The Agilent 86100A Infiniium Wide-Bandwidth Oscilloscope mainframe is a modular, repetitive sampling platform engineered for high-speed optical and electrical signal analysis. It operates as a digital communications analyzer and time-domain reflectometer, delivering measurement capabilities across waveforms up to 40 Gb/s. The Windows-based interface supports eye diagram analysis, jitter characterization, and impedance measurements, making it essential for semiconductor, data transmission, and telecommunications testing.
Technical Specifications
• Maximum Bandwidth: Exceeds 50 GHz with appropriate modules; select modules deliver up to 65 GHz electrical and 55 GHz optical bandwidth
• Signal Analysis: Waveform analysis to 40 Gb/s
• Jitter Performance: Low inherent jitter; 86107A module reduces scope jitter to 200 fs RMS at 40 Gb/s
• Time Interval Accuracy: ≤8 ps + 0.1% of reading
• TDR Step Flatness: Less than 5% overshoot
– Key Features
• Repetitive sampling oscilloscope with modular plug-in architecture
• Digital Communications Analyzer with standards-based eye diagram analysis and automatic mask alignment
• Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR/TDT) for high-precision impedance and S-parameter analysis
• TDR normalization for test fixture error correction
• Support for SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and Infiniband standards
• Multiple expansion slots for optical and electrical measurement modules
• Backward compatible with 83480A and 54750A series modules
– Typical Applications
• Transmitter compliance testing via eye diagram analysis
• High-speed digital signal characterization
• Optical signal measurement and analysis
• Impedance and reflectometry measurements
• Jitter and timing analysis for communications protocols
– Compatibility & Integration
86100A mainframe accepts a wide range of plug-in modules including 86109A (30 GHz optical, 40 GHz electrical), 86112A (dual electrical, user-selectable bandwidth), 83484A (electrical, up to 26.5 GHz), 54753A (single-ended TDR, 18 GHz), and 54754A (differential TDR). Expansion slots enable configuration for specific measurement requirements.
