Sampling Oscilloscopes Catalog

The Keysight Sampling Oscilloscopes Catalog provides a comprehensive overview of sampling oscilloscopes (digital communications analyzers, DCAs) designed for high precision analysis of repetitive, high frequency optical and electrical signals. Organized into modular, fixed configuration, and clock recovery instrument families, the catalog covers the modular mainframes, SX2-class fixed configuration sampling oscilloscope, and SX1-class clock recovery units. It includes flexible benchtop modular sampling oscilloscopes for next-generation communications validation, compact fixed-configuration instruments optimized for production test, and precision clock recovery units essential for testing standards compliance. These sampling oscilloscopes support applications across optical transceiver characterization, serial I/O semiconductor validation, Ethernet and OIF-CEI compliance testing, signal integrity analysis, and cable, fiber, or component evaluation in both R&D and manufacturing environments. 
 

Explore the sampling oscilloscopes:

• Modular sampling oscilloscopes support flexible, scalable test configurations. Modular mainframes (the DCA-X oscilloscope series) provide up to four module slots for a total of 16 channels and support optical bandwidths up to 120 GHz and electrical bandwidths up to 100 GHz. With intrinsic jitter performance as low as 50 femtoseconds RMS, modular sampling oscilloscopes enable high accuracy eye diagram analysis, waveform capture, and conformance testing for high-speed serial and optical communication standards. Available modules include optical, electrical, and TDR or TDT options for fault identification, impedance characterization, and signal integrity analysis. Modular systems support automated test software for IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and OIF-CEI conformance, making them ideal for validating next generation communications devices and enabling future‑proof upgrades.
  
  
• Fixed configuration sampling oscilloscopes come in the SX2-class and include the DCA‑M Series, providing cost‑optimized optical and electrical measurements for R&D and manufacturing. They deliver optical bandwidths up to 60 GHz (with single-mode and multimode input options), and electrical bandwidths up to 50 GHz. With extremely low noise and jitter performance, these models are designed for high-throughput optical transceiver validation and offer up to 120 Gbaud integrated clock recovery and precision time base features in compact housing. They support automated testing, streamlined setup, and efficient scaling of manufacturing environments. These instruments ensure signal integrity and device reliability while reducing power usage and bench footprint.
  
  
• Clock recovery instruments come in the SX1-class and include the DCA‑M Electrical and Optical Clock Data Recovery Series, providing precise timing extraction for accurate high speed optical and electrical measurements. SX1-class units support NRZ and PAM4 modulation and enable compliance testing for IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and OIF-CEI standards. They ensure accurate synchronization between data signals and the sampling oscilloscope. They are essential for validating receiver behavior and minimizing timing errors during conformance testing. 
   

Modular instrument advantages across sampling oscilloscope systems: 
Modular platforms provide easy configuration for today’s development workflows and the ability to upgrade optical, electrical, or time domain modules as standards evolve. With high-performance bandwidth, low jitter floor, and automation software, modular sampling oscilloscopes meet the demands of both emerging research applications and long‑term product roadmaps. 
 

Software and accessories extend measurement capability. 
Keysight sampling oscilloscopes integrate with signal analysis, optical test optimization, and manufacturing test software for electrical and optical transmitter and receiver conformance validation. Available software packages support IEEE 802.3 and OIF-CEI compliance, advanced optical characterization, and automated high-volume testing. Accessories include attenuators, DC blocks, calibration kits, terminations, connector savers, phase matched cables, equalizers, power dividers, splitters, pickoffs, rack mount kits, and protective storage solutions, enabling accurate setup and reliable performance across diverse test environments. 
 

Keysight Support Services can reduce your learning curve, enhance your uptime, ensure the accuracy of your testing equipment, and provide the expertise you require, precisely when and where you need it. Maximize your instrument uptime, quickly optimize your test measurements, and get the answers you need at our fastest available times. KeysightCare curated support plans bundle critical services with prioritized response and turnaround times. High-performance instruments include one year of KeysightCare Assured.
 

Overall, the Sampling Oscilloscopes Catalog serves as a guide to selecting the fixed configuration sampling oscilloscopes, modular mainframe systems and clock recovery units that best support optical and electrical signal analysis. With high bandwidth capability, modular flexibility, automated software, and robust support services, Keysight sampling oscilloscopes empower engineers working in communications research, signal integrity analysis, production testing, and high speed optical and electrical link validation.