Four modules test optical transceivers
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 9/1/2007
Agilent Technologies has released four new modules in its PXIT series that are designed to help manufacturers test optical transceivers.
The four-slot N2100B PXIT 8.5-Gbps digital communications analyzer module (pictured) helps manufacturers perform eye-diagram analysis to characterize the quality of transmitters from 1 Gbps to 8.5 Gbps. The three-slot N2101B PXIT 10.7-Gbps bit-error-rate tester includes a high-accuracy clock source, a data-pattern generator, and an error detector.
The two-slot N2102B PXIT 11.1-Gbps pattern generator enables complete coverage from 622 Mbps to 11.1 Gbps with improved jitter and transition times. And the two-slot N2099A PXIT synthesizer covers a 2-GHz tuning range and is available at center frequencies of 5.25 GHz, 9.4 GHz, and 10.5 GHz. Agilent says that the N2099A is a suitable clock source for the N2101B and N2102B modules when an external clock is required.
Base prices: N2100B—$27,000; N2101B—$35,000; N2102B—$17,500; N2099A—$8000.
Agilent Technologies, www.agilent.com.
