User`s guide

Performance Tests Power Tests

90 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition

Move to the TLS channel. 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 1, the Low SSE output.

That is, set <Optical Output> to <Low SSE(1)>.

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

5 Switch on the TLS output.

6 Set the wavelength of the 81624A/B to the same as the TLS module, as

given in step 4.

Tunable Laser Channel Menu Parameters Values

Modulation: <mod src><Off>

TLS module Wavelength [λ] Power [P]

Agilent 81600B #200 1440.000 nm + 12.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #160 1495.000 nm + 12.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #150 1450.000 nm + 12.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #140 1370.200 nm + 12.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #130 1260.000 nm + 12.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #142 #003 1370.200 nm + 12.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #142 1370.200 nm + 12.00 dBm

Agilent 81600B #132 1260.000 nm + 12.00 dBm

Water absorption lines For 81600B #130, #132, #140 and #142, some

wavelengths are set to odd values to avoid conflict with water absorption

lines.

NOTE

ExP •Excessive power indicator.

The laser output is limited to its maximum possible value at this

wavelength.

The display will probably show ExP (Excessive Power).

NOTE