Index
444 Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B, and 8166A/B User’s Guide, Fourth Edition
Toggle 209
User Interface 206
Optional features
Agilent 8163A/B 299
Agilent 8164A/B 303
Agilent 8166A/B 309
P
PACT 248
Password 39, 64
change 71
default 39, 65
forgotten 39, 72
Performance Test
Agilent 8163A 347
Agilent 8163B 349
Agilent 8164A 351
Agilent 8164B 355
Agilent 8166A 359
Agilent 8166B 363
Performance Tests 338
required equipment 339
Power
laser sources 107
power meters 79
tunable lasers 115
Power Measurement 78
averaging time 94
calibration offset 81
hold screen 98
number of digits 79
power units 80
power value 79
reference 82
reference another channel 83
setting wavelength 84
Power supply requirements
AC 274
Power Units 80
R
Range
auto 89
manual 89
range mode 88
setting 89
Realignment, automatic 143
Reference 82
Return Loss 147
Getting Started 149
Light Source 150
modules 152
S
Safety 273
information for laser source 6
symbols 5
Sample Session 56
Serial Interface 68
Settling 144
Slot Numbers 40
Specifications
Agilent 8163A 317
Agilent 8163B 318
Agilent 8164A 319
Agilent 8164B 320
Agilent 8166A 321
Agilent 8166B 322
Stability 237
T
Temperature for operation and storage 278
Triggering
configuration 65
tunable lasers 140
Triggers
Laser Sources 110
Power Meters 98
Tunable Lasers
analog output 121
atomatic realignment 143
attenuation 118
backplane modulation 137
BNC output 139
coherence control 109, 138
excessive power 120
external analog modulation 135
external digital modulation 134
external modulation 134
frequency offset 123
how to use 115
increase linewidth 109, 138
input triggering 140
internal modulation 108, 133
lambda zero 144
low frequency coherence control 109, 138
modout 139
modulation 133
modulation output 139
optical output 116
power 115
relative wavelength 123
triggering 140
wavelength 122
wavelength locking 136
wavelength mode 123
wavelength zero 144
U
Unlock the Instrument 39, 71
User Interface 38
channel hardkey 44
config softkey 49
cursor key 43
details screen 45
features 39
hardkeys 40
menu softkey 47
modify knob 44
numerical keypad 43
overview screen 41
softkeys 39
V
Voltage
modulation input 134
Vsweep parameter 125
W
Watts 80
Wavelength
laser sources 105
power meters 84
tunable lasers 122
Wavelength Sweep 125
continuous 129
manual sweep 131
performing a sweep 127
repeat mode 126
stepped 127
sweep parameters 125
Wavelength Zero 144
Z
Zeroing Electrical Offsets 85
Zoom 216