The Agilent 86105A with option 102 is a dual-channel plug-in module for the Agilent 86100A/B/C Infiniium DCA mainframe, combining optical and electrical signal analysis in a single integrated instrument. It measures fiber optic transceiver performance and validates high-speed communication systems across telecommunications, fiber optics, and digital system development applications.
Technical Specifications
Measurement Channels: Two—one optical, one electrical.
Electrical Channel
• Bandwidth: 12.4 GHz (0.25 mV RMS noise) or 20 GHz (0.5 mV RMS noise), field-selectable
• Input: 3.5 mm male connector
• Maximum input signal: ±2 Vdc
Optical Channel
• Bandwidth: 20 GHz
• Type: Amplified single-mode fiber (9/125 µm)
• Wavelength range: 1000–1600 nm
• Factory calibration: 1310 nm and 1550 nm
• Characteristic RMS noise: 8 µW (12.4 GHz BW) or 15 µW (20 GHz BW)
– Key Features
• Integrated optical-to-electrical architecture eliminates external cables and connectors, minimizing mismatch loss variations
• Optical waveforms displayed in optical power units with average power measurement capability
• Reference receiver with switchable compliance filters for OC-3/STM-1 (155 Mb/s), OC-12/STM-4 (622 Mb/s), OC-48/STM-16 (2.488 Gb/s), OC-192/STM-64 (9.953 Gb/s), and Gigabit Ethernet (1250 Mb/s) testing
• Option 102 specifically enables OC-12/STM-4 (622 Mb/s) measurements
– Typical Applications
• Fiber optic transceiver validation
• Optical and electrical compliance testing
• Communication system component analysis
• High-speed digital signal characterization
– Compatibility & Integration
Designed as a plug-in module for the Agilent 86100A/B/C Infiniium DCA mainframe series.
