The Agilent/Keysight E6000C is a compact Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) engineered for installation, commissioning, and fault location in fiber optic networks. Its award-winning user interface and high measurement performance enable rapid characterization of multiple fiber links and rapid isolation of faults during maintenance operations. The instrument detects both reflective and non-reflective events with configurable thresholds, supports fiber types from single-mode through 50 µm graded index multimode, and operates across five calibrated wavelengths from 850 nm to 1625 nm. Measuring up to 100 events per trace, the E6000C delivers reflectance measurements at ± 2.0 dB typical accuracy.
Technical Specifications
Optical Performance
• Calibrated wavelengths: 850 nm, 1300 nm, 1310 nm, 1550 nm, 1625 nm
• Pulsewidth options: 5 ns to 100 ns (850 nm); 5 ns to 10 µs (1300 nm) via E6005A module
• Reflectance accuracy: ± 2.0 dB typical
• Dual wavelength measurement: available at +10 to –45 dBm peak amplitude
• Modulation frequency recognition (270 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz) at +10 to –45 dBm
• Wavelength encoding recognition (350 Hz, 550 Hz) at +10 to –45 dBm
Event Detection
• Maximum events: 100 per trace
• Non-reflective threshold: 0.0 to 5.0 dB in 0.01 dB steps
• Reflective threshold: –14.0 to –65.0 dB in 0.1 dB steps
• Fiber break threshold: 0.1 to 10 dB in 0.1 dB steps
• Fiber end threshold: 0.1 to 20 dB in 0.1 dB steps
Fiber Compatibility
• Single-mode to 50 µm graded index multimode; add 2% uncertainty for 62.5 µm MMF
– Key Features
• Dimensions: 194 mm H × 290 mm W × 75 mm D; weight < 2.9 kg with battery and OTDR module
• Laser safety: Class 1M per IEC 60825-1 (2001)
• Storage: 3.5" floppy disk (720/1440 kByte) and PCMCIA Type II card slot
• ISO 9001 manufacturing standard
• User-exchangeable optical connector
– Built-in Applications
• Automatic Multi Fiber Test
• Pass/Fail Test
• Fiber Break Location
– Compatibility & Integration
Optional Visual Fault Finder Sub-Module E6007A (Class 2 per IEC 60825-1) enables visual inspection. Alternative OTDR modules (E6009A) support 5 ns to 100 ns (850 nm) and 5 ns to 1 µs (1300 nm) pulsewidths. Note: This model has been discontinued; support and spare parts availability is limited.
