Keysight N777 C Series - 3 Definition of Terms

Keysight N777-C Series Tunable Laser Family
User’s Guide
3 Definition of Terms
General Definitions / 44
Absolute wavelength accuracy (continuous sweep mode) / 45
Absolute wavelength accuracy (stepped mode) / 45
Dynamic power reproducibility (continuous sweep mode) / 45
Dynamic relative power flatness (continuous sweep mode) / 46
Effective linewidth / 46
Linewidth / 47
Maximum output power / 47
Mode-hop free tunability / 48
Operating temperature and humidity / 48
Output isolation / 48
Polarization extinction ratio / 48
Power flatness versus wavelength / 49
Power linearity / 50
Power repeatability / 50
Power stability / 51
Relative intensity noise (RIN) / 51
Relative wavelength accuracy (continuous sweep mode) / 52
Relative wavelength accuracy (stepped mode) / 52
Return loss / 53
Side-mode suppression ratio / 53
Signal to source spontaneous emission (SSE) ratio / 54
Signal to total source spontaneous emission ratio / 55
Wavelength range / 55
Wavelength repeatability (continuous sweep mode) / 55
Wavelength repeatability (stepped mode) / 56
Wavelength resolution / 57
Wavelength stability / 57