Agilent Technologies Agilent 8163A

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Power Measurement
This chapter describes how to use the Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave
Multimeter, the Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave Measurement System, and
the Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel System to measure optical
power using a Power Meter, that is:
• a Power Sensor module or
• an Optical Head in conjunction with an Optical Head Interface module.
How to Measure Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
The Power Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
How to Set the Power Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
How to Set the Calibration Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
How to Set the Reference Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
How to Set the Wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
How to Remove Electrical Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
How to Choose the Range Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
How to Set the Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
How to Set the Averaging Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
How to Choose the MinMax Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
How to Turn Off MinMax Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
How to Hold the Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
How to Use Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Dual Power Meters - Master and Slave Channels. . . . . . . . . .107