User`s guide

Power Tests Performance Tests
Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition 103
3 Set the inital wavelength and power of the TLS to:
4 Connect the fiber to the High Power output, Output 2.
Set <Optical Output> to <High Power(2)>.
5 Make sure the optical output is switched off.
6 For the 81624A/B power meter channel:
• Zero the 81624A/B. Select <Menu> then <Zero>,
•Set the power range manually to +0 dBm,
•Set the Averaging Time to 500 ms,
• Select <dB> as the power units,
•Set
λ, the wavelength, to the same as the TLS module, as given in
step 3.
7 Switch on the TLS output.
8 At the 81624A/B, select <Menu> then <Disp → Ref>
9 Increase λ, the output wavelength, of the TLS module and of the power
meter to the next value listed in the Test Record.
For the 81600B #140 and #142 some wavelengths are set to odd
values to avoid conflict with water absorption lines.
10 Measure the change in output power (in dB) and note this value in the
Te s t R ec o r d.
11 Repeat step 9 to step 10 for all wavelength settings listed in the Test
Record.
TLS module -
High Power output, no attenuation
Wavelength
[λ]
Power [P]
Attenuation
[Atten]
Agilent 81600B #200 - Output 2 1440.000 nm - 1.000 dBm 0.000 dB
Agilent 81600B #160 - Output 2 1495.000 nm - 1.000 dBm 0.000 dB
Agilent 81600B #150 - Output 2 1450.000 nm - 1.000 dBm 0.000 dB
Agilent 81600B #142
*
1420.000 nm 0.000 dBm not applicable
Agilent 81600B #142 #003
*
1420.000 nm - 1.500 dBm 0.000 dB
Agilent 81600B #140 - Output 2
a
a
For the 81600B #140, #142, and #142 #003, some wavelengths are set to odd values to
avoid conflict with water absorption lines.
1420.200 nm - 3.000 dBm 0.000 dB
Agilent 81600B #130 - Output 2 1260.000 nm - 3.000 dBm 0.000 dB
Agilent 81600B #132 1260.000 nm 0.000 dBm not applicable