Agilent Technologies Agilent 8163A

Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Sixth Edition 219
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Switching Optical Routes
This chapter explains how to use the Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave
Multimeter, Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave Measurement System, or
Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel System together with the
8159xB family of Optical Switch modules to change optical routes during a
test without having to disconnect and reconnect fibers.
Here you will find:
• A brief description of the modular Agilent 8159xB Optical Switch family,
• Some examples of typical test configurations that utilize these Optical Switch
modules.
Agilent 8159xB Optical Switch modules . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
How to Use an Optical Switch module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
The User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Dependent and Independent Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
How to set Route A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
How to set Route B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
How to Toggle the Switch path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Typical Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Selecting a Laser Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Selecting Measurement and Calibration Paths . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Inserting or Bypassing an Optical Component. . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Selecting one of several DUTs in a parallel test setup . . . . . .228
Selecting one of several instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228