Graviron Wide Band PA Series O/E Converter User Manual

June 3, 2024
Graviron

Graviron Wide Band PA Series O/E Converter

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing PA Series O/E Converter. PD Series is Optical to Electric signal converter and has following feature.

  • SPA-3:500mV/mW SPA-4:300mV/mW (@ 850nm Wave Length, 50/125 GI Fiber)

  • Wide Frequency Range
    DC~2000MHz Flatness +0.5 –3.0[dB electrical] SPA-3
    DC~3000MHz Flatness +0.5 –3.0[dB electrical] SPA-4

  • Standard FC optical connector
    (Optional SC, F05, SMA, and ST connector are also available.)

  • Standard BNC plug
    Able to connect directly to an oscilloscope, a spectrum analyzer etc.

  • Able to get DC power from instruments through included Power Cable Assembly. It is not guaranteed that power cable corresponds to all instruments.

  • Able to use for instrumentation of light wave products, optical links or other various applications.

Please read this user’s manual carefully and use it appropriately according to this manual, will make this product useful for development of light wave equipment’s, light wave communication converter or other various applications.

  • Do not re-produce or re-publishing a part or all this manual without written permission from Graviton Inc.
  • This manual is subject to change without notice.
  • Please follow exporting regulations/rules in individual countries when exporting this product to other countries.

Contents of this package

The contents of this package are listed below.
Please contact immediately the shop you purchased this product, if there is any missing item s found.

Contents of this package

① O/E converter
② Power Cable Assembly
③ Auxiliary Power Connector
④ User’s Manual(this manual)

  • Please keep original packaging, in case of re-shipping.

Front and rear panel view

Front and rear panel view

① Power switch
This switch is for controlling power. Please on/off this switch after connecting power cable assembly to power connector(②) also keep this switch off when not in use.

② Power input connector
The power can be supplied from probe power connector that equipped with an instrument through the Power Cable Assembly. Or, alternately, external regulated power supply (not included) can be used through the Auxiliary Power Connector. Power supply voltage for PD series is±15[V]. Applying over and/or wrong polarity may cause permanent damage. Please refer the specification in page 7 for current consumption and page 5 for the detail of the power connection.

③ Optical signal input connector
Light signal supplied through this FC connector is up to -1[dBm] for SPA-3 and up to +1[dBm] for SPA-4. Please do not apply 10dBm or higher light signal. It may cause permanent damage.

④ Electrical signal output connector
50[Ω] input impedance with wide frequency range instruments is suitable to observe light signal. Recommended to use wider frequency range instruments to withdraw full spec.(DC~2000MHz SPA-3, DC~3000MHz SPA-4)

Set up

Set up

  1. First of all, connect the O/E converter to input connector of an instrument. Conversion connector may be required, if the instrument has no BNC jack.
  2. Confirm power switch on the O/E converter is off then connect Power Cable Assembly supplied. Other side of the Power Cable can be connected to the instrument, if probe power connector is equipped. Please refer page 6 for connecting external power supply, if the instrument has no probe power connector.
  3. Turn on the power switch.
  4. Connect fiber connector to the O/E converter and adjust voltage and sweep time of the instrument observe the light signal. Also make sure 50[Ω] impedance is selected on the instrument.

Connecting External Power Supply

  1. An external power supply is necessary, if an instrument going to use has no probe power output. The requirements for the power supply are regulated±15[V] ±5[%]and capable of supplying more than 150[mA] current with low ripple and noise. And connect as following figure.
    Wrong power supply connection may cause permanent damage on the O/E converter. Please make sure the connection as RED Cable for Positive terminal, Black Cable for Ground Terminal and Blue Cable for Negative Terminal.

Connecting External Power Supply

  1. Panel cutout size is as following to mount the Auxiliary Power Connecter on a panel, if necessary. Maximum allowable thickness of the panel is 5mm.

Specifications

Item Test Condition SPA-3 SPA-4
OE Device Si PIN PD Si PIN PD
Peak Sensitivity Wavelength 700nm 700nm
Wavelength Range More than 1/5
of peak sens 380nm ~
950nm 380nm ~

950nm
Conversion Gain| 50GI Fiber| | 500mV/mW
@850nm| | 300mV/mW
@850nm
Acceptable Core Diameter| Less than| | 0.25mm| Less than| 0.25mm
Acceptable Fiber NA| | | Less than 0.5| | Less than 0.5
Frequency Bandwidth| -3dB electrical| | DC~2.0GHz| | DC~3.0GHz
Maximum Optical Power for
Proper Signal Output| 400mV Out| @850nm| -1dBm| @850nm| +1dBm
Wideband Noise Voltage| Up to 12.4GHz| | Less than| | Less than
| | | 1.5mVrms| | 1.8mVrms
Noise Equivalent Power| 850nm| | Less than| | Less than
| | | -25.2dBm| | -22.4dBm
Output Offset Voltage| No Input Signal| | Within| | Within
| | | +/- 0.5mV| | +/- 0.5mV
Output Impedance| 50ohms| 50ohms
Input Optical Connector| FC| FC
Output Coax Connector| BNC Plug| BNC Plug
Supply Voltage| +/-15V DC| +/-15V DC
Supply Current| +150mA/-50mA| +150mA/-50mA
Physical Dimension[mm]| 103x44x21| 103x44x21
Weight[g]| 130| 130

The Spectral Sensitivity curve of SPA-3 & SPA-

(Reference point is 1 at 850nm)

Wave Length【nm】

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