TS EN ISO 11807-1

TS EN ISO 11807-1 is a vocabulary standard that defines the basic concepts and symbols used in integrated optics. Rather than prescribing a device design, it establishes the common technical language used to describe integrated optical devices, related optical chips and the optical elements employed in areas such as optical communications and sensing.

Why terminology matters in integrated optics

Integrated optics deals with guiding, splitting, combining and otherwise processing light on or within a chip-scale platform. In this field, terms such as optical device, optical chip and optical element are closely related but not interchangeable. Vocabulary standards help engineers, manufacturers, test specialists and technical authors use these terms consistently, which is essential when describing structures, functions and interfaces in a compact photonic system.

Technical scope covered by this part

According to its scope, this part covers the basic terms for integrated optical devices, their related optical chips and optical elements used, for example, in optical communications and sensors. In general technical context, that means a shared terminology for waveguides, light-manipulating microstructures and the functions they perform in a larger system. The value of such a standard is conceptual precision: it helps distinguish the physical component from its role in a circuit or instrument.

This listing refers to a withdrawn standard record, but the vocabulary framework remains useful for reading legacy documentation and for understanding how integrated optics is described in multi-language engineering environments. Consistent symbols and definitions reduce ambiguity when comparing specifications, drawings and technical publications across sources.