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Redstoneâ„¢ Optical Spectrum Analyzer
8.3. Customizing the Display ......................................................................................... 20
8.3.1. Zooming and Scrolling the Horizontal Axis ................................................................... 20
8.3.2. Zooming and Scrolling the Vertical Axis ....................................................................... 21
8.3.3. Setting the Unit of the Horizontal Axis .......................................................................... 21
8.3.4. Displaying the Secondary Horizontal Axis .................................................................... 22
8.3.5. Setting the Unit of the Vertical Axis ............................................................................... 22
8.3.6. Displaying the Secondary Vertical Axis ........................................................................ 22
8.3.7. Hiding the Menus and Full Screen Mode ...................................................................... 23
8.3.8. Switching Between Power Density and Absolute Power .............................................. 24
8.3.9. Displaying a Split View .................................................................................................. 24
8.3.10.Displaying the Interferogram While Working in Spectrum View ................................... 25
8.3.11.Displaying a Legend in the Data Display Area .............................................................. 25
8.3.12.Dark Room Mode .......................................................................................................... 26
8.4. Acquiring Data ......................................................................................................... 26
8.4.1. Finding the Spectrometer .............................................................................................. 26
8.4.2. Selecting with Which Instrument to Work ..................................................................... 26
8.4.3. Acquiring a Single Spectrum/Interferogram .................................................................. 27
8.4.4. Repeated Measurements .............................................................................................. 28
8.4.5. Automatic Setup ............................................................................................................ 28
8.4.6. Averaging Spectra ......................................................................................................... 28
8.4.7. Averaging Interferograms .............................................................................................. 28
8.4.8. Signal ............................................................................................................................ 29
8.4.9. Wavelength Calibration ................................................................................................. 29
8.5. Movable Markers ..................................................................................................... 30
8.5.1. Moving Markers ............................................................................................................. 31
8.5.2. Marker Values ............................................................................................................... 31
8.5.3. Locking the Markers ...................................................................................................... 31
8.6. Fixed Markers .......................................................................................................... 31
8.6.1. Adding Fixed Markers ................................................................................................... 31
8.6.2. Moving Fixed Markers ................................................................................................... 32
8.6.3. Automatically Mark Peaks ............................................................................................. 32
8.6.4. Value of Markers ........................................................................................................... 32
8.7. Working with Data in Traces .................................................................................. 33
8.7.1. Active Trace .................................................................................................................. 33
8.7.2. Trace Update Options ................................................................................................... 33
8.7.3. User-Defined Update Options ....................................................................................... 34
8.7.4. Viewing Properties of a Trace ....................................................................................... 35
8.7.5. Reordering Traces ........................................................................................................ 35
8.7.6. Math Operations ............................................................................................................ 35
8.7.7. Functional Traces (Traces Defined by a Function) ....................................................... 37
8.8. Saving and Loading Data ....................................................................................... 37
8.8.1. Saving Data ................................................................................................................... 38
8.8.2. Loading Data ................................................................................................................. 38
8.8.3. Automatically Saving Data ............................................................................................ 38
8.8.4. Replaying Automatically Saved Data ............................................................................ 40
8.9. Analyzing Data ......................................................................................................... 40
8.9.1. Floating Windows .......................................................................................................... 41
8.9.2. Displayed Range and Threshold ................................................................................... 41
8.9.3. Wavelength Meter ......................................................................................................... 42
8.9.4. Coherence Length ......................................................................................................... 43
8.9.5. OSNR Analysis ............................................................................................................. 43
8.9.6. Peak Track .................................................................................................................... 44
8.9.7. Valley Track................................................................................................................... 46
8.9.8. Statistics Analysis ......................................................................................................... 47
8.9.9. Curve Fit ........................................................................................................................ 48
8.9.10.Power Analysis .............................................................................................................. 50
8.9.11.Long-Term Analysis ...................................................................................................... 52

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BrandTHORLABS
ModelRedstone OSA305
CategoryMeasuring Instruments
LanguageEnglish

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