

 

0.5

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insertion loss

 

4

 

8.5

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insertion loss disuniformity

 

1.5

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjacent crosstalk

23

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonadjacent crosstalk

30

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total crosstalk

 

20

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDL

 

 

1.5

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-band chromatic dispersion

–20

 

+20

ps/nm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-band PMD

 

 

0.5

ps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical power/VOA attenuation setting

 

0.1

 

dB

resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical power setting accuracy

–0.5

 

+0.5

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOA attenuation setting accuracy

–0.1

 

+0.1

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power monitoring indication response time

 

20

 

ms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical power/VOA attenuation settling

 

200

ms

time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical rise and fall time

 

200

ms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical over and undershoot

–1.5

 

+1.5

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOA dynamic range

25

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOA shutoff attenuation (AVS) with unit

20

 

dB

powered off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOA shutoff attenuation (AVS) with unit

40

 

dB

powered on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directivity

 

40

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return loss

 

40

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical monitor tap splitting ratio on

19

 

21

dB

monitor port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum optical input power

300

 

mW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum AWG startup time

 

10

 

min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2.3.6 32DMX-O Card

Table 2-13defines the optical parameters for the 32DMX-O card.

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