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8703B Performance Data
Measurement Conditions
The specifications in the following section apply for measurements made using these conditions:
• 30 Hz IF Bandwidth
• Stepped Sweep Mode
•Autobias ON
• 0.5% Smoothing
8703B Performance Data
Description Specification Characteristic
Lightwave Source
Wavelength
Option 155
Option 131
1555 nm, ±5 nm
1308 nm, ±9.5 nm
Average Optical Output Power from Laser
+5 dBm
Laser Beam Divergence 12%
Spectral Width
< 20 MHz
Modulation Bandwidth
0.05 to 20.05 GHz
Modulation Frequency Resolution
1 Hz
Maximum Optical Power Input to Modulator 10 dBm (10 mW)
Insertion Loss of Modulator 9 dB
Average Optical Output Power from Modulator –4 dBm (400
µW)
Modulated Signal Output Power from Modulator (p-p) –7 dBm (200 mW)
Modulation Index
a
a. Modulation index is calculated as: maximum signal power/average power.
40% to 100%
Optical Output Return Loss (for all front panel optical ports)
> 30dB
Lightwave Receiver
Wavelength
1000-1600 nm
Input Modulation Bandwidth
0.05 to 20.05 GHz
Maximum Average Input Power Operating Level
+3 dBm
Input Port Return Loss
>30 dB
Microwave Source
Frequency Bandwidth 0.05 to 20.05 GHz
Frequency Resolution 1 Hz
Output Power Range –65 to +5 dBm
Microwave Receiver
Frequency Bandwidth 0.05 to 20.05 GHz
Maximum Input Power Operating Level +10 dBm