The Agilent 86100C Infiniium DCA Oscilloscope with 86109A and 86109B modules delivers integrated optical and electrical waveform analysis for high-speed digital communications testing. This Digital Communications Analyzer platform operates as a multi-function instrument—oscilloscope, jitter analyzer, TDR, and DCA—supporting simultaneous multi-channel measurements at 10 Gb/s and beyond. The system performs advanced jitter decomposition, compliance testing against optical transmission standards, and standards-based transmitter verification across telecommunications and data communications applications.
Technical Specifications
Mainframe (86100C)
• Instrument modes: Digital Communications Analyzer, wide-bandwidth oscilloscope, Time Domain Reflectometer, Jitter Analyzer
• Jitter analysis: Component decomposition (TJ, RJ, DJ, DDJ, PJ, DCD, SRJ)
• Standard trigger bandwidth: 3.2 GHz
• Enhanced trigger bandwidth (Option 001): 13 GHz with PatternLock for pattern-synchronized triggering
• Waveform analysis capability: 40 Gb/s and beyond
• Compliance testing: Automated, standards-based with eye-diagram masks
• Filter support: Broad range of standards-based filter combinations
• Storage: 40 GB internal hard drive for setups, waveforms, and captures
• Operating system: Windows XP Pro
86109A Plug-in Module
• Optical channel: 30 GHz bandwidth (unfiltered), 1000–1600 nm wavelength range, integrated flat-response receiver, built-in average power meter
• Electrical channel: 40 GHz bandwidth standard, 18 GHz reduced bandwidth mode, 3.5 mm male connector
86109B Plug-in Module
• Optical channel: 40 GHz bandwidth, amplified for 9/125 fiber, 1000–1600 nm wavelength range, 20 µW RMS noise characteristic
• Electrical channel: 40 GHz bandwidth
– Key Features
• PatternLock triggering automatically detects pattern length, data rate, and clock rate
• Modular architecture enables customization with plug-in modules for optical and electrical domains
• Multi-channel simultaneous analysis for signal quality assessment
• Standards-based compliance masks and automated test execution
– Typical Applications
• 10 Gb/s and higher optical transmission testing
• Jitter characterization and decomposition in high-speed digital systems
• Transmitter compliance verification
• Signal integrity analysis in telecommunications and data communications
– Compatibility & Integration
The 86100C mainframe accepts the 86109A and 86109B modules in a scalable configuration, allowing parallel optical and electrical measurements with independent channel bandwidth and processing capabilities.
