User`s guide

Performance Tests Power Tests
100 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition
It measures the power flatness of the module at the outputs indicated.
1 Set up the equipment as shown in Figure 29:
Figure 29 Test Setup for Power Flatness Tests - Low SSE output
2 Move to the TLS channel of the Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave
Measurement System and set the [Menu] parameters to:
3 Set the inital wavelength and power of the TLS to:
Tunable Laser Channel [Menu] Parameters
a
a
When using the low SSE output <Power Mode> is not applicable.
Values
<Wavelength Mode><λ>
<Source State><Off>
<Power Unit><dBm>
Modulation: <mod src><Off>
TLS module - low SSE output Wavelength [λ] Power [P]
Agilent 81600B #200 - Output 1 1440.000 nm - 7.00 dBm
Agilent 81600B #160 - Output 1 1495.000 nm - 7.00 dBm
Agilent 81600B #150 - Output 1 1450.000 nm - 7.00 dBm
Agilent 81600B #140 - Output 1
a
a
For the 81600B #140, some wavelengths are set to odd values to avoid conflict with water
absorption lines.
1420.000 nm - 13.00 dBm
Agilent 81600B #130 - Output 1 1260.000 nm - 13.00 dBm