BS EN ISO BRITISH STANDARD 13697:2006 Optics and photonics Lasers and laser-related equipment Test methods for specular reflectance and regular transmittance of optical laser components TheEuropean Standard ENIS013697:2006has the status of a British Standard ICS 31.260 BSi NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW British Standards BSENISO13697:2006 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of ENISO13697:2006.It is identical withISO13697:2006. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee CPW/172,Optics and photonics, to Subcommittee CPW/172/9, Electro-optical systems, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand thetext; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled"International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the“Search"facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitselfconfer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN ISO title page, the EN ISO foreword page, the ISO title page, pages ii to v, a blank page, pages 1 to 16, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. This British Standard was Amendments issued since publication published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Amd. No. Date Comments Strategy Committee on31May2006 @ BSI 2006 ISBN0580484726 ENISO13697 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHENORM May 2006 ICS31.260 English Version Optics and photonics - Lasers and laser-related equipment Testmethodsforspecularreflectanceandregulartransmittance ofopticallasercomponents(iSO13697:2006) Optique etphotonique-Lasers et équipements associés Optik und Photonik - Laser und Laseranlagen aux lasers - Methodes d'essai du facteur de reflexion Prufverfahren fur den gerichteten Reflexionsgrad und den speculaire et du facteur de transmission des composants Transmissionsgrad von optischen Laserkomponenten (ISO optiques laser (ISO 13697:2006) 13697:2006) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 April 2006. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat ortoany CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. cen EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITEEUROPEENDENORMALISATION EUROPAISCHES KOMITEE FUR NORMUNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2006CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref.No.ENISO13697:2006:E worldwide for CEN national Members. ENIS013697:2006 Forewo