Agilent launches BERT/DCA modules for optical transceiver testing
-- Test & Measurement World, 8/13/2007 10:19:00 AM
Four next-generation modules join Agilent Technologies’ PXIT family of optical and electrical PXI modules for optical transceiver manufacturing. The PXIT family, which includes a modular bit error ratio tester (BERT) and digital communications analyzer (DCA), now provides double the bit-rate coverage and improved performance. It also lets you combine key instruments in one mainframe via the same interface.
The N2100B is a four-slot DCA that allows you to perform accurate eye-diagram analysis to characterize the quality of transmitters from 1 Gbps to 8.5 Gbps. It doubles the bit-rate coverage of the previous DCA and the number of possible filters to choose from.
The N2101B is a three-slot 10.7-Gbps BERT with a high-accuracy clock source, data pattern generator, and error detector for automatic BER analysis to characterize the quality of devices. This version has more than double the upper line rate performance and the number of supported internal line rates, as well as a lower minimum line rate (155 Mbps).
A third module, the N2102B pattern generator, is a two-slot module capable of generating multiple patterns and providing complete coverage from 622 Mbps to 11.1 Gbps with improved jitter and transition times.
Finally, the N2099A two-slot synthesizer covers a 2-GHz tuning range and is available at center frequencies of 5.25 GHz, 9.4 GHz, and 10.5 GHz. The N2099A is a suitable clock source for the N2101B and N2102B modules when an external clock is required.
Starting prices for the N2100B, N2101B, N2102B, and N2099A are $27,000, $35,000, $17,500, and $8,000, respectively.
Agilent Technologies, www.agilent.com/find/pxit.
