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General Information
Agilent 11982A Specifications and Characteristics
Table 1-1. Agilent 11982A Specifications and Characteristics
Wavelength Range
(characteristic)
1,200 nm to 1,600 nm
Bandwidth
(characteristic)
dc to 15 GHz (optical)
dc to 11 GHz (electrical)
Full Width Half Maximum
(Calculated from FWHM=0.44/BW optical)
29.4 ps
Conversion Gain
dc responsivity
a
a. Plus or minus the connector variation.
> 200 V/W,
300 V/W nominal
Accuracy of provided value
±20%
Noise Equivalent Power
b
(characteristic)
b. Equivalent to 3.7
µ
W in a 15 GHz bandwidth.
30 pW
Input Return Loss
(characteristic with HMS-10 connector)
23 dB
Aberrations
(characteristic)
±20% peak-to-peak
Corrected RF Frequency Response
c
dc to 22 GHz
c. Corrections can be obtained from the lightwave personality ROM card or the Agilent 11982A Calibration
Chart.
20
°
to 30
°
C
±2.2 dB
0
°
to 55
°
C
±4.7 dB
Harmonic Distortion, Output
<–10 dBm
> 41 dB
d
below fundamental
d. Refers to electrical power units.
Maximum Safe Optical Input Power
Average
10 mW (+10 dBm)
Maximum Operating Optical Input Power
Peak
1.5 mW (+1.76 dBm)
Output Voltage Range
Into 50
Ω
>
700 mV
Output Offset Voltage
Into 50
Ω
< 1 mV
Output Electrical Return Loss
(characteristic)
0.1 to 12 GHz
12 to 22 GHz
Hz