The Agilent 86140A and 86142A optical spectrum analyzers are high performance benchtop instruments that offer a com-bination of flexibility, high accuracy and throughput for both R&D and manufacturing environments.

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Although the pictures in this section show an HP 86140A or 86142A optical spectrum analyzer, setting up other HP 86140-series optical spectrum analyzers is very similar. Refer to Chapter 6, “Reference”...

The HP 86142A / 86142B optical spectrum analyzers are high performance benchtop instruments that offers a combination of flexibility, high accuracy, and throughput for both research and development and manufacturing environments.

The 86142A is a benchtop optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) that is best suited for WDM component and system test applications where power and wavelength accuracy, dynamic range and low polarization dependency are critical.

The 86142A is a benchtop optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) that is best suited for WDM component and system test applications where power and wavelength accuracy dynamic range and low polarization dependency are critical.

Agilent 86142A optical spectrum analyzers (OSA) is top of the range high performance units, ideally suited to WDM applications where power and wavelength accuracy, dynamic range and low polarization dependency are critical. The OSA sweeps from 600 to 1700 nm.

Find instrument drivers that are available for this instrument for use in LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, or Measurement Studio. Example programs are included with most instrument driver downloads.

The Keysight 86142A is a benchtop optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) for WDM component and system test applications. It provides power and wavelength accuracy, dynamic range and low polarization dependency are critical.

The Agilent 86142A offers a high resolution of 0.03 nm, enabling precise measurement of spectral features such as peaks, valleys, and transitions. It also supports a wide dynamic range of up to 100 dBm, making it suitable for measuring both weak and strong signals.