IEC 61290-11-1:2008提供了适用于所有商用光放大器（OA）的信息，包括使用有源光纤的光纤放大器（OFA）和使用半导体增益介质的半导体光放大器（SOA）。虽然琼斯矩阵特征分析（JME）测试方法原则上也适用于非泵送（即无动力）OA，但本标准中的JME技术仅适用于泵送（即有动力）OA。本版本是专门针对其他类型光放大器的技术修订版。它还包括更新的参考文献。

IEC 61290-11-1:2008 provides information that applies to all commercially available optical amplifiers (OAs) including optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs) using active fibres and semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) using semiconductor gain media. Although the Jones matrix eigenanalysis (JME) test method is in principle also applicable to unpumped (that is, unpowered) OAs, the JME technique in this standard applies to pumped (that is, powered) OAs only. This edition is a technical revision that specifically addresses additional types of optical amplifiers. It also includes updated references.