A Limited International Intercomparison of Responsivity Scales at Fiber Optic Wavelengths
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We report here on a recent limited international intercomparison of responsivity scales at wavelengths of interest to the optical communications community. Participants in the comparison were the national laboratories in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia. The wavelengths tested were 1300 and 1550 nm. Data taken at 850 nm are only briefly discussed. The disagreement between the national laboratories' responsivity scale is comfortably within the uncertainty claimed by each laboratory.
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