Yokogawa Instruments Launches AQ6370C Spectrum Analyzer

On August 25, Yokogawa Instruments launched the AQ6370C spectrum analyzer, which has better optical performance and signal processing capabilities. This new instrument measures the optical properties of optical communication devices and devices in applications such as R&D and manufacturing.

The stray light rejection rate of the Yokogawa Optical Spectrum Analyzer AQ6370C can reach 76 dB, and this performance level is the first time it has been guaranteed in the industry. The AQ6370C can also achieve a dynamic range of 73 dB. *1. The AQ6370C has many performance enhancements that have exceeded the existing models AQ6370B.AQ6370C with the highest performance available in the market with both standard and high-performance versions. Measurement accuracy and speed increase can effectively improve measurement efficiency and reduce development and production costs.

Development Background Due to the rapid spread of high-speed optical communication networks, images and various data transmitted over the network are increasing, and the amount of data is also increasing. In the past, 10-Gbit transmission speeds could only be achieved in inter-city backbone networks, but now, metro networks and access networks (connecting telephone exchanges and telephone poles) have reached this speed. Therefore, manufacturers of optical communication devices and devices have increased the production of corresponding communication devices and optical communication devices in order to comply with the 10-Gbit transmission speed.

At the same time, as the competition between services and prices among telecommunication operators has intensified, the demand for further reduction of the cost of optical communication equipment and devices is also increasing. Therefore, optical communication manufacturers need lower-cost, higher-performance spectrometers. Moreover, the spectrum analyzer must have more advanced processing capabilities to meet the growing demand for full-scale development and production of equipment for new networks.

Yokogawa developed the AQ6370C spectrum analyzer to meet the needs of users and is expected to have a considerable market share.

The product features effectively ensure the stray light rejection rate. The industry-leading AQ6370C is the industry's first instrument to ensure that the stray light rejection rate reaches 76 dB. Even when the high dynamic mode is not used and the normal mode is used, the meter still obtains such a high stray light suppression rate, thereby reducing the measurement time.

Increased Measurement Accuracy The AQ6370C uses a high-performance monochromator that enables 0.02-nm wavelength resolution and 73-dB dynamic range for optical signal analysis. AQ6370C can remove the light noise near the measured light to achieve the purpose of improving the spectral measurement accuracy.

High-speed spectroscopy measures the wavelength range of 100 nm The high-speed measurement of 0.2 s is very effective for measurements with multi-peak spectrum or weak signals such as the DWDM*2 system.

The R&D and production measurement applications of major target market communication operators and optical communication equipment/device manufacturers provide optical performance testing and product measurement for the development and manufacture of optical devices such as optical transmitters/receivers and optical amplifiers. 1 Dynamic range: separation and measurement The ability of the spectrum near the peak wavelength 2 DWDM: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer.