The EMU-AltaVe facility allows experimentation in Ultra High speed optical communication systems, THz technologies and SDM-based systems, supporting a wide range of research needs from academia and industry. Our laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art equipments, including:

 

  • Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG): Keysight M8199A-ATO Arbitrary Waveform Generator

    • With four channels, rate  from 128 GSa/s  and up to 70 GHz of analog bandwidth.

 

 

  • Optical Phase and Quadrature Modulator: IDPhotonics OMFT-C-01-FA Modulator

    • With integrated bias and bandwidth up tp 60 GHz this IQ modulator suports symbol rates beyond 120 GBd.

 

 

  • Optical Front-End with an Integrated Local Oscillator: Keysight N4391B-070 Optical Modulation Analyzer/ Keysight UXR0704A

    • Real-time oscilloscope with 4  channels, 80 GHz bandwidth and 256-GSa/s sampling rate. It is equipped with a N4391B Optical Modulation Analyzer for optical coherent detection.

 

 

  • Vector Network Analyzer (VNA): Anritsu VNA ME7838/AX/EX/DG

    • Continuous frequency coverage from a few MHz to 330 GHz including the respective calibration sets.

    • Calibration stability for 24 hours  around 0.1 dB and 0.5º for S21.

    • Dynamic range around 105 dB  for bands of the order of 110 GHz.

    • It allows the measurement of  active devices with a linear power sweep range  > 50 dB.

     

 

 

  • Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA): VIAVI mVOA-C1

    • Maximum input power: +23 dBm

    • Wavelength range: 1260 to 1650 nm

    • Attenuation flatness: ±0.04 dB

    • Insertion loss at 0 dB ≤ 1.5 dB

    • Polarization-dependent loss ≤ 0.15 dB

     

 

  • Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA): Anritsu MS9740B

    • Maximum input power: +23 dBm (Opt. ATT: ON)

    • Wavelength range: 600 to 1750 nm

    • Resolution: 0.03 nm

    • Dynamic Range: 70 dB

     

 

  • Single Frequency Fiber Laser: Koheras BASIK X15

    • Output power: +30 mW

    • Wavelength: 1550.12 nm

    • Linewidth ≤ 100 Hz

    • Polarization-maintaining output

    • Fast wavelength modulation

     

 

 

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