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Getting Started
Product Overview
Product Overview
The 86140B series of optical spectrum analyzers provide fast, accurate, and
comprehensive measurement capabilities for spectral analysis.
•Full-featured SCPI commands for programming instruments over LAN
•Display-off feature for making faster measurements
•Remote file saving and printing for outputting measurement results
•Filter mode for accurate and flexible measurements
•Built-in applications for accelerating test times
Filter Mode The Agilent 86144B and 86146B filter mode allows single dense wavelength
division multiplexing (DWDM) to be isolated and routed to extern a l test
equipment. The filter mode capability is built-in to internal applications to
allow for fast and easy implementation of channel dropping. For Agilent
86146B instruments, this mode also allows the ability to measure time resolve
chirp (TRC).
Built-in
Applications Built-in applications allow fast, repeatable measurements for WDM systems,
lasers, amplifiers, and passive components. These applications can be added
through a firmware upgrade.
WDM Application
This application allows you to measure DWDM sub-system components, (such
as transmission sub-systems, optical add/drop multiplexers, and multiplexers/
de-multiplexers) for parameters such as optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR),
channel wavelength, channel power, and span tilt.
Passive Component Test Application
This application simplifies the testing of passive compo nents, such as filters,
couplers, and isolators by defining a test plan that measures parameters such
as insertion and return loss, bandwidth, and filter shape.