Chapter 2 Cards Specifications

2.2.4 Optical Amplifiers

2.2.4.1 OPT-PRE Card

Table 2-21provides the internal parameters and performance information for the OPT-PRE preamplifier card.

Table 2-21

OPT-PRE Card Standard Power and Gain Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Comment

 

Min

 

Typical

 

Max

 

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total input signal

Full channel load; see Figure 2-4

 

–4

 

 

12

 

dBm

power range

 

for a detailed Pin-Pout power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mask

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single channel; see Figure 2-4for

 

–22

 

 

–6

 

dBm

 

 

a detailed Pin-Pout power mask

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum output

Full channel load

 

17.0

 

17.5

dBm

signal power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single channel

 

–1.0

 

–0.5

 

dBm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-stage loss

 

3

 

 

9

 

dB

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum total

 

 

 

15

 

dBm

mid-stage output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

 

At 32 channels

 

 

0

 

dBm

per-channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mid-stage output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum optical

With tilt controlled at 0 dB

 

 

21

 

dB

amplifier signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard gain

 

With tilt controlled at 0 dB

 

5

 

21

dB

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 2-4shows a graphical representation of a standard range power mask for OPT-PRE card.

Figure 2-4 OPT-PRE Standard Range Power Mask

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