AP2043A - APEX Technologies Optical Spectrum Analyzers

APEX Technologies AP2043A Overview

While monochromator based Optical Spectrum Analyzers can achieve a maximum resolution of 10pm, the AP2040 series is based on an intereferometric principle which is able to dramatically increase this resolution by a factor of 62, achieving a 0.16pm resolution (20MHz), a +/-3pm absolute wavelength accuracy and a close-in dynamic range of 60dB at 10pm. With a price in the same order as conventional monochromator based OSAs, it makes the AP2040 the first of its kind in the next generation Optical Spectrum Analyzers.

• Wavelength measurement range 1520 to 1630
• Wavelength absolute accuracy +/-3pm
• Wavelength resolution (at 3dB) 20MHz (0.16pm) and 100MHz (0.8pm)
• Absolute level accuracy +/-0.3dB
• Level repeatability (Typ.) +/-0.2dB
• Sweep time 8s for 110 nm
• Tunable laser output  >-7 dBm
• Spurious free dynamic >45 dB
• Internal absolute wavelength calibrator Yes
• Auto measurement, Zoom function, Zoom to scale function, Auto calibration, Display up to 20,000pts, X scale settings, Y scale settings, Peak search, SNR, Line width, SMSR