Bilateral optical power meter comparison between NIST and CENAM

Published

July 1, 2008

Author(s)

Igor Vayshenker, J. Bermudez, J. Molina, Z. Ruiz, David J. Livigni, Xiaoyu X. Li, John H. Lehman

Abstract

We describe the results of a comparison of reference standards between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST-USA) and Centro Nacional De Metrologia (CENAM-Mexico). Open beam (free field) and optical-fiber-based measurements at wavelengths of 1302 nm and 1546 nm are reported. Both laboratories’ reference standards were compared by means of a temperature-controlled optical trap detector. Measurement results showed a largest difference of less than 3.4 parts in 103, which is within the combined expanded (k=2) uncertainty for the laboratories’ reference standards.

Citation

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volume

113

Issue

4

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

international comparison, optical fiber power

Citation

Vayshenker, I. , Bermudez, J. , Molina, J. , Ruiz, Z. , Livigni, D. , Li, X. and Lehman, J. (2008), Bilateral optical power meter comparison between NIST and CENAM, Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=33044 (Accessed November 3, 2025)