User`s guide

Required Test Equipment Performance Tests
Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition 75
Performance Test Instructions
General test Setup
• Insert your Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family module from the
rear into Slot 0 of the Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave Measurememt Sys-
tem.
• Turn the instruments on, enable the laser and allow the instruments to
warm up.
Wavelength Tests
Connect the Tunable Laser Source module to the Wavelength Meter as
shown in Figure 19. On the 81600B #130, #140, #150, #160 or #200,
connect the Output 2, the high power output.
Figure 19 Test Setup for Wavelength Tests
Environment
• Make sure that all fiber connections are clean.
• Ensure that the Device Under Test (DUT) and all the test equipment is
held within the environmental specfications given in “Agilent 81600B
Family Tunable Laser Source Module Specifications” on page 51.
NOTE
Zeroing Zero the Tunable Laser Source module before performing
wavelength tests.
• Move to Channel 0, press [Menu], select <
λ Zeroing>
Zeroing takes approximately 4 minutes.
NOTE