Atec Agilent-8703A - Manual (Page 3)

System dynamic range
..(see pages 5, 11, 14)
Transmission test (typical)
Optical-to-optical: 38 to 51 dBo
Optical-to-electrical: 105 to 110 dBe
Electrical-to-optical: 75 to 95 dBe
Electrical-to-electrical: 100 to 110 dBe
Reflection test (typical)
Optical: 31 to 44 dBo
Electrical: 36 to 56 dBe
Distance-time domain
........... (see page 13)
Length/location (typical)
Range: 10 ns to 0.5 ms (2 m to 50 km)
Range resolution: 0.5 ps (0.1 mm)
Response resolution: 24 to 48.5 ps (5 to 10 mm)
Stimulus types
Low pass step: 50 ps minimum rise time
Low pass impulse: 48.5 ps minimum pulse width
Bandpass impulse: 97 ps minimum pulse width
Group delay
measurements
............................. (see page 15)
Minimum aperture: 1 Hz
Maximum 1 Hz aperture delay: 500 ms
Lightwave source ....................... (see page 6)
Wavelength: 1308 or 1550 nm, ±10 nm
Spectral width: 3 nm RMS (FP) or 50 MHz (DFB)
(typical)
Average optical output power: 70 to 600 µW
Modulation bandwidth: 130 MHz to 20 GHz
Modulation frequency resolution: 1 Hz
Modulated optical output power (p-p): 90 to
130 µW (typical)
Modulation index: 25% (typical)
Optical return loss: 15 dBo (typical)
Lightwave receiver ................... (see page 7)
Wavelength: 1298 to 1560 nm
Input modulation bandwidth: 130 MHz to 20 GHz
Maximum average input power operating level:
5 mW
System sensitivity (typical): 20 nW
Input port return loss (typical): 20 dBo
Microwave source .................... (see page 11)
Frequency bandwidth: 130 MHz to 20 GHz
Frequency resolution: 1 Hz
Output power range: +5 to –70 dBm
Harmonics: <–15 dBc (typical)
Microwave receiver ................ (see page 11)
Frequency bandwidth: 130 MHz to 20 GHz
Maximum input power operating level: 0 dBm
System sensitivity: –110 dBm
Connector types
Lightwave:
HMS-10
FC/PC
DIN 47256
ST
Biconic
SC
Microwave: 3.5 mm (male)
Data accuracy
enhancement
................................ (see page 15)
Calibration types:
Response calibration
Response and match calibration
Response and isolation calibration
1-port calibration
Full 2-port calibration
Reference plane extensions
Data averaging:
IF bandwidth control
Sweep-to-sweep averaging
2 Final performance depends upon the 8703A configuration.
For example, performance will vary according to the type of
lightwave source used. Refer inside for further information.
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Agilent 8703A
Performance overview
Table 2. Agilent 8703A
performance overview
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