WaveAnalyzer 200B - Portable Optical Spectrum Analyzer

Product Detail

The WaveAnalyzer 200B is a lightweight portable Optical Spectrum Analyzer covering the Super C-Band of optical communications. It has been designed for flexible use in the laboratory and also during installation, turn up and trouble shooting of optical networks in telecom and datacenter applications. Automatic ranging allows signals from +20 dBm to -50 dBm to be characterized without adjusting settings or adding attenuators. The instrument is controlled via touch-screen using Coherent's WaveAnalyzer GUI. A protective rubber bumper comes along with the instrument allowing operation of the unit in rugged environments.

The WA 200B is based on a coherent measurement principle which allows operation without any moving part inside the instrument.

Ruggedness

A special protective bumper ensures the integrity of the instrument even in rugged environments or when dropped on the floor. The instrument comes in a hard-shell case proving protection during transportation and shipment.

Control

The instrument can be connected through an Ethernet port to Local Area Networks and allows signal monitoring and data gathering or simply remotely controlling either via the internal webserver which can be accessed by any browser or through the integrated RESTful API. The unit supports both acquiring the IP address through DHCP and setting a fixed address. The USB port allows time-stamped data to be saved for later analysis when no network is available. The instrument integrates with Coherent's well-known WaveAnalyzer PC software. The WaveAnalyzer GUI serves as PC based viewer for measurement traces collected on the WA 200B.

In-built Signal Analysis

The WA 200B provides full channel analysis of 50 and 100 GHz channels, as well as supporting proposed non-standard channel spacings such as 37.5 GHz for future high-capacity 400 Gb/s interconnects. Reporting includes channel power, center frequency and OSNR measurements