Cleaning Instructions How to clean metal filters or attenuator gratings
280 Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement
System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
not use cotton-swabs, soft-tissues or other mechanical cleaning tools, as these can
scratch or destroy the surface.
Preferred Procedure Use the following procedure on most occasions.
1 Blow away any dust or dirt with compressed air.
Procedure for Stubborn Dirt To clean devices that are extremely sensitive to mechanical stress or pressure you
can also use an optical clean polymer film. This procedure is time-consuming, but
you avoid scratching or destroying the surface.
1 Put the film on the surface and wait at least 30 minutes to make sure that the
film has had enough time to dry.
2 Remove the film and any dirt with special adhesive tapes.
Alternative Procedure For these types of optical devices you can often use an ultrasonic bath with
isopropyl alcohol. Only use the ultrasonic bath if you are sure that it won’t cause
any damage anything to the device.
1 Put the device into the bath for at least three minutes.
2 Blow away any remaining liquid with compressed air.
If there are any streaks or drying stains on the surface, repeat the cleaning
procedure.
How to clean metal filters or
attenuator gratings
This kind of device is extremely fragile. A misalignment of the grating leads to
inaccurate measurements. Never touch the surface of the metal filter or attenuator
grating. Be very careful when using or cleaning these devices. Do not use cotton-
swabs or soft-tissues, as there is the danger that you cannot remove the lint and
that the device will be destroyed by becoming mechanically distorted.
Preferred Procedure Use the following procedure on most occasions.
1 Use compressed air at a distance and with low pressure to remove any dust or
lint.
Procedure for Stubborn Dirt Do not use an ultrasonic bath as this can damage your device.
Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the device:
1 Put the optical device into a bath of isopropyl alcohol, and wait at least 10
minutes.
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