8168A Agilent Fiber Optic Equipment

Additional Features:

• 1500 nm to 1565 nm
• Single mode operation at each wavelength.
• Accurate and fast tuning.
• Independent control of power and wavelength.
• Easily ordered bundles to measure component loss.
• Measurement and documentation capabilities available without computer.
• Measurements routines to measure loss, return loss and coupling ratios automatically

The Agilent 8168A tunable laser source is a basic tool for characterizing and testing optical amplifiers and components. The Agilent 8168A operates in the 1550 nm window. A built-in side mode filter ensures that a true single-mode laser line is generated for every wavelength point, eliminating any possible multimoding. A 0.001 nm resolution also makes these tunable lasers valuable tools for heterodyne measurements and coherent applications. Both tunable lasers provide independent control of output power and wavelength on a what-you-set-is-what-you-get basis. Wavelength scans, which require an output power that is stable over time and flat across all wavelengths, can be performed reliably, accurately, and quickly.