Used AGILENT / HP / HEWLETT-PACKARD / KEYSIGHT 8156A #9290899 for sale

AGILENT / HP / HEWLETT-PACKARD / KEYSIGHT 8156A is an electronic test equipment designed specifically for testing and calibrating optical systems. This active optical system test set allows users to evaluate the performance of optical components and systems so they can be rapidly deployed into various operating systems. HP 8156A is ideal for developmental and production testing, allowing engineers to measure a variety of parameters such as power, frequency and conversion gain for optical components and systems. It is also enabled with a range of advanced capabilities, such as in-depth signal analysis, high speed results capture, automated scanning, and accurate adjustability. AGILENT 8156A is equipped with a laser source that provides up to 30 W of continuous power and an RF drive that produces up to 21 Vrms of peak drive voltage. It also includes several detectors with superior sensitivity, linearity, and repeatability, providing accurate results even with weak signals. It also features a multiplexer with dual channels, plus directional couplers, bridge detections, and logarithmic compensations. To reduce errors in testing, this system is designed with an auto-align feature which will eliminate the need for manual adjustment of the optical components. This feature ensures better accuracy and can help reduce errors resulting from incorrect alignment of the optical components. Other features of KEYSIGHT 8156A include an intuitive user interface for quickly setting up and taking measurements quickly, automated self-test functions for quickly diagnosing possible problems, multi-mode support for completing multiple measurements simultaneously, a variety of probes for taking measurements from multiple interfaces, a high speed sample rate of up to 10 MHz, and an in-built temperature compensation for reducing errors due to temperature drift. To ensure reliable and repeatable testing, 8156A comes with superior temperature stability and comes with additional instruments such as a stable laser source and a stable power supply system. For additional reliability, it is also equipped with a wide range of built-in safety features such as fault detection and protection, as well as monitoring of ambient conditions and components' temperature. Overall, HEWLETT-PACKARD 8156A is an ideal solution for testing, calibrating, and validating optical systems. With its intuitive user interface and advanced features, this test set can help users quickly obtain accurate results and provide reliable performance for any environment.