Chapter 2 Cards Specifications

2.2.4 Optical Amplifiers

Table 2-23

OPT-BST Card Power and Gain Specification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Comment

 

Min

 

Typical

 

Max

 

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total input signal power

Full channel load; see

 

–3

 

 

12

 

dBm

range

 

Figure 2-6for detailed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pin-Pout power mask

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single channel; see

 

–21

 

 

–6

 

dBm

 

 

Figure 2-6for detailed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pin-Pout power mask

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum output signal

Full channel load

 

17.0

 

17.5

dBm

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single channel

 

–1.0

 

–0.5

 

dBm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum optical amplifier

With tilt controlled at 0

 

 

20

 

dB

signal gain

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain range

 

Figure 44

 

5

 

20

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain tilt error at target gain

 

 

0.5

 

dB

tilt = 0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 2-6shows a graphical representation of the power mask for the OPT-BST card.

Figure 2-6 OPT-BST Card Power Mask

Table 2-24defines the power and gain specifications for the OPT-BST-E card.

 

 

Table 2-24

OPT-BST-E Card Power and Gain Specifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Comment

 

Min

 

Typical

 

Max

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total input signal power

Full channel load

 

–26

 

 

12

dBm

 

 

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum output signal

Full channel load

 

20

 

20.5

dBm

 

 

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operative output power

2

 

 

20

 

dBm

 

 

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Engineering and Planning Guide, Release 7.x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 15454 specifications For detailed Pin-Pout power mask Single channel see DBm

15454 specifications

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