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FTB-5230
Optical Spectrum Analyser |
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Characterization of down to 50 GHz DWDM systems
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Wavelength and power drift measurements
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Wide wavelength range: 1250 to 1650 nm |
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The FTB-5230 Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA) is designed for testing both DWDM and CWDM systems within metro/access links and long-haul networks. This cost-effective module is housed in the FTB-400 Universal Test System, EXFO's tough, portable test platform. What's more, the FTB-5230 covers the entire transmission wavelength range, from 1250 to 1650 nm.
Ideal for DWDM Testing
With a commonly used resolution bandwidth of 0.1 nm, the FTB-5230 is ideal for characterizing DWDM networks with a channel spacing of down 50 GHz. Thanks to user-friendly features such as pass/fail analysis and trace comparison, this modular OSA helps you ensure high-quality transmission.
Optimized for Cost-Effectiveness
EXFO's FTB-5230 OSA was developed with a no-frills approach. It only includes essential OSA functionalities, delivering first-class cost-effectiveness. Key features include Drift mode operation, a wide wavelength range of 1250 nm to 1650 nm, excellent optical specifications, as well as first-class ruggedness fitting the most severe test conditions.
The FTB-400 Platform's Multitasking Advantage
The FTB-400 Universal Test System offers rapid, powerful multitasking with simultaneous acquisitions and post-processing. Combine up to seven single-slot field-interchangeable modules for hundreds of versatile combinations.
Combine the three-slot FTB-5230 CWDM OSA, the short-dead-zone FTB-7200D OTDR and the highly versatile FTB-3930 MultiTest Module to certify fibre and signal quality by characterizing entire networks. Optimize CAPEX thanks to the advantage of combining an OSA, an OTDR, a power meter, an OLTS and many other instruments inside a single platform.
The Choice for CWDM OSA Testing
Since CWDM systems generally use uncooled lasers, whose typical wavelength drift is 0.1 nm per degree Celsius, it is critical to track the evolution and drift of the lasers' central wavelength. And since path attenuation can significantly vary within a single channel, passband drift also creates power drift. This is why it becomes extremely important to monitor—simultaneously for all CWDM channels—the evolution of peak power and wavelength over time. The FTB-5230 Optical Spectrum Analyzer's Drift mode functionalities make this an easy task.
Total In-Channel Power Measurement
With channels as wide as CWDM channels, monitoring peak power is not enough. The chosen OSA must be able to track the total in-channel power—a feature only offered by EXFO's FTB-5230.
One-Button Testing
Simplify testing and stay on schedule with one-button testing and the FTB-5230's integrated software. If your deadline is tomorrow, the last thing you need is software that will slow you down. Turn on the unit and the last settings are ready for CWDM system characterization. Press Start, and within seconds, you receive your data. |
