Return Loss Measurement Return Loss Measurement
Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B, and 8166A/B User’s Guide, Fourth Edition 163
Figure 98 Power Transmitted through the Reference Cable - Internal Source
2 Move to the Power Sensor channel:
– Press [Menu].
–Move to <Pwr unit>, move to <dB> and press Enter.
–Move to <Display to Reference> and press Enter. This sets the
power transmitted through the reference cable, E
Meas
, as the
reference value <Ref>.
3 Press [Close] to exit from the menu.
Measuring the Power Transmitted
through the Measurement Patchcord
Next, measure the power tramsmitted through the measurement patch
cord.
1 Making sure all the connectors are clean, set up the instrument as
shown in Figure 99 if you are using an External Source,
Figure 99 Power Transmitted through the Measurement Patchcord - External Source
Sensor
8161x
Power
8163B Lightwave Multimeter
Agilent 81610CC
Reference Cable
Power
Sensor
8163B Lightwave Multimeter
measurement patchcord
8161x 8163B Lightwave MultimeterLaser
Source
Agilent 81113PC