Two probe stations with Bausch-Lomb microscopes and Wentworth high frequency probes, one with automatic positioners with a temperature-controlled stage.
Optical Communications and Device Testing:
Three optical spectrum analyzers (one high resolution Ando 6317B, one Agilent 86146B)
Two wavelength meters
Lightwave signal analyzer (HP 71401c for up to 2.9 GHz, and HP 71400c up to 20 GHz);
Tunable laser sources (three 8164A mainframes with 81682A tunable C-band plug-ins). Anristu 12.5 Gb/s Bit Error Rate Test-set
40 GHz sampling oscilloscope
Nortel OpTera OC-192 switches
Ability to generate signals up to 60 GHz (using the HP 8341B frequency multiplier unit with HP83554a and HP83556a modules for 26.5-40 GHz and 40-60 GHz respectively)
HP 8349b 20 GHz microwave amplifier,
Tektronics 494p electrical spectrum analyzer (0-21 GHz), which can be extended with waveguide mixers up to 325 GHz (currently have WM490K for 18-26.5 GHz, and WM490A for 26.5-40 GHz
Small-signal frequency response analysis using the Agilent 8510c 0-50 GHz Vector Network Analyzer, and optical heterodyne techniques developed for frequencies up to 70 GHz.
