The Agilent/Keysight 86100C Infiniium DCA-J is a wideband digital communication analyzer integrating four instrument functions into a single platform: wide-bandwidth sampling oscilloscope, digital communications analyzer, time-domain reflectometer, and precision jitter analyzer. With bandwidth exceeding 80 GHz and intrinsic jitter below 100 fs, the 86100C characterizes high-speed electrical and optical signals from 50 MHz to 80 GHz, supporting data rates up to 40 Gb/s and beyond.
Technical Specifications
Instrument Modes
• Wide-Bandwidth Oscilloscope
• Digital Communications Analyzer (DCA)
• Time-Domain Reflectometer (TDR/TDT)
• Jitter Analyzer
Bandwidth & Performance
• Bandwidth: Exceeds 80 GHz
• Intrinsic Jitter: Less than 100 fs
• Measurement range: 50 MHz to 80 GHz (signals); 50 Mb/s to 14.2 Gb/s (data); 25 MHz to 6.75 GHz (clock)
• Data rate support: Up to 40 Gb/s and beyond
Trigger Specifications
• Base trigger bandwidth: 3.2 GHz
• Enhanced trigger (Option 001): > 13 GHz
Jitter Analysis
• Automated decomposition: Total Jitter (TJ), Random Jitter (RJ), Deterministic Jitter (DJ), Periodic Jitter (PJ), Data Dependent Jitter (DDJ), Duty Cycle Distortion (DCD), Intersymbol Interference (ISI)
• Sub-Rate Jitter (SRJ) isolation and analysis
• Jitter spectrum and phase noise analysis for clock or data signals
• Jitter measurements up to 0.7 UI
• One-button Jitter Mode for subcomponent measurement
Amplitude Analysis
• Decomposition: Total Interference (TI), Random Noise (RN), Deterministic Interference (DI), Periodic Interference (PI), Intersymbol Interference (ISI)
• Q-factor measurement isolated from deterministic interference
• Relative Intensity Noise (RIN 1 Level, RIN OMA) analysis
• Tabular and graphical high and low level results
Time-Domain Reflectometry
• Precision impedance characterization
• S-parameters with magnitude and group delay
• Return loss, attenuation, and crosstalk analysis
• Single-ended and mixed-mode signal support
– Key Features
• Eye diagram analysis and automated measurement
• Modular plug-in architecture for optical and electrical signal testing
• Windows XP Pro operating system for external application integration and automation software compatibility
– Typical Applications
• High-speed signal characterization and compliance testing
• Jitter decomposition and phase noise measurement
• Impedance and transmission line analysis
• Digital communication system validation
