The Agilent/Keysight 86100B Infiniium DCA is a modular digital communications analyzer and wide-bandwidth sampling oscilloscope for high-speed signal characterization. It delivers three instrument modes in one platform: DCA for eye-diagram analysis and compliance testing, oscilloscope capability with bandwidth exceeding 65 GHz optical and up to 80 GHz electrical, and time-domain reflectometry for S-parameter and impedance analysis. The instrument supports signal rates from 100 Mb/s to 40 Gb/s and beyond, with configurable plug-in modules for optical and electrical measurements. Its Windows-based interface streamlines operation across eye measurements, jitter decomposition, extinction ratio analysis, and automated mask testing.
Technical Specifications
• Bandwidth: >65 GHz (optical); up to 80 GHz (electrical)
• Data Rate Range: 100 Mb/s to 40 Gb/s and beyond (up to 80 Gb/s with specific modules)
• Intrinsic Jitter: 200 fs
• Timebase: High-precision
– Key Features
• Eye-diagram analysis with one-button compliance testing
• Jitter decomposition: Total Jitter (TJ), Random Jitter (RJ), Deterministic Jitter (DJ)
• Built-in mask testing and margin analysis
• Extinction ratio measurements with integrated precision receivers and photodiodes
• Eye measurements: crossing percentage, eye height, eye width
• Time-domain reflectometry for transmission and reflection characterization
• Modular plug-in architecture for bandwidth, filtering, and sensitivity customization
– Typical Applications
• Transmitter characterization from 100 Mb/s to 40 Gb/s and beyond
• Signal integrity analysis on microstrip lines, backplanes, PC board traces, and coaxial cables
• Compliance testing and standards validation
• High-speed digital signal waveform measurement
– Compatibility & Integration
The modular platform accepts a wide range of plug-in modules, enabling configuration for both optical and electrical signal analysis across diverse test scenarios.
