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Transmitter and Receiver Specifications

Optical Test set

Option -302, -392

Operation frequency range

10 MHz to 67 GHz

Connector type

optical input

SMF angled with Agilent versatile connector interface

optical output

optical source input (rear)

PMF angled, with Agilent versatile connector interface,

polarization orientation aligned with connector key

RF

1.85 mm male

LCA optical input

Operating input wavelength range

Optical input 1:

+4 dBm @ 1310 nm

+5 dBm @ 1550 nm

Optical input 2:

+14 dBm @ 1310 nm

+15 dBm @ 1550 nm

Maximum safe average input power

Optical input 1:

+7 dBm

Optical input 2:

+17 dBm

> 25 dBo

Optical input 1:

-25 dBm to +5 dBm on optical input 1

Optical input 2:

-15 dBm to +15 dBm on optical input 2

Average power measurement

±0.5 dBo

LCA optical output (internal source)

Optical modulation index (OMI) (typ.)

> 5 % @ -8 dBm RF power @ 1 GHz modulation frequency

Output wavelength

(option -100, 102)

(option -101, 102)

(1310 ± 10) nm

(1550 ± 20) nm

Average output power range

-1 dBm to +5 dBm @ 1550 nm

-2 dBm to +4 dBm @ 1310 nm

±0.5 dBo

Average output power stability,

15 minutes (typ.)

±0.5 dBo

External optical source input (-050)

+8 to + 15 dBm

Optical input power damage level

+20 dBm

Typical loss at quadrature bias point

9 dB

Operating input wavelength range

LCA RF test port input

Maximum safe input level at port A or B

+15 dBm RF, 7V DC

[f1] Wavelength within range as specified for LCA optical output.

[f2] After modulator optimization.

[f3] Required source characteristics: SMSR > 35dB, linewidth < 10MHz, power stability < 0.1dB pp, PER > 20dB, unmodulated, single mode.

[f4] Excluding water absorption wavelength.