The Agilent N7752A combines an attenuator with 2 front-panel power meter channels, offering exceptional performance at a low price. The power meters permit measurements from any point in the measurements setup and assist in calibrating power offsets with respect to the attenuator output.

Extension of N77xx-series

The N7752A attenuator is an extension to Agilent''s high density N77xx-family that establishes a new standard in space-saving fiberoptic instrumentation.

Features and Benefits

• Compact instrument combines and integrates multiple functions for setting attenuation and power levels and optical power measurement to reduce CAPEX and floor space.
• Fast and precise setting of optical power levels with settling times of 100 ms for improved test throughput.
• The power meters support convenient power offset calibration of the attenuators.
• Active power control to keep output power constant
• The multichannel attenuator sets and measures several ports at the same time and saves significant time characterizing multiport and multichannel components and network equipments.
• The instrument can be controlled via LAN and USB, as well as GPIB for compatibility with existing equipment.
• An easy-to-use and intuitive graphical user interface software speeds up the integration process.

Applications

• Optical transceiver testing
• Optical network integration testing

Measurement capability: attenuator

• settling time: 20 ms attenuation, 100 ms power
• 0.1 to 1000 dB/s attenuation transition speed (selectable)
• +23 dBm input power
• = 1.2 dB insertion loss

Measurement capability: power meter

• Wavelength range: 1260-1640 nm
• Power range: -80 to +10 dBm
• Polarization dependence: <0.01 dB

System capability

• Two attenuator channels and two power meters in one half-width rack unit
• Fully compatible with programs developed using the Agilent 8157x and 8156x modular attenuators
• Includes powerful and user-friendly GUI software
• Two instrument configurations can be stored and recalled