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channel also has a reduced-bandwidth setting of 18 GHz for improved noise
performance.
The integrated optical channel reduces mismatch loss variation by eliminating
signal distorting cables and connectors associated with the use of external
receivers in order to accurately characterize
optical waveforms
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1-2

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Conventions
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1-7

The
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1-12

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Channel
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3
Calibration
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Calibration
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calibration
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consists
instrument
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or
most
service
and
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gilent
calibrations
rst
of
fails
users
perform
83480A,
. Subsections in each of the
. In addition, there will be summary tables
and
repeatability.
and
accessories
at
the
recommended
published
section
verifying
to
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center
meet
this
the
describes
will
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specications
instrument
specications
mean
Some
factory
54750A
that are
routinely
two main sections
addressed.
require
users
timebase
Service
The third part of the manual consists of a complete calibration summary
table at the end of the chapter
. Both factory and user calibrations must be
3-2
The
.
,

Calibration
Overview
C
A
U
T
I
Calibration
Required
O
N
interval
warm-up
time
performed
regularly
repeatability
The
input
circuits
applying
static
connecting
and
outer
connectors
input
connectors
that
the
instrument
charge
.
It
is
used
when
Agilent
on
a
periodic
T
echnologies
specications
instrument
maintain
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facility
based
needs
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specications
the
plug-in
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on
their
.
instrument
calibrations
instrument
the
entire
hour
in
.
can
discharges
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coaxial
without
is
strongly
connecting
basis
.
Agilent
over
the
is
operated
module
12
months
particular
requires
mentioned
to
be
in
the
.
order
to
ensure
be
damaged
to
the
cable
to
the
of
the
cable
rst
touching
properly
earth-grounded
recommended
to
electrical
recommends
T
echnologies
recommended
within
,
periodic
.
be
calibrated
Users
the
are
operating
a
1
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this
chapter
standby
proper
by
electrostatic
front-panel
connectors
together
that
channel
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the
an
the
,
.
A
frame
antistatic
inputs
factory
designs
calibration
specied
operating
recalibrations
at
an
Agilent
encouraged
environment
warm-up
setting. It
period
are
performed. It
must be
measurement
discharge
input
connectors
momentarily
void
touching
of
the
to
prevent
mat
,
particularly
calibration
instruments
interval
environment.
are
necessary
T
echnologies
to adjust
or
measurement
before
turned
accuracy
(ESD).
.
Before
short
the
the
front panel
instrument.
buildup
and
wristband
TDR
be
performed
to
meet
provided
.
W
e
recommend
service
the
calibration
accuracy
any
of
the
is
not
enough
on
and
and
A
void
center
Be
of
static
inputs
that
the
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cycle
for
running
sure
be
.
the
for
Remote
operation
Remote
83480A/A
remotely
programming
gilent
54750A
is
slightly dierent
commands
for
Programming's
than the
calibrations
Guide
operation of
are
.
P
erforming
included
in
calibrations
front-panel calibrations
the
A
gilent
.
3-3

F
actory
The
following calibrations
Calibrations
are
performed
at
the
factory:
Calibration What
Mainframe
O/E
Factory
Calibration
W
avelength
Calibration
1
Refer
to
\O/E
User-W
Mainframe
O/E
Factory
Accurac
continuity
timescale
The
photodetector
responsivity
avelength
Calibration
Calibration
Wavelength
T
able 3-1.
is calibrated
y
and
of
the
"
in
this
chapter
Calibration
Factory Calibration
Measurements
Aected
Channels
aected:
optical
&
electrical.
All
time
base
measurements
as
rise
e
ye
width,
Channels
optical.
accurac
time,
and
aected:
Amplitude
y
of
all
such
fall time
jitter
optical
channel
measurements.
Optical
power
meter
accurac
y
.
.
Summary
Recommended
Annually
service
operating
changed
5C
or
,
calibration
.
temperature
service manual.
Annual
re-calibration
standard
Interval
at
Agilent
center
temp
and
remains
more from
.
See
factory
of
wavelengths.
Softkey
Path
4
5
Utility
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F
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frame
1
.
Mainframe Calibration
Mainframe calibration aects both optical and electrical measurements
Mainframe calibration improves timebase accuracy
measurements such as rise time
aected by the timebase accuracy
, fall time
.
, eye width, jitter
. All timebase
, and so forth are
3-4
.

Calibration
Overview
Factory Calibrations
The
calibration
There
is
a
mainframe
there
is
a
Refer
to
the
about
the
protect
T
C
A
U
T
I
O
N
C
A
U
T
I
O
N
o
the
Do
83480A,
A
or
5C
switches
prevent
access
not
attempt
54750A
mainframe calibration
when the
dierent
calibration
has
changed
mainframe
key
sequence:
factors
switch
calibration
drawing
optional
mainframe
are
on
the
to
that
A
gilent
calibration,
shows
.
access
hole
to
the
to
this
a
Mainframe
switch.
Service
ambient operating
than
the
operating
was
performed.
since
the
last
calibration,
4
Utilit
check
N
N
N
Calibrate
5
,
y
stored
back
panel
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protected
each
83480A,
mainframe
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should be
temperature has
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o
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N
N
N
NN
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
in
the
nonvolatile
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or
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and
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position
calibration
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temperature
how
much
calibration
Calibration
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N
N
N
N
N
,
and
then
instrument
function
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of
switch,
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and
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by
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of
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of
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N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
.
on
instrument.
the
switch
position.
more
details
memory
over
A
gilent
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annually
remains
mainframe
the
last
the
following
,
The
temperature
following
gure
change
is
displayed
.
Figure 3-1. Current Frame 1T
at
the
top
of
the
display
emp condition
as
shown in
the
3-5

Calibration
Overview
Factory Calibrations
If
the
Current
mainframe
be
placed
of
the
O/E
should
in
an
current
calibration.
Factory
Frame
either
ambient
1Temp
be
air
Wavelength
listing
is
calibrated
temperature
Calibration
greater
at
the
that
than
current
is
within
C,
6
5
operating
C
5
then
the
temperature
of
the
or
temperature
Optical/electrical
photodetector
is
dependent on
annually
Agilent
are
The
T
having
Agilent
wavelengths
allows
you
wavelength.
the
following
procedure
responsivity
.
Most
echnologies
their
83480-series
(850
to
calibrate
This
section
.
(O/E)
factory
proper
customers
service
mainframes
nm
or
the
calibration
on
wavelength calibration,
.
The
O/E
calibration.
return
center
re-calibrated.
optical
1310/1550
instrument
does
User
Calibrations
accuracy
their
optical
for
this
modules
nm).
for
not
aect
of
all
O/E
calibrations
plug-ins
calibration
have
The
O/E
use
at
the
for
additional
compensates for
optical
channel
should
to
an
authorized
at
the
same
one
or
two
standard
Calibration
one
additional user-dened
factory
calibrations
information
the
measurements
be
performed
time
they
function
.
See
on
this
3-6

User
The
Calibrations|Optical
following calibrations
O/E
User W
Plug-in
Oset
Dark
Probe
Channel
External
avelength Calibration
Module V
Zero Calibration
Calibration
Calibration
Skew
Scale
can
be
performed
ertical Calibration
and
by
the
Electrical
user:
Electrical
adjusting
probes,
using
Optical channels
adjusting
monitoring
performing
C
A
U
T
I
O
N
The
applying
connecting
and
input
the
An
when
channels
timebase skew
cables,
external probes
timebase
input
circuits
static
a
outer
connectors
connectors
instrument
antistatic
working
have
and so
have calibration
skew
and
adjusting
a
user-dened
can
be
discharges
coaxial
cable
of
without
is
properly
mat
and
wristband
with
TDR modules
calibration
,
for
matching
forth
procedures
internal
O/E
responsivity
damaged
to
to
the
cable
rst
the
front
the
connectors
together
touching
by
earth-grounded
are strongly
.
procedures
propagation
osets
electrostatic
panel
input
,
.
A
the
frame
to
for:
delay
between
channels
for:
adjustment
discharge
connectors
momentarily
void
touching
of
the
prevent
buildup
(ESD).
.
Before
short
the
the front
instrument.
of
static
A
void
center
panel
Be
recommended, particularly
sure
charge
,
.
3-7

Calibration
User Calibrations|Optical
T
able
3-2.
Overview
Optical
and
Electrical
and Electrical
Channel
User
Calibration
Summary
Calibration What
O/E
User
W
avelength
Calibration
Plug-in
V
ertical
Calibration
Oset
Calibration
Dark
Calibration
Zero
The
responsivity
V
ertical
scale
electrical
channels.
V
ertical
for
the
only
.
doesn't
scale
Dark
the
without
and
the extinction
algorithm.
is calibrated
photodetector
oset
and vertical
accurac
y
for
and
optical
oset
is
optical
This
calibration
include
accurac
y
.
calibration
channel
oset
an
y
light
this
value
ratio
both
calibrated
channel
vertical
measures
signal
present
is
used
Measurements
Channels
optical
at
Channels
electrical.
electrical
measurements
V
p
extinction
optical
Channels
An
y
measurements
V
p
extinction
Channels
electrical.
in
aected: optical.
channel
user
wavelengths.
aected:
An
vertical
,
e
to
p
ratio
power
aected:
optical
,
e
to
p
ratio
aected:
Extinction
measurements
y
optical
such as
ye
height,
,
and
meter
vertical
including:
ye
height,
.
Aected
optical
or
the
optical.
and
optical
ratio
.
Annual
All
dened
P
&
once
continuous
temperature
than
P
calibration
published
the
performs
of
it
non-critical
Before
&
measurements
or
last
plug-in vertical
performed.
Recommended
re-calibration of
non-factory
erform
after
every
use
C
2
.
erform
a
plug-in
in
specications.
oset
zero
only
the
plug-in
should
only
measurements.
extinction
oset
has
dark
calibration
any
10
hours
or
changes b
order
calibration
the
vertical
be
ratio
if
the
changed
calibration is
Interval
user
wavelengths
power c
during
if
operating
y more
vertical
to
meet
Because
oset
calibration,
used
before
vertical
since
or
after
ycle or
portion
scale
the
a
4
Optical
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
O/E
4
Utility
F
FF
FF
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
4
Optical
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
Offset
fast
4
Shift
F
F
F
FF
Extinction
F
F
F
F
Dark Cal
F
F
F
F
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
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F
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5
,
F
F
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5
F
F
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F
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F
F
F
F
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ey Path
Channel
F
F
F
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F
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0
4
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F
F
F
F
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F
F
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F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Setup
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
FF
Plug-in
Setup
5
eye
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
ratio
5
FF
FF
F
5
F
F
F
3-8

T
able
3-3.
Miscellaneous
User
Calibration
User Calibrations|Optical
Summary
Calibration
and Electrical
Overview
Calibration What
Probe
Probe
calibration
Channel
Skew
Calibrates
dierences
between
for
looking at
dierences
channels
External
Scale
Compensates
loss
external
(calibrates
to
external
is calibrated
Attenuation
out
in
channels.
between
associated
devices
vertical scale
device)
the
small
dela
y
timing
for gain
with
O/E
Channels
An
taken
Channels
electrical.
measurements,
Useful
Dierential
Channels
or
electrical.
taken
device
transducer)
User-W
Measurements
aected: electrical.
y
electrical
measurement
with
the
aected:
Multiple
TDR
aected: optical
An
y
measurement
through
an
(component or
avelength
Aected
probe
optical
channel
such
external
Recommended
Whenever
connected
Before
&
multiple
measurements
as
measuring
between
Whenever
&
devices
(component
Interval
a probe
channel
when
timing
dierences
channels.
using external
is
or
4
Electrical
F
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
4
Channel
F
FF
F
F
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
F
Skew
4
Channel
F
F
F
F
F
External
K
ey Path
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
FF
F
FF
FF
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Setup
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
F
F
F
FF
F
Setup
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
FF
Channel Setup
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
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probe
5
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5
FF
F
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F
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F
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F
Scale
F
F
F
F
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F
F
F
F
5
F
F
F
F
F
F
transducer)
Calibration
This
optional
only
.
It
compensates
accuracy
on
should
measured.
source
proper
be
with a
of
O/E
performed
To
specications
optical/electrical
for
all
optical
user
channel
wavelength
annually
perform a
known optical
for
the
plug-in
(O/E)
calibration
the
photodetector's
user
wavelength
calibration.
or
whenever
O/E user-wavelength
output power
module
for
level is
the
is
for
responsivity.
measurements
O/E
user-wavelength
a
new
wavelength
calibration, a
required. Refer
acceptable
optical measurements
The vertical
is
dependent
calibrations
is being
CW
optical
to the
power
level
ranges
.
3-9

T
o
perform
an
user-wavelength
calibration
O/E
Calibration
Overview
User Calibrations|Optical
N
O
T
E
The
optical
channel
calibration
optical
source
power
.
F
or
such
as
the
Agilent
8153A
procedures
1.
Press
2.
Press
3.
Input
are
essential
the
plug-in
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
NN
NN
Calibrate
the
correct
NN
N
and Electrical
accurac
y
best
results,
and
use
precision
to
obtaining
an
module's
N
N
N
,
and
then
wavelength,
is
heavily
dependent
measure
the
optical
accurate
calibration.
front-panel
O/E cal
and
5
follow
4
optical
source
connectors.
optical
.
the
on
the
accurac
power
In
addition,
channel
instructions
y
with
to
which you
an optical
proper
4
SETUP
on
power meter
connector
5
key
the
screen.
know the
cleaning
.
3-10
Figure 3-2. Plug-in calibration menu

Calibration
User Calibrations|Optical
Overview
and Electrical
T
o
use
an O/E
user-wavelength
calibration
1.
Press the
N
NN
N
N
N
N
N
2.
Press
3.
Press
Plug-in
The
plug-in
N
Bandwidth/wavelength
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Usr
Module V
module
measurements
a
specic
calibration
was
A
plug-in
The
The
plug-in
factors
calibrated.
vertical
mainframe
plug-in
mainframe
The
instrument's
than
C
5
from
performed.
plug-in module's
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
NN
NN
NN
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
wavelength
and
ertical Calibration
vertical
.
It
allows
when
are
The
the
the
valid
plug-in
calibration
has
cycled
has
been
repaired,
.
operating
the
temperature
front-panel optical
N
N
N
NN
NN
NN
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
and
then
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Enter
then
calibration
instrument
plug-in
only
vertical
should
power
is
installed
for
the
calibration
be
.
is
to
specic
done
reprogrammed,
temperature
at which
N
NN
N
N
N
N
Wavelength
N
N
N
.
for
both
establish
in
mainframe
establishes
if:
has
changed
the
Plug-in
channel
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
optical
the
the
mainframe
or
removed
4
SETUP
N
N
NN
NN
NN
N
N
N
N
.
and electrical
calibration
slot
vertical
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F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
FF
Calibrate
Not
user
accessible
4
Optical
FF
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
O/E
Cal
4
5
Utility
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
F
F
Calibrate
K
ey
Path
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
FF
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
frame
1
.
Channel
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Plug-in
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
FF
Setup
F
F
F
FF
F
F
5
F
F
F
F
F
F
3-20

T
able
3-4.
Complete
Calibration
Summary
(continued)
Calibration
Overview
Calibration What
Oset
Calibration
Dark
Calibration
Probe
calibration
Channel
Zero
Skew
V
ertical oset
for
the
only
.
doesn't
scale
Dark
the
without an
and
the
algorithm.
Probe
Calibrates
dierences
between
for
looking
dierences between
channels
is calibrated
optical
This
calibration
include vertical
accurac
calibration
channel
y
this
value
extinction
Attenuation
out
in
channels.
at
is calibrated
channel
y
.
measures
oset
signal
light
present
is
used
ratio
the
small
dela
y
Useful
timing
Measurements
Channels
An
measurements
V
pto
extinction
Channels
electrical.
in
Channels
An
taken
Channels
electrical.
measurements,
Dierential
y
optical
y
electrical
p
with
,
Aected
aected: optical.
vertical
including:
eye
height, and
ratio
.
aected:
optical
Extinction
aected:
aected:
Multiple
measurement
the
probe
channel
such
TDR
ratio
electrical.
optical
as
&
.
&
Recommended
P
erform a
plug-in vertical
calibration
published
Because
calibration
oset
vertical
only
non-critical
Before
measurements
scale or
since
or
calibration
Whenever
connected
Before
measurements
measuring
between
portion
calibration, it
be
extinction
the
after
multiple
in
specications.
the oset
performs
used before
measurements.
oset
last
a
plug-in
is
a
timing
channels.
Interval
order
to
zero
only
of
the
ratio
if
the
has
changed
dark
calibration
vertical
performed.
probe
is
channel
when
dierences
meet
plug-in
should
fast
vertical
4
Optical
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
FF
FF
F
F
Offset
the
4
5
,
4
Shift
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Extinction ratio
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
Dark
Cal
4
Electrical
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
4
Channel
F
F
F
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Calibrate
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
F
F
F
Skew
K
ey Path
Channel
F
F
FF
FF
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
0
Meas
eye
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
FF
F
F
F
Channel
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
F
F
F
F
F
FF
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
probe
Setup
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
5
Setup
5
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Setup
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
5
F
F
5
External
Scale
Compensates
loss
associated
external
devices
(calibrates
to external
for
vertical
device)
with
gain
scale
or
Channels
electrical.
taken
through an
device
(component
transducer)
aected:
An
y
measurement
optical
external
or
&
Whenever
devices
(component
transducer)
using
external
or
4
Channel
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
External
FF
FF
F
F
F
Setup
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Scale
5
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
FF
FF
F
3-21

Calibration
Overview

4
Specications
Regulatory Information
and

Specications
This
chapter lists
83485A/B
the
optical/electrical plug-in
Agilent 83480A
characteristics
Guide
. Specications
C
(unless
stabilized
In
addition,
otherwise
after
for the
60
you'll
the
system
or Agilent
mainframe are
apply over
noted)
minutes
nd
a
and Regulatory
specications
54750A
the
after
the
of
continuous
declaration
module
instrument's
relating
and
characteristics
when
mainframes
in
the
A
gilent
temperature
operation.
to
regulatory
it
Information
of
the
is
combined
.
The
specications
83480A,
range
+15
temperature
with
54750A
C
to +35
has
information.
Agilent
either
and
User's
been
Specications
Characteristics
Calibration
cycle
Specications
corrected
with
limits
error-correction
Characteristics
and
performance
Agilent T
echnologies
recommended
within
periodic
be
Users
operating
the
recalibrations
calibrated
are
encouraged
environment
specied
described
are
given
provide
of
the
calibration
operating
at
an
Agilent
warranted
when
routines
useful,
instrument.
designs
interval
are
necessary
T
to
adjust
or
measurement
performance
specications
.
nonwarranted,
Characteristics
instruments
provided
environment.
.
W
echnologies
the
calibration
.
are
information
to
meet
that
T
o
e
recommend
service
cycle
accuracy
Unless
otherwise
subject
are
printed
specications
the
instrument
maintain
specications
that
facility
every
based
needs
.
to
minimization
about
the
in
over
is
the
plug-in
12
months
on
their
noted,
functions
italics
.
the
operated
,
module
.
particular
4-2

Specications
The
following are
module
A
V
. Specications
gilent 54701A
ertical
Agilent
specications
Active
specications
83485A
Electrical
are
Probe
valid
Service
Channel
used
after
to
Guide
V
ertical
test
a
1
hour
for
Specications
the
Agilent
warm-up
complete
83485A/B
period.
probe
specications
plug-in
See
the
.
be
performed
in Celsius
dc
to 12.4
or 20
GHz, user
6
0.4%
of
full
scale
6
2
mV
6
1.5%
(reading
6
C)
(2%/
(1T
cal
6
0.4% of
full
scale
6
2
mV
6
3%
(reading
6
C)
(2%/
(1T
of
C)
of
delta
C)
every
last
cal
full scale
delta
marker
(1T
cal
full
scale
marker
(1T
cal
10
hours of
user
vertical
1
6
0.8% of
6
1.5%
6
(2%/
6
0.8%
6
3%
of
6
(2%/
after
from
the
2
)
(reading)
0
2
)
(reading)
reading
2
)
(reading)
reading
2
)
(reading)
continuous use
calibration.
selectable
0
channel
channel
oset)
0
0.4%/hr
oset)
0
0.4%/hr
0
0.4%/hr (1Time
0
0.4%/hr (1Time
or if
Note
that
3
(1Time
3
)
(1Time
3
)
3
)
the temperature
the
temperature
)
(reading)
(reading)
(reading)
(reading)
has
term
changed
goes to
b
y
zero
Bandwidth
dc
Accurac
12.4 GHz
20
GHz
dc
Dierence|two
12.4
20
GHz
1
It
is
recommended
from the
2
Where
1T
(
0
3dB)
y|single
bandwidth
GHz
previous vertical
represents
cal
on electrical
marker
marker
that
a
user
calibration.
the
1
accurac
vertical
temperature
or
y
optical
on
same
calibration
change
channel
channel
execution of a vertical calibration.
3
Where 1Time represents the time since the last user vertical calibration. The uncertainty due to time typically stabilizes after 24 hours. This term g
zero upon execution of a vertical calibration.
greater
upon
than
oes
C
2
to
4-3

Specications
and
Regulatory
Information
Specications
Agilent
T
ransition
calculated
12.4
20
GHz
Maximum
12.4
GHz
GHz
Time
from
RMS
(10%{90%)
T=0.35/B
Noise
characteristic
W
,
electrical
83485A
,
Electrical
28.2
17.5
0.5
mV
20 GHz 1.0 mV
Scale
Factor
Minimum 1
full
scale is
mV/div
Maximum 100
dc
Oset Range
Nominal Input
Impedance
6
500 mV
50
Connectors 3.5mm
Input
Reection/Return
Number
Dynamic
Maximum
of
Channels
Range/Maximum
Safe Input
L
oss
Specied
Input
P
ower
1
6
6
5%
400
2V +
Channel
ps
ps
(0.25
(0.5 mV
eight
mV/div
(m),
for
30
mV
relative
peak
V
mV
channel
ps
ac
ertical
typical)
typical)
divisions
and trigger
rise
time
to
channel
(+16
Specications
oset
dBm)
(continued)
4-4

Agilent
83485A
Bandwidth
dc
dc
T
ransition
Maximum
(
0
Accurac
y|single
12.4
GHz, ltered
2
20
GHz
Dierence|two
12.4
GHz,
2
20
GHz
Time (10%{90%)
calculated
12.4
20
S
S
S
from
GHz
GHz
TM-16/OC-48
TM-4/OC-12
TM-1/OC-3 lter
RMS Noise
12.4
GHz,
3
dB)
ltered
T=0.48/B
lter
lter
ltered
on
marker
2
marker
2
electrical
1
accurac
characteristic,
W
,
optical
or
y
optical
on
same
channel
channel
20 GHz 25
Scale
F
actor
Minimum 20
Maximum 500
dc
Oset
Range
dc
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
6
6
6
6
40
25
190
750
3
12
full
+1
Optical
to
12.4
25
W
2%
(reading
(2%/
25
W
4%
(reading
(2%/C) (1T
2%
of
(2%/
4%
of
(2%/
ps
ps
ps
ps
ns
W
W
scale
W/div
W/div
to
0
below
Channel
C)
delta
C)
delta
C)
(8
(15
is
3
center screen)
Connectors User selected
Input Reection/Return
Loss
>
33
dB for
V
ertical
or
20
GHz
(user
0
channel
3
)
(1T
(1T
(1T
eight
mW
W
cal
0
channel oset)
3
) (reading)
cal
reading
3
)
cal
reading
3
)
cal
typical)
W
typical)
divisions
(referenced
(reading)
(reading)
(reading)
option, 9/125
HMS-10 interface
Specications
selectable)
oset)
0
0.4%/hr
0
0.4%/hr
0
0.4%/hr
0
0.4%/hr
two
divisions
m
single mode
connector
Specications
4
(1Time
4
(1Time
4
(1Time
4
(1Time
ber
and
)
(reading)
) (reading)
)
(reading)
)
(reading)
Regulatory
Specications
Information
1
It is recommended that a user vertical
from the previous vertical calibration.
2
Referenced to average power
3
Where 1T
represents the temperature change in Celsius from the last user vertical calibration. Note that the temperature term goes to zero
cal
meter.
execution of a vertical calibration.
4
Where 1Time represents the time since
zero upon execution of a vertical calibration.
calibration be performed after every 10 hours of continuous use or if the temperature has changed b
y greater than 2
upon
the last user vertical calibration. The uncertainty due to time typically stabilizes after 24 hours. This term goes to
4-5
C

Specications
Specications
Agilent
83485A
and
Regulatory
Optical
Information
Channel
V
ertical
Specications
(continued)
Filtered
Calibrated
A
verage
Specied
Factory
User
Number
Dynamic
Maximum
W
avelength
1
A
user
vaild
Response
W
avelengths
power
Monitor
Operating Range
Calibrated
Calibrated
of
Channels
Accurac
Range/Maximum
Safe
Input
Range
calibration
average
can
optical
for
Accurac
y
be
performed
calibration
y
(20
1
<
5
Specied
C{30C)
C
Input
with
powers
temp
average
P
form
ower
change
optical
500
to
2000
Measured
ITU-TS
for STM-16,
or
STM-4,
or
STM-1,
1310
0
30 dBm
6
5%
6
2%
1
2
mW
10
mW
1200{1600
power
levels
W
G.957
nm
of
of
peak
from
.
response
and
OC-48 (Option
OC-12
OC-3
(Option
and
1550
to +3
reading
reading
nm
100 to
conforms
GR-253-CORE
(Option
032)
030)
nm
dBm (1
6
100
nW
6
100
nW
2000
034)
W
6
6
W
,
to
to
connector
power
however
2
mW)
uncertainty
meter
accurac
y
,
the
instrument
optical
accurac
y
specication
is
only
4-6

Agilent
83485B
Electrical
Channel
V
ertical
Specications
Specications
and
Regulatory
Specications
Information
Bandwidth
dc
T
ransition
(
0
3
Accuracy|single
18
GHz
40
GHz
Time
(10%
dB)
voltage marker
to
90%, calculated
1
from
T=0.35/bandwidth)
Maximum RMS
18
GHz
40
GHz
Scale
F
actor
(full
Noise
scale
is
eight
divisions)
Minimum 1
Maximum 100
dc
Oset
Range
Inputs:
Dynamic
Range
Maximum
Safe
Input
V
oltage
Nominal Impedance 50
Reections
Connector 2.4mm
dc
6
0.4%
6
2
6
6
0.4% of
6
2
6
9
19.5
0.5 mV
1.0
mV/div
6
500
6
400 mV
16
5%
to
mV
(2%/
mV
(2%/
ps
mV
mV/div
dBm
40
(40
ps (18
(0.5
mV
for
(m)
GHz,
of
full
6
1.5%
C)
(1T
full scale
6
3%
C)
(1T
GHz
(0.25 mV
relative
peak
20
or
scale
GHz
mV
ac
ps
dc
(reading
2
cal
(reading
)
cal
BW)
B
typical)
to
6
2V
rise
to
18
)
(reading)
0
(reading)
W)
typical)
channel
dc
time
GHz (user
0
channel
channel
2
oset
selectable)
oset)
oset)
1
It
is recommended
from
2
Where
execution of
the
previous
1T
cal
represents
a
vertical
that
vertical
a
user
calibration.
the
temperature
calibration.
vertical
calibration
change
be
in
performed
Celsius
from
after
the
every
last
user
10
hours
of
continuous
use
or
if
the
vertical
calibration.
Note
that
temperature
the
temperature
has
changed b
term goes
y greater
to zero
upon
than 2
C
4-7

Specications
Specications
Agilent
and
Regulatory
83485B
Information
Optical
Channel
V
ertical
Specications
Bandwidth
dc
dc
T
ransition Time
Maximum
Scale
(
0
1
Accurac
y
(Optical
channel
average
power
Dierence
(two
marker accurac
referenced to
calculated
RMS
F
actor (full
3
dB)
referenced
meter)
1
y
,
average power
(10%
to
from
T=0.48/bandwidth,
Noise
scale
is
same
90%)
eight
to
channel,
monitor)
characteristic
optical
divisions)
,
Minimum 20
Maximum 500
dc
Oset
Range
Connector
Input
Filtered
Calibrated
A
Maximum
Maximum Safe
W
T
ype
Return
L
Bandwidth
W
avelengths
verage
P
ower
Specied
Operating
F
actory Calibrated
User
Calibrated Accurac
Specied
a
v
elength
Range
oss
Monitor
Input
Range
Accuracy
Input
y(
P
(20
<
ower
C
C
temp change)
5
to 30
C)
dc
to
30
6
50
6
(2%/
6
4%
of
6
(2%/
<
16 ps
<
30
W/div
W/div
+1
mW
to
two
9/125
30
dB
F
ourth
3
dB
frequenc
1310
nm
0
27
dBm
6
5% of
connector
6
2% of
2
mW
10 mW
1000
to
GHz
W
6
C)
(1T
delta
C)
(1T
W
(
<
to
0
divisions
m
single
(HMS-10
or
fth
and
to +3
reading
uncertainty
reading
peak
1600
4%
of (reading
cal
reading
cal
15
3
mW,
above
mode
connector)
order
y
7.465
1550
nm
6
6
2
)
(reading)
2
)
(reading)
W
typical)
referenced
bottom
,
user
Bessel-Thomson
GHz
nm
dBm
(2
100
nW
100 nW
0
channel
of
screen
selectable
W
to
2
6
6
power-meter
connector
lter
mW)
oset)
option
,
uncertainty
1
It is
recommended that
from the
2
Where
previous vertical
1T
cal
auser
represents
execution of a vertical calibration.
vertical
calibration.
the
temperature
4-8
calibration
change
be
performed
in
Celsius
from
after
every
the last
user
10
hours
vertical
of
continuous
calibration.
use
Note
or
if
the
that
temperature
the
temperature
has
term
changed
goes
by
greater than
to
zero upon
C
2

Environmental specications
Specications
and
Regulatory
Specications
Information
Electrical and
T
emperature
Operating 15Cto
Non-operating
Optical
0
Channels
C
40
+35
to
Humidity
Operating up
Non-operating up
P
ower Requirements
Supplied
b
y
mainframe
.
to
90% relative
to
95%
Weight
Net approximately
Shipping approximately
C
C
+70
humidity (non-condensing)
relative humidity
1.2
kg
(2.6
2.1
kg
(4.6
(non-condensing)
lb
.)
lb
.)
C
at
35
C
at
65
4-9

Characteristics
The
following characteristics
optical/electrical
Guide
for complete
plug-in module
probe characteristics
are
typical
.
See
the
for
.
the
A
gilent
Agilent
54701A
83485A/B
A
ctive
Probe
Service
Trigger
Nominal
Impedance
Input
Connector
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Declaration
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4-11

Specications
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Regulatory
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5
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Error
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Memory
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information.
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83480K
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power
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perform
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user
O/E
calibration.
5-7

In
Case
of
Diculty

Index

Index
accessories
A
connection
optional,
accuracy
active
Agilent
devices,
1-5
performance, 1-11
probe,
2-7
T
echnologies
attenuation
range,
Attenuation
2-10
softkey,
attenuator
scaling,
2-9
Atten
units softkey,
automatic measurement,
auxiliary
power
1-5
Sales
2-10
2-9
connector,
and Service
2-5
1-10
Oces, v
Bandwidth
B
Bandwidth/W
key,
avelength
Bessel-Thomson
C
Calibrate
Calibrate
probe
softkey,
calibration
external
factory,
scale,
3-4
mainframe,
O/E,
2-14
,
O/E
O/E
3-6
converters,
user
wavelength,
oset zero,
overview,
plug-in
3-2
module
probe, 3-16
probes,
3-15
skew, 3-15
status, 5-5
user, 3-7
validity, 2-14
vertical, 1-11
voltage probe, 3-16
CAL signal,
2-15
Cal status softkey, 2-13
2-8
lter,
softkey,
3-15
3-4
2-14,
1-2
2-11
3-15
3-12
vertical
.
.
.
softkey,
,
2-8
2-15
3-9
calibration,
2-7
3-11
Index-2

channel
display,
electrical, 1-2
input,
optical,
scale, 2-10
setup,
Channel
Channel autoscale
Channel
characteristics,
cleaning
adapters,
non-lensed
cleaning
connection
connector
Current Date
Current
customer
decibel
D
calculation,
declaration
description
digital
oset,
Display
2-5
1-10
1-2
2-2
1
Calibration
key,
2-2
1-16
connectors,
ber-optic
devices,
care, 1-13
message, 2-13
Frame
assistance,
of conformity,
of
the
2-7
softkey,
Status
softkey, 2-9
4-10
1-15
connections, 1-13
1-5
1T
emp
message,
v
2-9
4-10
plug-in
module,
2-5
message,
2-13
1-2
,
2-14
1-15
E
electrical
Agilent
Agilent
channel,
83485A
83485B
environmental specications
trigger
input
weight,
characteristics,
4-9
environmental specications
error
messages,
extender
external
External
external
input,
cables,
scale
scale .
trigger
1-10
5-6
1-12
calibration,
..
level, 1-12
Ext gain softkey,
Ext
oset softkey, 2-11
2-11
1-2
vertical
specications,
specications,
, 4-9
{7
3-15
softkey, 2-9
4-3
4-7
,4-9
4-10
Index-3

factory
F
ber-optic
front
calibration,
cables
cleaning
inspecting,
panel
3-4
connections, 1-13
1-14
overview,
1-10
horizontal waveform,
H
index-matching
I
index
matching
input
connector,
2-12
compounds, 1-13
gel,
1-13
1-13
inspecting
cables,
installing
key
K
mainframe calibration,
M
mainframe
marker
math
menu
O/E
O
O/E
O/E
O/E
oset,
Oset
oset zero
Oset
optical
1-14
the
plug-in
conventions,
troubleshooting,
value,
2-10
function,
overview,
calibration,
cal
softkey,
converter
user
wavelength
2-5
{7
,
softkey,
calibration,
2-10
2-7
calibration,
zero
softkey,
channel,
Agilent 83485A
Agilent
83485B specications,
environmental
trigger input
vertical
specications,
module,
1-6
3-4
5-3
2-5
1-6
3-6
2-14
3-15
calibration,
,
2-14
3-12
2-14
1-2
,
2-7
specications, 4-4
specications
characteristics, 4-10
4-4
weight, 4-9
optical-to-electrical converter scaling, 2-9
optional accessories, 1-5
options, 1-4
ordering information, 1-4
1-11
,
3-9
4-7
4-9
Index-4

plug-in
plug-in
message,
module
P
description,
features,
front
installation,
purpose,
specications,
troubleshooting,
weight,
plug-in
module
power
level, 2-7
power
requirements,
probe
attenuation,
attenuation
characteristics,
power,
power
probe
calibration,
pulse parameter
RF
connectors,
R
safety
sales
Scale
shifted
skew
Skew
information,
and
softkey,
function
calibration,
softkey,
S
softkey
menu,
overview,
SONET/SDH
specications, 4-7
plug-in
1-2
1-8
panel,
1-10
1-11
1-8
4-9
factor,
2-7
connector,
service
2-6
2-12
1-10
1-6
lter,
module,
2-14
4-3
{9
5-4
vertical
calibration,
4-9
2-10,
2-15
2-9
2-11
1-10
3-15
,
3-16
measurements, 2-5
1-11
iv, 1-12
oces,
v
keys,
1-6
3-15
1-2
,
2-8
4-3
{9
3-11
technical
T
temperature
assistance,
trigger
external, 1-12
input
characteristics, 4-10
level, 2-10
source, 2-5
troubleshooting, 5-2{7
change,
v
2-13{14
Index-5

U
V
Units
user
vertical
voltage
voltage
softkey,
calibrations,
calibration,
1-11
measurement,
scale, 2-5
{6,
specications,
waveform,
2-7
measurement,
probe,
2-15
probe
calibration,
2-6
2-9
,
3-7
2-10
4-3
2-10
2-10
3-16
W
warranty
wattage
measurement,
waveform
display,
horizontal,
W
avelength
wavelength
weight
of
information,
2-5
2-12
key,
2-8
settings,
plug-in
module,
vii
2-10
2-7
4-9
Index-6