Agilent Technologies 83430A, User Manual

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The Agilent 83430A—At a Glance
The Agilent 83430A—At a Glance
The Agilent 83430A lightwave transmitter is a directly modulated DFB laser
source for digital and analog testing up to 2.5 Gb/s. Designed for evaluating
the performance of high-speed TDM (time division multiplexed) and WDM
(wavelength division multiplexed) optical receivers and systems, it is
SDH/SONET compliant.
User Adjustable Features
The Agilent 83430A offers several user adjustable features:
• Digital input threshold — to obtain desired symmetry of optical one and zero
levels
• Wavelength — select a preset or tune to a specific value within ±1.25 nm of
center
• Extinction ratio — to simulate a wide range of optical signals