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About – Telecom Test Station
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Simon Bolduc is an electrical engineer who has been working in telecommunications for over twenty five years. Simon started his telecom carreer as a fiber optics telecom system installer in 1986 before SONET was introduced! Simbol Test Systems focuses its business entirely in the sales and service of optical and telecom test equipment. Involved in e-commerce and the international distribution of highly specialized products for over 13 years, the company continues to be at the leading-edge of technolo...
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October 2013 – Telecom Test Station
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Wavemeter (WM) or Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA)? The best Wavelength Meters (WM) offer wavelength measurement accuracy of 0.2 parts per million (ppm) which, at 1550 nano-meter (nm), translates to 0.3 pico-meter (pm). The Ando AQ6317B. Where the OSA shines compared to the WM is with dynamic range. A Burleigh. WM will typically read a signal down to -35dBm then only see noise. An Agilent OSA. Then which one should I choose? We are really in the heart of test engineering here where the measurement require...
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OSA – Telecom Test Station
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Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 3. After the input, the light goes through the filtering section which acts like a rainbow and separates colors. In order to get valuable wavelength readings, the goal is to only send one color to the detector. The reality is that no filter can be so precise. The high end laboratory grade units can offer resolution down to 15pm. Continue reading “Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 3”. April 2, 2013. April 5, 2016. Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 2. The signal input section:.
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Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 2 – Telecom Test Station
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Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 2. The signal input section:. There are two very different inputs found in OSAs; free space inputs and fibered inputs. The most known free space (in air) input OSA is the Ando AQ6317B. Other OSAs such as the Agilent/HP 86140A. And the rest of the Agilent OSA family or the smaller Anritsu MS9710C. Are rare find on the used market. Which offered the best wavelength accuracy ever. Fig2: Black part is an opened Optical filtering section in an Agilent-HP 86142B OSA. April 2, 2013.
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March 2013 – Telecom Test Station
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Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 1. The Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA) is likely the most common piece of test equipment after the optical power meter that is fou. Continue reading “Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 1”. March 28, 2013. April 5, 2016. Wavemeter (WM) or Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA)? Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 3. Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 2. Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 1. Proudly powered by WordPress.
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April 2013 – Telecom Test Station
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Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 3. After the input, the light goes through the filtering section which acts like a rainbow and separates colors. In order to get valuable wavelength readings, the goal is to only send one color to the detector. The reality is that no filter can be so precise. The high end laboratory grade units can offer resolution down to 15pm. Continue reading “Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 3”. April 2, 2013. April 5, 2016. Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 2. The signal input section:.
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OSA – Telecom Test Station
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Wavemeter (WM) or Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA)? The best Wavelength Meters (WM) offer wavelength measurement accuracy of 0.2 parts per million (ppm) which, at 1550 nano-meter (nm), translates to 0.3 pico-meter (pm). The Ando AQ6317B. Where the OSA shines compared to the WM is with dynamic range. A Burleigh. WM will typically read a signal down to -35dBm then only see noise. An Agilent OSA. Then which one should I choose? We are really in the heart of test engineering here where the measurement require...
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Wavemeter (WM) or Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA)? – Telecom Test Station
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Wavemeter (WM) or Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA)? The best Wavelength Meters (WM) offer wavelength measurement accuracy of 0.2 parts per million (ppm) which, at 1550 nano-meter (nm), translates to 0.3 pico-meter (pm). The Ando AQ6317B. Where the OSA shines compared to the WM is with dynamic range. A Burleigh. WM will typically read a signal down to -35dBm then only see noise. An Agilent OSA. Then which one should I choose? We are really in the heart of test engineering here where the measurement require...
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Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 3 – Telecom Test Station
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Let’s demystify the OSA – Part 3. After the input, the light goes through the filtering section which acts like a rainbow and separates colors. In order to get valuable wavelength readings, the goal is to only send one color to the detector. The reality is that no filter can be so precise. The high end laboratory grade units can offer resolution down to 15pm. Fig3: Inside an Ando AQ6315E monochromator. The data processing section:. The user interface section:. April 2, 2013. April 5, 2016.
