Agilent Technologies 81480A Stud Sensor User Manual


 
Performance Tests Performance Test Instructions
62 Agilent 81480A and 81680A, 40A, 82A, 42A, & 89A Tunable Laser Modules Users Guide,
Sixth Edition
General Settings of Wavelength Meters for all
Wavelength Tests
Set the Burleigh WA-150 to the following settings:
Set Display to Wavelength.
Set Medium to Vacuum.
Set Resolution to Auto.
Set Averaging to On.
Set Input Attenuator to Auto.
Wavelength Accuracy
The steps below explain how to calculate the Relative Wavelength
Accuracy, Absolute Wavelength Accuracy, and the Mode Hop Free
Tuning Result.
Relative Wavelength Accuracy
1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel of the Agilent 8164A Lightwave
Measurement System and press [Menu].
2 Set the menu parameters to the values shown in Table Table 5.
3 If you use the Agilent 81480A, Agilent 81680A Tunable Laser
module or the Agilent 81640A Tunable Laser module:
Connect the fiber output to Output 2, the High Power output.
Set <Optical Output> to <High Power (2)>.
4 Set the wavelength and power of your Tunable Laser module to the
values given in Table Table 6.
Table 5 Tunable Laser Channel Settings
Tunable Laser Channel Menu Parame-
ters
Values
<Wavelength Mode><λ>
<Source State><Off>
<Power Unit><dBm>
<Power Mode><Automatic>