User`s guide

Performance Tests Wavelength Accuracy

86 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition

Move to the TLS channel of the Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave

Measurement System and press [Menu].

2 Set the menu parameters to:

3 Connect the fiber to the optical output.

If you are using the Agilent 81600B #200, #160, #150, #140 or #130,

connect the fiber to Output 2, the High Power output.

That is, set <Optical Output> to <High Power (2)>.

4 Set the wavelength and power of your TLS module to:

5 Switch on the TLS output.

6 Wait until the wavelength meter has settled then note the wavelength

displayed by the wavelength meter in the Test Record as the Initial

Setting, the reference wavelength “REF”.

7 Set the TLS module to any wavelength in its range. In the Test Record,

this is given in the “from wavelength” column.

Tunable Laser Channel Menu Parameters Values

Modulation: <mod src><Off>

TLS module Wavelength [λ] Power [P]

Agilent 81600B #200 1440.000 nm - 1.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #160 1495.000 nm - 1.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #150 1450.000 nm - 1.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #140 1370.200 nm - 3.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #130 1260.000 nm - 3.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #142 #003 1370.200 nm - 1.50 dBm

Agilent 81600B #142 1370.200 nm 0.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #132 1260.000 nm 0.00 dBm

Water absorption lines For 81600B #140 and #142, some wavelengths

are set to odd values to avoid conflict with water absorption lines.

NOTE