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High Resolution Optical Spectrum Analyzer

The Highest Resolution Optical Spectrum Analyzer in the market

Discover the highest resolution Optical Sprectrum Analyzer in the market now available for many different wavelength ranges between 1030 nm to 1630 nm !

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Wavelength ranges available

(Any custom range between 725nm and 1650nm available upon request)

Thanks to the integration of its own home made external cavity tunable laser source, APEX Technologies propose a large range of Optical Spectrum Analyzers between 1030 nm to 1650 nm. The high resolution is not only available in the C and L band any more, but also around  1064 nm, in the O band, the E band and the S band too ! The TLS can be integrated inside the equipment or into an external benchtop as an option. The advantage of the latter configuration is that the TLS can be connected to several APEX Technologies equipment based on interferometric principle (OSA, OCSA, OFDR).

T Band

1040 – 1070 nm

T Band

1150 – 1260 nm

O Band

1265 – 1355 nm

E Band

1335 – 1435 nm

S Band

1445 – 1520 nm

C+L Band

1520 – 1630 nm

Specifications

The world highest optical bandwidth resolution  Optical Spectrum Analyzer

MHz/0.04 pm Resolution

dB Dynamic range

  • Wavelength accuracy: < +/- 2 dB
  • Repeatability: < 0.5 pm
  • Sweep time: 35 nm/s

Ultra high Optical Bandwidth Filter resolution !

With up to 500 times better resolution than the best standard grating based Optical Spectrum Analyzer on the market, these new generation Optical Spectrum Analyzers can display your signal real spectrum shape and not only its envelope.  

Optical Spectrum Analyzer best resolution comparison
Optical Spectrum Analyzer wavelength calibrators

Use it as a wavelength meter…

The 3 internal Wavelength calibrators (absolute and relative) allow the equipment to provide an excellent wavelength accuracy specification (+/- 2 pm). This high wavelength accuracy gives the possibility to use the equipment as a wavelength meter.

An ultra high dynamic and close-in dynamic range!

APEX Technologies Optical Spectrum Analyzers achieve more than 83 dB of dynamic. They also have the unique advantage to have this high dynamic really close to the peak. For example, when the best standard grating based OSA can achieve 78 dB at +/- 1 nm, APEX Technologies Optical Spectrum Analyzers can achieve 80 dB at +/- 6 pm from the peak.
Optical Spectrum Analyzer ultra high close-in dynamic range
Grating based and APEX Technologies Optical Spectrum Analyzers resolution filter shape comparison

Perfect resolution filters for OSNR measurement !

Several resolution filters between 5 MHz and 250 GHz are available. APEX Technologies rectangular shape resolution filters allow a nearly perfect integration of the signal over the selected resolution, while a grating based Optical Spectrum Analyzer filter integrate inside a wide base triangular shape.
This sharp integration allows our OSA to perform a much more realistic level measurement, essential for an accurate OSNR measurement.

Two Optical Spectrum Analyzers channels, one per polarization axis !

The input signal is split into two orthogonal polarization axes, analysed simultaneously by two internal independent channels, APEX Technologies Optical Spectrum Analyzer has the unique advantage to display the two polarization channels separetely and simultaneously. It can also recombine them and display a polarization independent measurement.
Dual polarization channel Optical Spectrum Analyzer

OPTIONS

Tunable Laser

Optionally, the built-in Tunable Laser Source(s) can also be used as independents Tunable Laser(s). A Tunable Laser Source output and a control software can be integrated into the equipment. This Tunable Laser(s) is/are combining narrow linewidth, good SMSR and fine wavelength setting resolution.

Two Optical Spectrum Analyzers in one equipment !

Optionally, two additional PM inputs directly connected to each internal channels are available. With these 2 additional PM inputs, two independent signals can be analysed simultaneously.
By using this option, the equipment can be used as two Optical Spectrum Analyzers !

PM inputs optical Spectrum analyzer

Use it as an Optical Component Analyzer…

The Tracking generator option allows the user to synchronise the Tunable Laser Source output with the Optical Spectrum Analyzer measurement, thus active and passive components transmission/reflection measurements (insertion loss/gain) are possible with a dynamic range of 63 dB and a resolution of 1 MHz (8 fm). This function is really useful for component analysis as Fibre Brag Grating transfer function characterization.

Optical Component Transmission Analysis

Polarimeter

Optionnaly, the state of polarization can be measured.

Three different displaying modes exist: Jones graph, Poincaré sphere and Stockes parameters oscilloscope.

Polarization extinction ratio (PER) can be meausred too.

Tools and documentation

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