Parameter

Symbol

Minimum

Typical

Maximum

Units

Notes and Conditions

Transmitter

Spectral Width

0.2

nm

Full width, -20dB from maximum, with Resolution bandwidth (RBW) = 0.01 nm

Transmitter Center Wavelength

x - 100

x

x + 100

pm

Refer to Table 2 for center wavelengths

Side-Mode Suppression Ratio

SMSR

30

dB

Transmitter Extinction Ratio

OMI

9

dB

Transmitter Optical Output Power

P out

-1.0

3.0

dBm

Average power coupled into single-mode fiber

Receiver

Receiver Optical Input Wavelength

1530

1565

nm

Receiver Damage Threshold

-1

dBm

Dispersion Tolerance

-500

1600

ps/nm

Power-Limited Performance (measured at optical signal-to-noise ratio [OSNR] of 30 dB at 0.1-nm RBW)

Optical Input Power

P in

-24.0

-7.0

dBm

Dispersion Power Penalty

3

dB

Noise-Limited Performance (measured at OSNR of 23 dB at 0.1-nm RBW)

Optical Input Power

P in

-17.0

-7.0

dB

Dispersion OSNR Penalty

3

dB