The HP/Agilent 83486A is a dual-channel optical/electrical module that integrates calibrated 3 GHz optical measurement with 20 GHz electrical bandwidth. Designed for the 83480A and Keysight 86100 series mainframes, this two-slot plug-in module enables direct characterization of high-speed communication signals across optical and electrical domains without signal-degrading interconnects. Engineers use it to evaluate optical receiver performance, measure tributary electrical signals, and perform general-purpose oscilloscope analysis on signals from 750 nm to 860 nm optical sources and 50 Ω electrical circuits.
Technical Specifications
Optical Channel
• Bandwidth: 2.5 GHz unfiltered; calibrated over 2.85 GHz
• Wavelength Range: 750 nm to 860 nm
• Fiber Compatibility: 62.5/125 µm multimode
• Integrated receiver with direct optical waveform measurement in power units
• Average power measurement capability
• User Calibration (User Cal) feature for wavelength range 1000 nm to 1600 nm
Electrical Channel
• Bandwidth: User-selectable 12.4 GHz or 20 GHz
• Nominal Impedance: 50 Ω
• Input Connector: 3.5 mm (m)
Trigger Channel
• Input Connector: 3.5 mm (m)
• External Trigger Level Range: ±1 V
– Key Features
• Calibrated optical channel eliminates signal distortion from external cables and connectors
• User-selectable electrical bandwidth: 12.4 GHz for optimized noise performance or 20 GHz for maximum signal fidelity
• Switchable optical filters for multiple standards:
– Option 040: 155/622 Mb/s SONET/SDH (ITU-TS G.957, TANWT-000253)
– Option 041: 1063/1250 Mb/s Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet
– Option H48: 155/622/2488 Mb/s 4th-order filters
– Option H44: 1250/2488 Mb/s 4th-order filters
• Reference receiver capability for 155 Mb/s, 622 Mb/s, 1063 Mb/s, and 1250 Mb/s data rates
– Compatibility & Integration
Plug-in module for HP/Agilent 83480A and Keysight 86100A/B/C series mainframes. Occupies two mainframe slots.
