N1093A/B Specifications
N1093A/B DCA-M multiple-channel optical sampling oscilloscope specifications and characteristics apply when the temperature is within the range noted below. Use the DCA-M's rear panel USB Type B connector to connect the DCA-M to a DCA-X mainframe or to N1010A FlexDCA on a PC. The DCA-M is connected as a USB device.
Minimum Firmware Version. The N1093A/B must be controlled from a PC or DCA-X that is running a FlexDCA with minimum FlexDCA firmware versionA.07.90.
All specifications describe warranted performance over the temperature range +10°C to + 40°C (unless otherwise noted). The specifications are applicable after the temperature is stabilized, which occurs after 1 hour of continuous operation and within ±5°C of the module's calibration temperature.
Specifications describe warranted performance. Characteristics provide useful, nonwarranted information about the functions and performance of the instrument. Characteristics are printed in green italics. Characteristics are applicable after the temperature is stabilized, which occurs after 1 hour of continuous operation and within ±1°C of the module's calibration temperature.
Nominal Value indicates the expected, but not warranted, value of the parameter.
Factory Calibration Cycle. For optimum performance, the N1093A/B should have a complete verification of specifications once every 12 months.
The Mains wiring and connectors shall be compatible with the connector used in the premise electrical system. Failure to ensure adequate earth grounding by not using the correct components may cause product damage, and serious injury.
This product is designed for use in INSTALLATION CATEGORY II and POLLUTION DEGREE 2 environment.
N1093A/B Optical Channel Specifications
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Channel Performance | |
| Baud Rates (as NRZ reference filter) 1,2 | 17.7333 GBd to 80.00 GBd |
| 34.6667 GBd to 77.00 GBd (N1093B Option MFG) | |
| Baud Rates (as TDECQ reference filter) 1,3 | 26.6 GBd to 120.00 GBd |
| 53.125 GBd to 115.5 GBd (N1093B Option MFG) | |
| −3 dBe Bandwidth settable range 1 | 13.3 GHz to 60.00 GHz (characteristic) |
| 26.56 GHz to 57.75 GHz (characteristic) (N1093B Option MFG) | |
| Channel Noise (53.125 GBd TDECQ reference filter setting) 1 | < 16 μW |
| 11 μW (characteristic) | |
| Channel Noise (106.25 GBd TDECQ reference filter setting) 1 | < 19 μW |
| 13 μW (characteristic) | |
| Optical CW Accuracy 4 | ± 30 μW ± 5% of reading ± connector uncertainty 5 |
| ± 10 μW ± 3% of reading ± connector uncertainty (characteristic) 6 | |
| Average Power Monitor Accuracy 7 |
± 5 μW ± 5% of reading ± connector uncertainty 5 |
| ± 2 μW ± 3% of reading ± connector uncertainty (characteristic) 6 |
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| Vertical Scale Factor Range 8 | 5 μW/division to 500 μW/division |
| Vertical Offset Range 9 | +1.0 mW to −3.0 mW |
| ADC Precision | 16 bits |
| Optical Parameters | |
| User Calibration Wavelength Range | 1250 nm to 1350 nm |
| Factory Calibrated Wavelength | 1310 nm 10 |
| Maximum Non-destruct Peak Power | 8 mW (+9 dBm) |
| TDECQ Variability 11 | |
| Delta from TDECQ-Reference (Refer to 106.25 GBd TDECQ Delta from TDECQ-Reference (Characteristic)) |
< 0.35 dB (characteristic) |
| Delta between ChanA and ChanB (within one N1093B) (Refer to 106.25 GBd TDECQ ChanA Delta from ChanB (Characteristic)) |
< 0.25 dB (characteristic) |
With SIRC enabled.
Channel response follows 4-pole Bessel Thompson LPF (–3 dBe at 3/4 * baud rate).
Channel response follows 4-pole Bessel LPF (–3 dBe at 1/2 * baud rate).
Single marker, referenced to external power sensor.
At a temperature within ± 5°C of module calibration temperature.
At a temperature within ± 1°C of module calibration temperature.
Applies to levels from –30 dBm to +6 dBm. Referenced to external power sensor.
Screen height is 8 divisions.
Referenced 2 divisions from screen bottom.
Calibration wavelength uncertainty is ± 20 nm.
Using a 106.25 GBd PAM4 SSPRQ signal at 1310 nm with a TDECQ of 1.75 dB. Characteristic applies over an OMA range of 800 μW – 1300 μW. Variability referenced to TDECQ transfer standards maintained by Keysight.
N1093A/B Clock Recovery Specifications (requires Option CDR)
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Clock Recovery Performance | |
| Baud Rate Lock Range | 104 GBd to 115.5 GBd 52 GBd to 57.75 GBd |
| Option CRX Baud Rate Lock Range | 88 GBd to 120 GBd 48 GBd to 58 GBd |
| User Selectable Loop Bandwidth Range | 0.5 MHz to 10 MHz 3 |
| 4 MHz to 4.5 MHz (N1093B Option MFG) | |
| 4 MHz Loop Bandwidth Accuracy 1 (106.25 GBd PAM4 SSPRQ signal at 1310 nm) | ± 10% (characteristic) |
| Loop Bandwidth Accuracy 2 (other signal conditions) | ± 30% (characteristic) |
| Lock Acquisition Range | ± 2 MHz |
| Lock Hold Range | ± 2500 ppm (characteristic) |
| Internal Frequency Counter Accuracy | ± 10 ppm |
| ± 4 ppm (characteristic) | |
| Auto Relocking | On / Off (user selectable) |
| Locking Sensitivity (OMA) 4 | |
| Baud Rates Between 52 GBd and 57.75 GBd | 600 μW |
| 350 μW (characteristic) | |
| Baud Rates Between 104 GBd and 115.5 GBd | 200 μW |
| 100 μW (characteristic) | |
| Jitter Spectrum Analysis 5 | |
| Jitter Accuracy 6 | ± 30% (characteristic) |
| Recovered Clock Out | |
| Amplitude | ≥ 200 mVpp |
| 450 mVpp (characteristic) | |
| Divide Ratio (user selectable) as TDECQ receiver | 48 GBd to 58 GBd rates: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 |
| 88 GBd to 120 GBd rates: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 | |
| Maximum Random Jitter | 160 fs rms |
| 100 fs rms (characteristic) | |
Loop Tuning enabled.
Loop Tuning enabled; over full loop bandwidth range and baud rate input range.
Nominally a second-order Type-2 PLL response. Loop Tuning is recommended for best accuracy to mitigate LBW dependencies on input signal characteristics such as: amplitude, baud rate, transition density, encoding format, eye closure, and spectral content.
Verified using a 1310 nm PAM4 SSPRQ signal with TDECQ of 1.75 dB (as measured by a TDECQ Reference receiver).
Not available with Option MFG. Requires a software license.
Using 106.25 GBd PAM4 SSPRQ signal with 0.1 UI of sinusoidal jitter. Verified using 500 KHz LBW and the JSA Spectrum Type set to "Input".
N1093A/B Timebase Specifications
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Timebase Performance | |
| Trigger-to-Sample Delay 1 | < 10 ns |
| Time Interval Resolution 2 | Screen diameter / record length or 50 fs (whichever is larger) |
| Time Interval Accuracy (Pattern Lock enabled) | ± 150 fs ± 1% of 1/(clock input frequency) or ± 4 ps (whichever is smaller) 3 |
| ± 0.3% of 1/(clock input frequency) or ± 1.2 ps (whichever is smaller) (characteristic) 4 | |
| Time Interval Accuracy (Pattern Lock disabled) | ± 150 fs ± 1% of timespan or ± 4 ps (whichever is smaller) 3 |
| ± 0.3% of timespan or ± 1.2 ps (whichever is smaller) (characteristic) 4 | |
| Scale Factor Range | 100 fs/division to 50 ms/division |
| Record Length Range 5 (Pattern Lock disabled) | 16 samples to 131,072 samples |
| Record Length Range 5 (Pattern Lock and Acquire Entire Pattern enabled) | 1 sample to 269,435,456 samples |
| Maximum Sample Rate 6 | 250 kHz |
| Acquisition Time for a 106.25 GBd SSPRQ waveform 7 | 7.3 seconds (characteristic) |
| Jitter Performance | |
| Maximum Jitter 8 | 200 fs rms |
| 160 fs rms (characteristic) | |
| Maximum Jitter (with Option PTB and CDR enabled) 9 | 135 fs rms |
| 105 fs rms (characteristic) | |
| Clock Input | |
| Maximum Non-destruct Voltage | 1.4 Vpp |
| Input Frequency Range | 500 MHz to 32.0 GHz (full rate or sub-rate clocks) |
| 100 MHz to 500 MHz (sub-rate clocks only, Pattern Lock off, provided the baud rate exceeds 500 MBd and the clock divide ratio is a power of two.) | |
| Clock Input Sensitivity | 200 mVpp |
| Minimum Clock Slew Rate | 0.5 V/ns |
Time delay between the front panel clock input and when a sample is taken on the front panel channel input.
Time spacing between 2 adjacent sample points.
Dual marker measurement performed at a temperature within ± 5°C of module calibration temperature.
Dual marker measurement performed at a temperature within ± 1°C of module calibration temperature.
With 1 active input channel.
With Option FS1. Each channel samples at the specified sample rate regardless of the number of active channels.
With Option FS1, Pattern Lock on, using 19 points/UI, with Acquire Entire Pattern enabled, with SIRC enabled, not including clock recovery relock time. Subsequent TDECQ measurement time depends on many factors such as CPU speed and TDECQ filter settings.
Verified with a clock slew rate greater than 40 V/ns and optical signal slew rate greater than 150 μW/ps.
Requires Option CDR and Option PTB.
N1093A/B Front-Panel Ports Specifications
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Optical Input Ports | |
| Channel Count | 1 (N1093A) 2 (N1093B) |
| Fiber Input Connector | FC/PC |
| Fiber Type | Single-mode 9/125 μm |
| Recovered Clock Output Port | |
| Connector Type | 2.92 mm (f) |
| Nominal Output Impedance | 50 Ω (AC coupled) |
| Clock Input Port | |
| Connector Type | 2.92 mm (f) |
| Nominal Input Impedance | 50 Ω (AC coupled) |
| Chassis Ground Port | |
| Connector Type | Banana Jack: 4 mm (5/16 in) |
N1093A/B Rear-Panel Ports Specifications
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| USB | |
| Connector Type | USB Type-B (f) |
| Speed | USB 2.0 |
N1093A/B Absolute Maximum Specifications
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Optical Input Ports | |
| Maximum Non-destruct Peak Input Power | 8 mW (+9 dBm) |
| Clock Input Port | |
| Maximum Non-destruct Voltage | 1.4 Vpp |
| Environmental | |
| Maximum Operating Temperature | +10°C to +40°C (+50°F to +104°F) |
| Maximum Non-operating Temperature | −40°C to +70°C (−40°F to +158°F) |
| Maximum Operating Altitude | Up to 4,600 meters (15,000 ft) |
| Humidity | Type tested at 95%, +40°C (non-condensing) |
| Power Consumption | |
| Power Supply Maximum Power Draw | 290 Watts (under maximum output loading conditions) |
N1093A/B SIRC Filter Ranges
| Module/Option | Channel | Range1, 2 Min SIRC Freq. |
Range1, 2 Max SIRC Freq. |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1093A/B Option IRC | All | 13.28 GHz | 60.00 GHz |
| N1093A/B Options IRC and MFG | All | 26.56 GHz | 57.75 GHz |
Optical NRZ signals typically require a 4 pole Bessel filter at 75% of the baud rate; Optical PAM4 signals typically require a 4 pole Bessel filter at 50% of the baud rate.
Only available with option IRC and compliance not guaranteed.
N1093A/B Environmental Specifications
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Environmental 1 | |
| Operating | +10°C to +40°C (+50°F to +104°F) |
| Non-operating | −40°C to +70°C (−40°F to +158°F) |
| Altitude (Operating) | Up to 4,600 meters (15,000 ft) |
| Humidity | Type tested at 95%, +40°C (non-condensing) |
| Use | Indoor |
| Weight | |
| N1093A | 6.9 kg (15.3 lb) (characteristic) |
| N1093B | 7.1 kg (15.6 lb) (characteristic) |
| Dimensions | |
| Without Front Connectors and Rear Feet | 88.26 mm H x 207.40 mm W x 485 mm D (3.48 inch x 8.17 inch x 19.01 inch) |
| With Front Connectors and Rear Feet | 103.31 mm H x 219.56 mm W x 517.80 mm D (4.07 inch x 8.64 inch x 20.39 inch) |
| With Front Cover and Rear Feet | 110.18 mm H x 219.56 mm W x 550.71 mm D (4.34 inch x 8.64 inch x 21.68 inch) |
Samples of this product have been type tested in accordance with the Keysight Environmental Test Manual and verified to be robust against the environmental stresses of storage, transportation and end-use; those stresses include but are not limited to temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, altitude, and power line conditions. Test methods are aligned with IEC 60068-2 and levels are similar to MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3.
N1093A/B LINE Power Specifications
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Voltage and/or range | 100–120 Vac, 50/60/400 Hz |
| 220–240 Vac, 50/60 Hz | |
| Power in Watts | 290 Watts Maximum |
| The products can operate with mains supply voltage fluctuations up to ± 10% of the nominal voltage. | |
| The products can operate with mains supply frequency deviation up to ± 10% of the nominal frequency. | |