Agilent Technologies Introduces The Only Turnkey Solution For Lightwave Component Analysis Of Cable TV Electro-Optical Components

Santa Clara, CA - Agilent Technologies Inc. recently introduced the fourth member of its lightwave component analyzer series. This new lightwave component analyzer is the only turn-key test solution in the industry for CATV or Radio over Fiber electro-optical component test. The LCA offers fast calibration and test setup, providing a time-saving, competitive edge to all design and manufacturing engineers.

The Agilent N4374B LCA offers accurate and traceable electro-optical S-parameter for transmitter and receiver test and is based on the widely used and well-known ENA-C series Agilent network analyzers. It replaces the industry-standard Agilent 8702 LCA.

In linear optical transmission systems, like CATV or in Radio over Fiber applications, the performance of the electro-optical components is a key contributor to the performance of the overall transmission system. The N4374B LCA enables design engineers to design electro-optical transmitters and receivers with lowest distortion by offering specified phase accuracy in addition to high-amplitude accuracy.

The Agilent N4374B LCA offers first-time relative and absolute responsivity specification traceable to international standards. This ensures that all test data are worldwide comparable within the specified uncertainty, thus helping R&D and manufacturing engineers to compare test results measured with two LCA at different locations.

"Fast and accurate electro-optical test with a turn-key solution are key contributors for developing high-quality products with a reduced design cycle," said Juergen Beck, general manager of Agilent's Digital Photonic Test business. "The lightwave component analyzer is the workhorse for designers and manufacturing engineers of electro-optical components because it offers the highest productivity, thanks to faster and easy calibration and test setup."

Features of the Agilent N4374B lightwave component analyzer include:

• accurate responsivity test with less than 0.8 dB uncertainty;
• specified absolute accuracy of absolute responsivity;
• 75 Ohm support with minimum loss pad for CATV applications;
• specified phase uncertainty;
• integrated optical average power meter; and
• identical user interface and remote control across all new 437x LCA series.

For more information about Agilent's N4374B lightwave component analyzer is available at www.agilent.com/find/lca.

SOURCE: Agilent Technologies Inc.