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WAVEANALYZER™

WaveAnalyzer 1500B

High Resolution Optical Spectrum Analyzer with sub-pm absolute

wavelength accuracy

The new WaveAnalyzer 1500B has been optimized for transceiver test

applications. It includes a frequency reference unit which ensures an

absolute frequency accuracy of better than 100 MHz (which is about

0.8 pm). Both, the C and the L Band od optical communications are

covered in a single unit in a seamless way. The instrument provides

measurement update rates of up to 10 measurement sweeps per

second.

The optical characteristics are similar or superiour to the

WaveAnalyzer 1500S.

The WaveAnalyzer 1500B has been designed for transceiver test

applications. It allows verifying various parameters which previously

required using multiple instruments:

• The spectral shape of the signal is measured with a very fine resolution bandwidth of about 180 MHz so that any

remaining carriers, modulation sidebands etc can be identified.

• The precise measurement of the spectral shape in combination with the low noise floor allow accurate Optical

Signal to Noise Ratio (OSNR) measurements – eliminating the need of using a separate instrument for this

parameter.

• The absolute frequency accuracy of less than 100 MHz enables frequency verification of the transceivers without

using an additional wavelength meter – as it has been done in traditional setups

• The high measurement repittion rate of up to 10 sweeps per second ensures high throughput of devices on the

manufacturing floor

Features

(in addition to the ones listed under WA 1500S):

Applications

(in addition to the ones listed under WA 1500S):

• C+L Band coverage in one instrument

• Absolute Frequency accuracy of 100 MHz

• Detachable sub front-panel for easy connector cleaning

• Transceiver test

• iTLA calibration

Block diagram of WaveAnalyzer 1500B system

Windows

based PC

Optical Input

Control and Signal Processing, Web Server

Ethernet, USB

or

or

WaveAnalyzer GUI

Coherent

Receiver

A/D

Converters

Any

computing

platform

HTTP based RESTful API

Any

computing

platform

Web Browser GUI

Stepping Local Oscillator

with frequency reference unit

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