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Agilent 81480A and 81680A, 40A, 82A, 42A, & 89A Tunable Laser Modules User’s Guide, Sixth Edition 81
Signal-to-Source Spontaneous Emission
See “Specifications” on page 39 for a definition of Signal-to-Source
Spontaneous Emission.
Signal-to-Source Spontaneous Emission Tests - High
Power Outputs
Follow this procedure to test modules with high power outputs:
• Agilent 81480A, Output 2, High Power
• Agilent 81680A, Output 2, High Power
• Agilent 81640A, Output 2, High Power
• Agilent 81682A standard model
• Agilent 81682A #003
• Agilent 81642A standard model
• Agilent 81642A #003
• Agilent 81689A
1 Connect the Tunable Laser module to the Optical Spectrum
Analyzer as shown in Figure 22.
Figure 22 Test Setup for the Source Spontaneous Emission Test - High Power Outputs
2 If you are using the Agilent 81480A, Agilent 81680A or the
Agilent 81640A Tunable Laser module:
Connect the one end of the fiber to Output 2, the High Power output,
and the other to the Optical Spectrum Analyzer.
3 Initialize Optical Spectrum Analyzer: press Preset the green
hardkey and Auto Meas.
4 Set the Optical Spectrum Analyzer:
a Set Span to 4 nm. Press Span, enter the value.
Agilent 8164A Lightwave
Measurement System
Tunable Laser
For #021, #071: use 81000AI, 81101AC and 81000AI
For #022, #072: use 81000SI, 81113PC and 81000FI
Optical Spectrum Analyzer