scope:

This PAS applies to fibre optic wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) devices. These have all of the following general features: - They are passive, in that they contain no optoelectronic or other transducing elements; but they may use temperature control but only with the purpose of stabilizingdevice characteristics; they exclude any optical switching function. - They have three or more ports for the entry and/or exit of optical power, and share optical power among these ports in a predetermined fashion depending on the wavelength. - The ports are optical fibres or optical fibre connectors. This document establishes uniform requirements for the following: - Optical, mechanical and environmental properties. - Measurement and test procedures for quality assessment.