This part of IEC 60825 provides requirements and specific guidance for the manufacture and
safe use of laser products and systems used for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint free
space optical data transmission in the wavelength range from 180 nm to 1 mm. This document
only addresses the open beam portion of the system. If portions of the equipment or system incorporate optical fibre that extends from the confinements of the enclosure(s), the manufacturing and safety requirements in IEC 60825-2 apply to those portions only. This document does not apply to systems designed for the purposes of transmitting optical power for applications such as material processing or medical treatment. This document also does not apply to the use of systems in explosive atmospheres (see IEC 60079-0).