Agilent Technologies 8163B User Manual

Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Sixth Edition 119
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Tunable Lasers
This chapter explains how to control Tunable Laser modules from the user
interface of the Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave Multimeter, the
Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave Measurement System, and the Agilent
8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel System.
What is a Tunable Laser ?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
How to Set the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
How to Set the Output Power of a CW Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
What is Excessive Power ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
How to Set the Laser to the Dark Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
The Analog Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
How to Set the Wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Wavelength Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
How to Set the Wavelength Directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
How to Set a Relative Wavelength. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
How to Perform a Wavelength Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
What is a Wavelength Sweep ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
How to Set the Wavelength Sweep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
How to Perform a Sweep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
How to Modulate a Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
How to Use the Internal Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
How to Use External Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
How to Configure the Modulation Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
How to Use Triggers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
How to Use Input Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
How to Use Output Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
How to Use Auxiliary Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Automatic Realignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
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Agilent Technologies 8163B Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	8163B
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English