HP 8163A - How to Execute a Stepped Sweep

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Tunable Laser Sources
How to Perform a Wavelength Sweep
How to Execute a Stepped Sweep
To execute a stepped wavelength sweep over the range 1510 nm to
1570 nm, three times, sweeping two ways, in 1 nm steps, stopping
for half a second at each wavelength step:
1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press [Details].
2 Move to [SWEEP MODE] and press ENTER.
3 Move to the <STEPPED> sweep mode and press ENTER.
4 Move to [λ START] and press ENTER.
5 Enter 1510.000 and press ENTER.
6 Move to [λ STOP] and press ENTER.
7 Enter 1570.000, press ENTER.
8 Move to [CYCLES] and press ENTER.
9 Enter 0003 and press ENTER.
10 Move to [REPEAT MODE] and press ENTER.
11 Move to <TWOWAY>, by using the cursor key, and press ENTER.
12 Move to [STEP] and press ENTER.
13 Enter 1.000 and press ENTER.
14 Move to [DWELL] and press ENTER.
15 Enter 0.5000 and press ENTER.
16 Press [Run Swp] to start the sweep. The screen in Figure 5-10
appears.
17 The wavelength is swept automatically but you can:
a press [Stop] to end the sweep, or
b press [Pause] to pause the sweep. The screen in Figure 5-11
appears. You can:
• Press [Continue] to continue sweeping automatically.
• Press [Prev] or [Next] to sweep manually.
• Press [Stop] to end the sweep.