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OTC304202 OptiX Metro WDM Optical
Power Calculation
ISSUE 1.0
Internal Use 2
Review
Do you remember the Signal Flow of
OptiX Metro 6100/6040?

OTM OLA -- OADM -- OTM
Internal Use 3
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you
will be able to:
Grasp the relation of each Reference
Point on the Equipments;
Grasp the Optical Power Calculation;
Grasp the common indices on Optical
Power Calculation.
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Reference
OptiX Metro6100 Technical Manual
OptiX Metro 6040 User Manual
Internal Use 5
Basics
Review the Signal Flow
Common Indices
Optical Power Calculation
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Signal Flow of OptiX WDM System
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Common Indices
Insertion Loss (M40, D40, MR2, DCM)
Specification of OA (OAU, OBU,OPU)
Specification of OTU
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Specifications of OAU/OPU/OBU
Type Gain
(dB)
Minimum input
optical power
(dBm)
Maximum output
optical power
(dBm)
Width of front
panel
(nm)
OAU-C01 20 33 -32 20 64
OAU-C02 20 33 -32 17 64
OAU-C03 26 32 -32 20 64
OBU-C01 23 -32 17 32
OBU-C02 23 -22 20 64
OPU-C01 20 -32 14 32
OPU-C02 20 -32 14 32
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Specification of OTU
OTU Types
Receiver
Sensitivity (dBm)
Overload Power
(dBm)
Mean Launch Power
(dBm)
OCU
DWDM
Side
-17 0 -1~-5
Client Side -18 -3 -3~-9
LDG
DWDM
Side
PIN:-18 PIN:0
-10~2EA
-10~7 (Direct Modulation)
APD:-25 APD:-9
Client Side
1310-19 1310-3 1310:-11.5~-3
850-17 8500 850:-9.5~0
LWX
DWDM
Side
PIN:-18 PIN:-3
-10~2(EA
-10~7 (Direct Modulation)
APD:-25 APD:-9
Client Side -18 -3 -10~-4
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Specification of OTU
OTU Types
Receiver
Sensitivity (dBm)
Overload
Power (dBm)
Mean Launch Power (dBm)
LWM
DWDM
Side
PIN:-18 PIN:0
-10~2EA
-10~7Direct Modulation
APD:-25 APD:-9
Client Side -18 -3 -10~-3
LQS
DWDM
Side
PIN:-18 PIN:0
-10~2 EA
-10~7Direct Modulation
APD:-25 APD:-9
Client Side -28 -8 1310nm : -8~-15
LGS
DWDM
Side
PIN:-18 PIN:0
-10~2 EA
-10~7Direct Modulation
APD:-25 APD:-9
Client Side SDH:-28 -8 SDH : -8~-15
GE1310nm:-19 -3 1310nm : -9.5~0
GE850nm:-17 0 850nm : -11.5~-3
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Basics
Optical Power Calculation
Power calculation of OSC
Power calculation of Traffic Channel
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Power Calculation of OSC
Typical Launch Power of SC2/SC1/TC1/TC2: -3~-4dBm
IL of FIU (from RM to OUT or from IN to TM): 1dB
Receiving PowerLaunch Power Loss of Fiber 2IL of FIU
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Power Calculation of Traffic Channel
Power calculation of OTM
Power calculation of OLA
Power calculation of OADM
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Power Calculation of OTM - Transmitting Side
Note:
1. Nominal Insertion loss of V40: 9dB,
2. P
Output
P
Input of Channel
Gain 10lgN, N: number of channel.
Fixed Attenuator
VOA
Typical Launch Power: -2dBm
IL of M40:6dB
Min. IL of VOA:2dB
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-19dBm
Nominal Output Power of individual channel:1dBm
IL of DCM: depend on compensation distance
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-15dBm
Nominal Output Power of individual channel: 4dBm
IL of FIU: 1dB
To Fiber
IL-Insertion Loss
OAU
FIU
OTU
M40
DCM
2
0

1
9

PA BA




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Power calculation of OTM - Receiving Side
OAU
FIU D40
OTU
DCM
2
0

1
9

PA BA



From Fiber
Fixed Attenuator
VOA
IL of FIU: 1dB
Min. IL of VOA:2dB
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-19dBm
Nominal Output Power of individual channel:1dBm
IL of DCM: depend on compensation distance
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-15dBm
Nominal Output Power of individual channel: 4dBm
IL of D40:6dB
Typical Receiving Power: -10dbm(PIN)
If ESC is available, FIU and SC1/2 (orTC1/2) are not involved in power calculation.
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Power calculation of OLA
OAU
FIU
FIU
DCM
2
0

1
9

PA BA



From Fiber
To Fiber
IL of FIU: 1dB
Min. IL of VOA:2dB
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-19dBm
Nominal Output Power of individual channel:1dBm
IL of DCM: depend on compensation distance
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-15dBm
Nominal Output Power of individual channel: 4dBm
Fixed Attenuator
VOA
Note:
If the input optical power of PA is lower than the nominal power, VOA
must be removed to make input power as high as possible, input
optical power of BA must reach the nominal value.
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Power calculation of OADM I
OAU
2
0

1
9

PA BA



DCM
FIU FIU
2
3
MR2
O
T
U
O
T
U
MR2
O
T
U
O
T
U
OBU
IL of FIU: 1dB
Min. IL of VOA:2dB
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-19dBm
IL of DCM: depend on compensation distance
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-15dBm
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-15dBm
Fixed Attenuator
VOA
From Fiber
To Fiber
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Power calculation of OADM II
2
0

1
9

PA BA




From Fiber
FIU
FIU
To Fiber
MR2
O
T
U
O
T
U
MR2
O
T
U
O
T
U
OAU-I
IL of FIU: 1dB
Min. IL of VOA:2dB
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-19dBm
Nominal Output Power of individual channel:1dBm
Nominal Input Power of individual channel:-15dBm
Nominal Output Power of individual channel: 4dBm
Fixed Attenuator
VOA
OAU-II

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Power calculation of OADM
Ensure the power flatness of pass-through channel and add
channel
Ensure that power of OBU or BA in OAU reach the Nominal Value.
Power calculation of dropping/adding wavelength channel
If ESC is available, FIU and SC1/2 (orTC1/2) are not involved in power calculation.
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Summary
How to calculate multiplex wavelength
optical power? answer
Questions
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Practice
If there are four wavelengths in the actual network,
please calculate the optical power of the reference points.
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B C D E F G
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