Specifications

CHAPTER
2-1
Cisco ONS 15216 EDFA Operation Guide
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Technical Specifications
This chapter discusses the technical specifications of the ONS 15216 EDFA1.
See Chapter 3, “Installation” to set up and install the ONS 15216 EDFA1. See Chapter 4, “Provisioning
and Monitoring” for information about a local serial port or remote connection.
ONS 15216 EDFA1 Optical Specifications
Table 2-1 lists the ONS 15216 optical specifications.
Table 2-1 ONS 15216 Optical Specifications
Requirement Specifications
Input Signal Wavelength in a
vacuum
1530 nm to 1563 nm
Input Power (channel total) -29 dBm to -6 dBm (total all
channels)
See the “Maximum Input Power”
section on page 2-2 and the
“Upgrading to a Larger Number of
Wavelengths” section on page 2-2
for additional information.
Mode of Operation Unidirectional (two common fibers:
one for transmit and one for
receive)
Maximum Output Power 17 dBm
Signal Gain per channel 23 dB (+/- 1.25 dB)
Gain Flatness < 2 dB (Peak to Valley)
Noise Figure < 6.0 dB
Pump Wavelength 980 nm
Polarization Mode Dispersion
(PMD)
< 0.6 ps
Input/Output Optical Return Loss > 27 dB