Agilent Technologies 83434A manual

Agilent 83434A Lightwave Receiver User’ s Guid e[...]

ii © Copyright Agilent T echn ologies 2000 All Rights Reserved. Repro- duction, adaptation, or trans- lation with out pr ior wr itten permi ssi on is pro h ibit ed , except as allowed under copy- right laws. Agilent Part No . 83 43 4- 9000 5 Printed in U SA Februar y 2000 Agilent T echnolo gies Lightwave Division 3910 Brickway Boulev ard- Sant a R[...]

iii General Sa fet y Consid era tio ns General Safety Considerat ions This product has been designe d and te st ed in accordance with IEC Publica- tion 61010-1 , Safety Requirement s for Electri cal Equipment for Measuremen t, Contro l, and Labo rator y Use, and has been s uppli ed in a safe co nditi on. T he instruct ion d ocumentatio n contai ns [...]

iv Gener al Sa f ety Co ns ider atio ns temp er ature of th e pr oduct by 4 ° C for ev er y 100 watts diss ip at ed in the cabinet. If the total powe r dissip ated in the cab inet is great er than 800 watts , then forc ed convection mus t be us ed. CAUTIO N Alway s us e the three-pro ng ac power cord su pplied wi th thi s i nst rument . Failur e t[...]

v The Agi l en t 83434 A—A t a Glance The Agilent 83434A — At a Glance The Agile nt 834 34A 10 Gb /s lig htw ave r ecei ver i s de signed to rec over c lock data and to prov ide line ar , non-ret ime d data from dig it a ll y modula ted SDH/ SONET ST M- 64/O C- 192 op tical sign als , a s well as si gn als em pl oyin g forwa r d error corr ecti[...]

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Contents Contents-1 General Saf ety Consid eratio ns iii The Agile nt 834 34A — At a Glance v 1 Gettin g Starte d 2 Using th e Agilent 83 434A Front-Panel Features 2-2 Rear -Panel Features 2-3 Quick Con fid ence Che ck 2-4 Agilent 834 34A Conne c ti on to a Bit-E rr or -Ratio T est Set 2-6 BER Performance V eri fi cati on 2- 9 3 Referenc e Access[...]

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1 Step 1. Insp ect the Ship ment 1-3 Step 2 . Ch eck th e F use 1-5 Step 3. Connect the Line - P owe r Cable 1-6 Step 4. T urn on th e Agilent 834 34A 1-8 Step 5. A void cos tl y re pai rs 1-9 Step 6. Learn m ore about our pro ducts 1-10 Gett ing Starte d[...]

1-2 Gettin g Star ted Settin g U p t he A gilent 8 3434 A Setting Up the Agilent 83434A This chapt er sho ws you how to inst all your l ightwave rec eiver . Aft er you ’ ve completed th is chapter , continue with Cha pter 2, “ Using the Agi lent 83434A ” . Refer to Chapter 3, “ Refe rence ” for t he follo wing a ddit ional in formatio n: [...]

1-3 Gettin g Start ed Setting Up the Agilen t 8 3 434 A Step 1. Inspect the Shipment ❒ Inspect the shi pp ing contain er for damag e. ❒ Inspect the instrum e nt. ❒ Verif y that you rece ived the acc ess ories you o rdered . Keep the shippin g contai ner and cu shioning m aterial until yo u have ins pected the co ntents of the s hipmen t for c[...]

1-4 Gettin g Star ted Settin g U p t he A gilent 8 3434 A lent T ech nolog ies Sa les O ffice . Keep the ship ping m ateri als for th e car rier ’ s inspec ti on. Th e Agile nt Sales Offi ce will a rra n ge for repa ir or rep lacem en t at Agile n t T ech n ologi es ’ option without waiti ng fo r claim settl eme nt. Serial numbers Agil ent T ec[...]

1-5 Gettin g Start ed Setting Up the Agilen t 8 3 434 A Step 2. Chec k the Fuse 1 Locat e the line -input c onn ector o n the i nstrument ’ s rear p anel. 2 Disc onne ct the li ne-pow e r cable if i t is conne cted. 3 Use a small flat-blade screwdriv er to pry o pen t he fu se hol der d o or. 4 The f use is ho used in a smal l co ntai ner. Inse r[...]

1-6 Gettin g Star ted Settin g U p t he A gilent 8 3434 A Step 3. Connect the Line -Power Cable CAUTIO N Alwa ys us e the three -prong AC p ower cord s uppli ed wi th th is ins trum ent. Failur e to e nsure adeq uat e earth gro unding by not us in g this cord m a y caus e instru m e nt dam age. CAUTIO N Do not connect ac p ower until you have verif[...]

1-7 Gettin g Start ed Setting Up the Agilen t 8 3 434 A 1 Verify that the li ne powe r meets the requ ireme nts show n in the fol lowin g table. 2 Connec t the lin e-pow er cord to th e rear- panel connec to r of the ins trum en t. 3 Connec t t he ot her end of t he l ine-po wer co rd to the power rece ptacle . V arious po wer cables ar e available[...]

1-8 Gettin g Star ted Settin g U p t he A gilent 8 3434 A Step 4. Tur n on the Agilent 83434A W ith the power cable inser ted into t he lin e module, tu rn the lig htwave receiv e r on by pr es sing t he line swi tc h . The gr e en light- e mit ti ng di ode ( LE D ) shoul d ligh t. NOTE The front panel LINE swi tch disconnects the mains circuits fr[...]

1-9 Gettin g Start ed Setting Up the Agilen t 8 3 434 A Step 5. Avoid costly repair s CAUTIO N Fiber -optic conne ctor s are easily damaged when conne ct ed to dirty or damaged cables and accessories . Th e front-pa nel connect ors of t he Agilent 834 34A ar e no e xceptio n. When you use im proper cleaning and handling t ech ni ques, y o u ri sk e[...]

1-10 Gettin g Star ted Settin g U p t he A gilent 8 3434 A Step 6. Learn mor e about our products T o lea rn mo re ab out A gilen t T echnol ogies prod ucts , vis it ou r webs ite at http ://w ww .agilent .com. If you wis h to fi nd o ut more ab o ut your new l ig htwa ve re ceive r , use th e key- word “ 83434A ” in y our search .[...]

2 Front-Panel Features 2-2 Rear -Panel Features 2-3 Quick Con fid ence Che ck 2-4 Agilent 834 34A Conne c ti on to a Bit-E rr or -Ratio T est Set 2-6 BER Performance V erification 2-9 Using the Agilent 83434A[...]

2-2 Using t he Agi lent 8 3434A Front - Panel Fe atu re s Front-Panel Feat ure s Figure 2-1. The Agilent 83434A front panel. CLOCK OU T Ou tpu t is nominally 9. 9532 8 GHz or 10.66423 GHz (opt io n 106). DA T A OUT Provides an amplified, no n-retimed s ignal corre sponding to the inc om ing dat a stre am. OPTICAL IN Maxim um s ignal inp ut is 0 dBm[...]

2-3 Using the A gilent 83 434A Rear-Panel Fe ature s Rear-Panel Feat ures Figure 2-2. The Agilent 83434A rear panel.[...]

2-4 Using t he Agi lent 8 3434A Quick Conf idence Check Quick Confidence Check This p rocedure veri fies the basic functio nality of the ligh twave receive r . The follo win g equ ipm e nt is us ed : • Agilent 83434A lightwave r eceiver • Pattern gene rator • Clock source • Optical oscilloscop e • Optical source 1 Turn on the Ag i le nt 8[...]

2-5 Using the A gilent 83 434A Quick Conf idence Check If the ver ific ation ch eck fail s If the lightwave re cei ve r doe s not pa ss the veri fi cati on check, you shoul d revi ew th e proce dure being performed wh en the pro blem occurr ed. A f ew minute s sp ent per form in g some si mp le che c ks m a y save wai ti ng for your inst rument to [...]

2-6 Using t he Agi lent 8 3434A Agilent 83 434A Co nnectio n t o a Bit- Erro r-Ratio Tes t Set Agilent 8343 4A Connect ion to a Bit-Error-Rati o Test Set The fo llowi ng pro cedure de scrib es ho w to co nnect t he ligh twave receiv er to a bit-err or -rati o test set (B ER T ). Refer to Figure 2-3 o n page 2- 7 . Note Before starting, be sure to c[...]

2-7 Using the A gilent 83 434A Agilen t 83 434A C onnect io n to a Bit-E rror-Ratio T est Set Figure 2-3. Connecting th e Agilent 83434A to a bit-error-ratio test system. 1 Turn t he lightwa ve rece iver on. Let it warm u p for 30 mi nutes. 2 Turn on th e BER T and the laser an d let the m warm up accord in g to thei r specif ications. 3 Perfo rm a[...]

2-8 Using t he Agi lent 8 3434A Agilent 83 434A Co nnectio n t o a Bit- Erro r-Ratio Tes t Set 9 Conne ct the la ser s ource to t he fiber opt ic cabl e.[...]

2-9 Using the A gilent 83 434A BER Per forma nc e Verificati on BER Performance Verification This p rocedure ve rifies BER p erformance of the of th e Agilent 83 434A light- wave receiver with the Agilent 83 433A and 71612B. The fol lo wing e quipme nt is us ed : • Agilent 83434A lightwave r eceiver • Agilent 83433A l ightwave tr ansmitter • [...]

2-10 Using t he Agi lent 8 3434A BER Performa nc e Verification 1 Connec t t he equ ipment as s how n in Figure 2-4 . Figure 2-4. Setup to perform BER performance verification of the 83434A[...]

2-11 Using the A gilent 83 434A BER Per forma nc e Verificati on 2 Set the Agilent 71612B as f ollows: CLOCK OU TPUT SIG GEN FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9953 .28 MHZ SIG GEN FREQ (for 83434 option 106) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10664 .23 MHZ MENU DA T A OUTPUT Ext AC C[...]

2-12 Using t he Agi lent 8 3434A BER Performa nc e Verification[...]

3 Accessor ie s Su pplied 3 - 2 Options 3- 3 Replacement Parts 3-4 Front-Panel Fiber -Optic Adapters 3-5 Power Co rd s 3 -7 Fiber -Optic Connectors 3-8 Choosing the Right Co nnector 3-8 Inspecti ng Con nectors 3-11 Cleaning Co nnecto rs 3- 15 Inst rument Service 3-18 Preparing the I nstru ment fo r Shippi ng 3 -19 Agilen t T ech nolog iesService Of[...]

3-2 Refe ren ce Accesso r ies Suppl ied Accessories Supplied The Agi lent 834 34A light wave receiver is shipped with: • FC/PC conn ector interf ace on the opt ical input of th e lightw ave re ceive r unless a different o ption was ord ered. Refer to “ Agilent 8 3434A Opti ons ” on pag e 3- 3 for a comp lete list o f th e avai lable conn ecto[...]

3-3 Reference Options Options Table 3-1. A gilent 83434A Options Option D escription Option 011 Diamond (HMS-10) connector i nterface on the optical input of the light wav e receiv er Option 013 DIN connecto r i nt er f ace on the optical input o f the l ightwave receiver Option 01 4 ST connector in terfac e o n th e op t ic al input of the l ightw[...]

3-4 Refe ren ce Repla cement Part s Replacement Parts Table 3-2. Repl ace m ent Pa rts Descriptio n Agilen t Part Number APC 3.5 F-to- F (co nnector sav er ) 5061-5311 APC 3.5 50 ohm termi nation 1810-0118 FC/PC connect or i nterface 81000FI[...]

3-5 Reference Front- Pa n el Fiber -Optic Adap ters Front-Pan el Fiber- Optic A dapters Table 3-3. Front Pa nel Fiber-Optic Adapt es ( 1 of 2) Front Pan el Fiber-Optic Adapt er Descr iption Agilent Part Numb er Diamond HMS-10 81000AI FC/PC a 81000FI D4 81000GI SC 81000KI DIN 81000SI ST 81000VI Biconic 81 000WI Dust C over s FC connector 1005-0594 D[...]

3-6 Refe ren ce Front-Pan el Fibe r-Optic Adap ters ST connect or 1005-0596 SC connec tor 1005-0597 a. The FC/PC adapter is the s tand ard adap ter suppl ied wi th th e inst rument. Table 3-3. Front Pa nel Fiber-Optic Adapt es ( 2 of 2) Front Pan el Fiber-Optic Adapt er Descr iption Agilent Part Numb er[...]

3-7 Reference Power Cords Power Cords Plug T ype Cable P art No. Plug Descri ption Lengt h (in/cm) Color Country 250V 8120 -1351 8120-17 03 Straight *B S1 36 3A 90 ° 90 /228 90/2 28 Gray Mint Gray Unit ed Ki ngdo m, Cyprus , Nig eria, Zimba- bwe, S ingapore 250V 8120 -1369 8120-06 96 Straig ht *NZSS198/AS C 90 ° 79 /200 87/2 21 Gray Mint Gray Aus[...]

3-8 Refe ren ce Fiber - Op tic Co nnecto rs Fiber-Optic Connectors T od ay , advances in measurement capabilities make connecto rs and connec- tion techni q ue s m ore importan t than e ver . Dam ag e to the connect ors on cali - bration and verifi cati on de vic es , test ports , cables , and ot her device s can degrade measure ment accuracy and d[...]

3-9 Reference Fiber-Optic Co nnect o rs tion s tak e re peat a bility un certainty into acc ount ? • Will a connector de grade the retur n loss too much, or wil l a fusion splice be re- quired ? Fo r ex ample, man y DFB lase rs can not o pera te wi th refl ecti ons fr om conne ctor s. Oft en as mu ch as 90 d B iso lation is ne eded. Figure 3-1. B[...]

3-10 Refe ren ce Fiber - Op tic Co nnecto rs Figure 3-2. Universal adapter s to Diamond HMS-10. The HM S- 10 enc a se s th e fibe r wi thin a soft nick el sil ver (C u/ N i/Zn) ce nter which is sur rou nded by a tough tun gsten carb id e casing, as shown in Figure 3-3 . Figure 3-3. Cross-section o f the Diamond HMS-10 conne ctor. The nickel s ilver[...]

3-11 Reference Fiber-Optic Co nnect o rs The so f t c o re , while allowin g precise cen t er ing, is also th e chief liabi lit y of the conne ctor . The soft material i s easily d amaged. Care mu st be taken to m ini- mize exces si ve scratchin g a nd we a r . While minor wea r is not a prob lem if the glas s fa ce is not af fec ted, sc r atch es [...]

3-12 Refe ren ce Fiber - Op tic Co nnecto rs Use the fol lowing guideli nes to achieve the best possibl e performanc e w he n making measur em e nt s on a fibe r -op tic system: • Never use metal or sharp objects to cl ean a connect or and neve r scr ape the connector. • Avoi d matching g el a nd oi ls. Figure 3-4. Clean, problem -f re e fiber [...]

3-13 Reference Fiber-Optic Co nnect o rs Figure 3-6. Damage from improp er cl e aning. While t hese often w ork wel l on first inse rtion , they are grea t dirt m agnet s. The oil o r ge l gra bs and hold s grit tha t is t hen ground into the e nd of th e fibe r . Also , som e early ge ls wer e de sign ed for use w it h the FC, non-con tacti ng con[...]

3-14 Refe ren ce Fiber - Op tic Co nnecto rs • Keep co nnecto rs co vered w hen n ot in use. • Use fus ion sp lices on the m ore per manen t crit ical nodes. C hoose the be st con- nector possi ble. Replace con necting cable s regul arly . Freque ntly measur e the return los s of the connecto r to check for degr adation, a nd clean every conne [...]

3-15 Reference Fiber-Optic Co nnect o rs V isu al inspection of fiber ends Vi su al in spe cti on of f ibe r end s can be hel p ful. Cont am inat io n or i mpe rfec tio ns on the c a b le end fac e c a n b e detec te d as we ll as crac ks or chip s in the fi ber itself. Use a micros cope (100X to 200X mag ni fi cati on) to inspect the e nti re end [...]

3-16 Refe ren ce Fiber - Op tic Co nnecto rs T o c lean a no n-lense d co nnecto r CAUTIO N Do not us e any type of f oam swab to c lea n optica l f ib er ends. Foa m s wabs can leave film y de pos its on fiber e nds that can de grade per for mance. 1 Apply pur e isoprop yl alcohol to a cle an li nt-fre e cot ton swab or len s pape r. Cotto n swab [...]

3-17 Reference Fiber-Optic Co nnect o rs CAUTIO N Do not shake , tip, or invert co mpress ed air canis ters, becau se this r elease s partic les in t he can into the air . Refer to ins truct ions pr ovid ed on the compressed air canister . 7 As soo n as th e connector is dry, con nect or cover it fo r later us e. If t he per formance, afte r the in[...]

3-18 Refe ren ce Instrument Service Instrument Service Before return in g your ins trume nt for se rv i cing, yo u may wa nt to re fe r to the Agilent website, www .agilent.com (quick search “ 8 3434A ” ). It contain s appl i- cation note s and freque ntly asked questions (F AQ) s pecific to th e 83434A th at may answ er m any of yo ur question[...]

3-19 Reference Instrument Se rvice Preparin g the Instrument for Shi pping 1 Writ e a co mplete desc riptio n of t he f ailure and attac h it to the inst rument . Includ e any s pecific perform ance d etail s rela ted to the proble m. The followi ng infor matio n sho uld b e ret urned with the instrum ent. • Type of ser vice required . • Date i[...]

3-20 Refe ren ce Instrument Service rugated cardboard car ton of 159 kg (350 lb) te st str ength. • The c arton must b e lar ge eno ugh to allo w appr oxim ately 7 cm ( 3 inc hes) o n all sides o f the ins trument fo r packing mat erial, and s trong enoug h to accom- modate the weight of the ins trumen t. • Surrou nd the e quipm ent wit h appr [...]

3-21 Reference Instrument Se rvice Agilent Tech nologiesService Offic es Before retu rning an ins trument fo r service, call the Agilen t T echnologies Instrument Support Center at 1 (800) 403-0801. If you continue to experience dif ficulties, please call one of the numbers list ed belo w . Agilent T echnologi es S ervi c e Numbers (1 of 2) Austria[...]

3-22 Refe ren ce Instrument Service Sweden 08-50 64 8700 Swi tz er l and (01) 73 5 72 00 Taiwan (886 2) 2- 712- 04 04 Unite d K ing do m 01 344 36 66 66 United St at es and Can a da (800) 403-0801 Agilent T echnologi es S ervi c e Numbers (2 of 2)[...]

4 Agilen t 83434A Sp ecificatio ns and Chara cter istic s 4-3 Regulato ry In formatio n 4 -6 Declaration of Conformity 4-7 Specifications and Re gul atory Inform ation[...]

4-2 Specific ations an d Regu latory Informat ion Specifica tions and Regul atory Info rmation Specifications and Regulatory Information This chapter l ists s pecificatio n and char acteristi cs of the instru ment. The dis- tinction b et w e en th es e terms is de scr ibed as fol lo w s: • Specificati ons descri be warr anted perfo rm a nce over [...]

4-3 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat or y Inform at io n Agilent 83434A Specification s and Charac teristics Agilent 83434A Specifications and Character istics OPERATING SPECIF IC AT IONS Optical I nput Wavel ength Optical in pu t po we r a , b , c , d Return loss “ Loss of optical inpu t ” alarm threshol d 1300 to 1600 nm – 16 t o 0 dB m 28 dB[...]

4-4 Specific ations an d Regu latory Informat ion Agilent 83 434A Spec ificat ions and Charac teristics Recov ere d Cl ock Out put Amplitud e h Frequen cy k Frequen cy (opt. 106 ) Duty cycle Clock to dat a alignm ent l 3 dB bandwid th k Jitter gene ration g, m Return loss n Impedance 0.5 to 1. 5 V pk-pk 9953.26 to 9953 .30 MHz; 9 953.28 no minal 10[...]

4-5 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat or y Inform at io n Agilent 83434A Specification s and Charac teristics l. Fa llin g c lock ed ge to da ta tr a nsiti o n mea sured with 2 31 – 1 P RBS. m. Integrat ed pha se noise measur ement method. n. 9,940 to 9 ,960 MHz s tanda rd, 10 624 t o 10684 MHz (opti on 106 ). o. Standard in strument h as FC/PC adap[...]

4-6 Specific ations an d Regu latory Informat ion Regulatory Informa tio n Regulatory Inf ormation This pr oduct is de signed for us e in INST ALLA TION CA TEGOR Y II and POL- LUTION D EGREE 2, p er IEC 61010-1 and 664 resp ectively . Notice f or Germany: N oise Declarati on This is to decl are that this i nstrument is in conf ormance with t he Ger[...]

4-7 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat or y Inform at io n Regula tor y Informatio n Declaration of Co nformity[...]

4-8 Specific ations an d Regu latory Informat ion Regulatory Informa tio n[...]

Ind ex Index- 1 A ac power cables , 1- 7 accessories , 3-2 adapters fiber optic , 3-5 Agilent sale s and se rvice o f fices , 3-21 B BER performance verifying , 2-9 bit-error-ratio test set , 2-6 C cabinet, cleaning , i- iii calibra tion cycle , 4-2 care of cabinet , i -iii care of fiber optics , 1-9 characteristics , 4- 3 checking the fuse , 1-5 c[...]

Index -2 Index power cable requirements , 1-6 R rear panel features , 2-3 regulatory duration , 4-2 informat ion , 4-6 repair opt ion s , 2-5 replacement , 3-4 replacement parts , 3-4 returning for service , 3- 18 S safety , i-iii laser classification , i-iii line fus e , i-iii , 1-5 sales a nd serv ice office s , 3-21 serial numbers , 1-4 service [...]