Optical Component TestAgilent 8614xB Optical Spectrum Analyzers Family

• Benchtop and portable solutions enabling deviceand service innovation

• Testing at the speed of light with built-inapplications

Testing at the speed of light

Agilent Technologies offers a widevariety of optical spectrum analyzers(OSA) to meet your test needs whetherit’s in R&D, manufacturing, installation,or maintenance and commissioning.Providing both benchtop and portablemodels at different price and perfor-mance points so you can choose themost cost effective solution to meetyour test needs.

Benchtop’s - The OSA family of bench-tops provides fast, accurate, and com-prehensive measurement capabilitiesfor spectral analysis. Standard Com-mands for Programmable Instruments(SCPI) over LAN and the display-offfeatures allows you to make fast mea-surements while reducing productiontest time. Remote file saving and printing,and full featured SCPI remote commandsmake it easy to integrate Agilent’sOSA’s into your production line.

Portable’s - Rugged, reliable andeasy to use with performance you would not expect from a por-table OSA. The user-friendly interfaceand intelligent measurement designtake the uncertainty out of makingcomplicated spectral measurements.Measurements you can trust each andevery time.

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The Agilent Family of Optical Spectrum AnalyzersMore insight than you ever thought possible...

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You can choose the most cost effectivesolution to meet your test needs.

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Filter Mode

Introducing the brightest member of the family...

The 86146B benchtop OSA enablesnew test methods you may never havethought possible. One of theapplications of the filter mode is toallow a single tightly spaced DWDMsignal to be isolated. You can thenquantitatively analyze in the timedomain without losing any of thetraditional OSA functionality you’vecome to expect from Agilent. It is nowpossible to switch betweenparametric measurements in thephysical domain to functionalmeasurements in the time domain.

The WDM application can sequentiallyor selectively drop WDM channels thatrequire additional analysis.

The 86146B provides the flexibility todrop a single DWDM channel as tightas 12.5 GHz spacing with fast-tuningspeed, low-insertion loss, and highlyrepeatable wavelength accuracy.We’ve also designed our built-in

The 86146B benchtop OSA enables newtest methods you may never have thoughtpossible.

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Filter Mode

WDM application to work with thesingle-mode monochromatoroutput path to simplify the task ofpre-selecting a desired WDMchannel for analysis.

Another application of the filter modeis to measure time resolved chirp (TRC)and to compute dispersion penalty(DPC). Using the SMF feature ofmonochrom-ator out as a preselectorwith a DCA, chirp measurements canbe made on lasers.

Accelerate Test with Built-in Applications

Built-in applications take the uncer-tainty out of measurements for WDMsystems, lasers, amplifiers, and pas-sive components. These applicationsallow for fast, accurate, easy to use,and repeatable measure-ments ofcritical parameters. All of theseapplications can be added through asimple firmware upgrade.

WDM ApplicationThe WDM application helps speed up the test process for DWDM sub-systems, so increasing channel countsdoes not mean test time increases.The application can easily measureDWDM sub-system components, suchas transmission sub-systems, opticaladd/drop multiplexers, and multiplex-ers/de-multiplexers.

This application provides accuratemeasurements for critical parameterssuch as optical signal-to-noise ratio(OSNR), channel wavelength, channelpower, and span tilt. The applicationalso provides both a graphical displayof your WDM signal as well as tabulardata. Each channel is automaticallynumbered so that test data can beeasily correlated to each channel.

OSNR measurements of modulatedsignals made with the 8614xB seriesare highly accurate due to the patenteddual sweep method. The first sweep is taken at a user-specified wideresolution bandwidth filter to ensureaccurate signal amplitude measure-ments. The second sweep is takenwith a user-specified narrow resolutionbandwidth filter to ensure accuratenoise power spectral density measure-ments. With the fast sweep speed ofthe Agilent OSA, the result is a quickand accurate OSNR measurement.

These applications allow for fast, accurate,easy to use, upgradeable, and repeatablemeasurements.

Passive Component TestApplicationThe passive component test applica-tion simplifies the test procedure forpassive components, such as filters,couplers, and isolators.

A user defined test plan allows you tocustomize and stream line the processto measure and display important deviceparameters such as insertion andreturn loss, bandwidth, and filter shape.

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Source Test ApplicationThe 8614xB series offers automatedoptical source and laser characterization.

Distributed feedback (DFB), Fabry-Perot (FP) lasers and LED sources arekey components for enabling trans-mission of information in fiber opticsystems. To ensure proper operationof sources key parameters need to bemeasured.

The source test application provideseasy-to-setup and easy-to-use mea-surements. This application is design-ed to provide accurate results for thefollowing critical parameters; sidemode suppression ratio, center wave-length, mode spacing, channel power.

A single button pressstarts the application andprovides on-screeninstructions to step youthrough the measurementprocedure.

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Applications

Amplifier Test ApplicationThe amplifier test applications in the 8614xB OSAs simplify theprocess of characterizing gain andnoise figure of optical amplifiers such as EDFA's, SOA's and Ramanamplifiers which facilitates in reducingtest time. There are two amplifier test methodologies available forAgilent OSAs.

All 8614xB OSAs offer the InterpolatedSource Subtraction (ISS) method formeasuring amplifiers. A single buttonpress starts the application andprovides on-screen instructions tostep you through the measurementprocedure. This application utilizes the ISS method to quickly measuregain and noise figure at a singlewavelength or at many simultaneouswavelengths. The ISS methodinterpolates the calibrated noisepower measurements at either side of the signal to determine the noisepower component hiddenbeneath the signal.

The 86146B OSA also has a built inTime Domain Extinction (TDE) methodfor measuring amplifiers. TDE can veryaccurately measure ASE power ofamplifiers with slow relaxation states,such as Erbium Doped FiberAmplifiers (EDFAs) and Erbium DopedWaveguide Amplifiers (EDWAs).

The results from both the TDE or ISSapplication are easily analyzed usingeither the graphical display of gainand noise figure vs.wavelength or viaa convenient tabular display.

Benchtop andPortable Solutions

Large color DisplayA large 26.4 cm (10.4 in) color LCDdisplay with exceptional brightnessand clarity for ergonomic viewing.

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Remote File SaveSave test data directlyto a file share on anetwork drive to simplifytest automation.

Graphical User InterfaceControl the OSA from the frontpanel or with an external keyboardand mouse. You can even remotelycontrol the OSA from a PC or work-station on the LAN.

TracesSix independent traces withextensive trace math capabilitymake it easy to see complexmeasurement data in a singlegraphical display.

ApplicationsInternal applications help streamline productiontest and increase utilization. New applicationscan be installed through an upgrade procedure inminutes providing you with a path for the nextgeneration of devices.

SCPI Over LANThe OSA can now be controlled over LAN or GPIB usingSCPI. This industry standard programming structure insuresthat the test plans you write for today’s automated testequipment will work with tomorrow’s instrumentation.

Internal PrinterGraphics and tabular data canbe captured in an instant withthe internal printer.

Remote PrintingSend a screen captureor data table to anyprinter on the LAN.

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The Big Picture

Display OffWith the “DISPLAY OFF”feature, the instrument isfocused on making fastmeasurements.

The Internal EELED broadbandlight source is ideal for passivecomponent test and reduces thenumber of instruments required to perform passive componentmeasurements.

Internal Wavelength CalibratorThe internal gas cell calibrator allows you toachieve ±10 pm wavelength accuracy between1480 to 1565 nm. An external wavelength metercan extend this 10 pm accuracy across theentire OSA measurement range.

Filter Mode (86146B)Easily select and isolate a single tightlyspaced DWDM channel and drop itout. Connect the filter mode OSA to adigital communications analyzer or biterror ratio tester for analysis in theelectrical domain.

Research and Development

Speed your time to market...

Research and development contin-ues to push the limit of technology,whether it’s by increasing spectraldensity of WDM systems or tamingthe elusive soliton.

Agilent OSA’s can help you with theseleading test needs.

The high performance OSA models haveexcellent measurement specificationsto help you with the more traditionaltasks of product development includ-ing the highest wavelength accuracy (±10 pm), low polarization loss (0.05 dB),low insertion loss (<10 dB), and highdynamic range (–70 dB at 0.5 nm).

Any of the four independent markerscan be arbitrarily set on any of the sixavailable traces, so any absolute orrelative value can be measured. Further-more, each marker can measurebandwidth and calibrated opticalsignal-to-noise ratio quickly. The noisemarkers provide calibrated noisepower normalized to a standard 0.1 nmnoise equivalent bandwidth automat-ically for any resolution bandwidthsetting. Thus, eliminating steps andreducing your time to market.

The graphical user interface can beoperated directly or by using an exter-nal keyboard and mouse.

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Manufacturing

Boost your time to revenue...

Agilent’s wide range of OSA’s haveexceptional measurement speed andreliability, leaving you the choice toselect the most cost effective solutionfor your test needs. Agilent’s two yearcalibration cycles and excellent sup-port services means that you can keepdowntime and cost-of-ownership to abare minimum. The 8614xB automatically maximizes sweep speed while main-taining the requireddynamic range. Thisvariable sensitivityallows you to get thefastest sweep timepossible increasingthroughput, while highaccuracy allows you to minimize guard bands and increaseproduct yields.

The variable sensitivity range allows youto get the fastest sweep speed possible

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Manufacturing

The 8614xB’s are designed for LAN connectivity so that you cansave production data, screen shots, and even remotely control or monitor the OSA from any PC connected to theLAN. Integration of the OSA onto yourmanufacturing floor has never beeneasier.

Not a Performance Lightweight

Life in the field can be tough so yourtest equipment needs to be tougher.The portable OSA’s are a smallerruggedized version with the same highperformance design used in the bench-top OSA.

Measurements you take during systemverification test or production final testusing the benchtop OSA’s correlatewith measurements taken on-site inthe field with Agilent portables. And if

there’s a tough problem in the field requiring remote

monitoring, the OSA’sare web-enabled,

allowing engi- neers to con- nect from a computer anywhere.

Its full-featured remote interfacemeans that it’s just as easy to use and control remotely as it is on yourlab bench.

The bright display and extensive trace capabilities means that you cansee a large amount of informationin less than optimum conditions.

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The OSA’s are web-enabled, allowingengineers to connect to it from acomputer anywhere anytime.

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Agilent Technologies OSA family -a whole product solution

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Solutions

PC connectivity• VXI plug and play drivers• LAN, Serial, Parallel, VGA, GPIB, Mouse, Keyboard, and external trigger ports • Web enabled

Pre-sales service• Rentals, leasing, and finance• Application engineering services• Application and product notes

Post-sales support• Standard one year global warranty • Two year calibration cycle• Worldwide call center and service center support network

Product and peripheral interfaces• Remote front panel• Remote print and file save• Web enabled

Instrument drivers• SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments)• Instrument drivers available

Training and access to information• English, Japanese, and Chinese manuals available in hardcopy or via the web• Application notes

Firmware upgrade available through• Web: www.agilent.com/comms/OSA• CD ROM• LAN

The performance of Agilent’s OSA family is only a small part of what you getfrom Agilent Technologies. Agilent strives to provide complete solutionsthat go beyond our customer’s expectations. Only Agilent offers the depth and breadth of enhancements, software, services, connectivity, accessibility, and support to help our customers reach their measurement objectives.

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