Contents
16 Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement 
System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
How to Set the Optical Output 104
How to Set the Optical Output 106
How to Enable the Optical Output 106
How to Set Power and Attenuation 106
What is Excessive Power ? 108
How to Set the Laser to the Dark Position 108
The Analog Output 109
How to Set the BNC Output Line Mode as an Analog Output 110
How to Set the Wavelength 110
Wavelength Range 110
How to Set the Wavelength Directly 111
How to Set a Relative Wavelength 111
How to Change the Output Wavelength 112
How to Set the Base Wavelength 112
How to Change the Frequency Offset 112
How to Perform a Wavelength Sweep 112
What is a Wavelength Sweep ? 112
How to Set the Wavelength Sweep 113
The Sweep Parameters 113
How to Set the Repeat Mode 113
How to Set the Maximum Power for the Sweep Range 114
How to Perform a Sweep 114
How to Execute a Stepped Sweep 114
How to Execute a Continuous Sweep 116
How to Perform a Manual Sweep 118
How to Modulate a Signal 119
How to Use the Internal Modulation 119
How to Set the Output Power of a Modulated Signal 120
How to Set the Frequency of a Modulated Signal 120
How to Set the Modulation Mode 120
How to Use External Modulation 120
External Digital Modulation 120
External Analog Modulation 121
Wavelength Locking 122
External Digital Modulation using Input Trigger Connector 123
How to Increase Linewidth 124
How to Set the Output Power of a Modulated Signal 124
How to Configure the Modulation Output 124
How to Set the BNC Output Line Mode as a Modulation Output 124
How to Set the Modulation Output Mode 125
How to Use Triggers 125
How to Use Input Triggering 125
How to Use Output Triggering 126
How to Use Auxiliary Functions 128