Table Of Contents - HP 8509A User Reference Manual

Table of Contents

Limitation Of Warranty3
Safety Notes4
General Safety Considerations5
Contents7
Figures15
Tables19
Getting Started21
Description Of The Instrument21
Installation21
The Main Menu24
The Data Displays (Power, Dop, Ellipse And Poincare Sphere)25
The Marker Functions26
Centering The Sphere On A Marker Or Current Point29
Two- Or Three-Point Polarization Reference29
Zoom And Rotate30
Making Measurements33
Pmd Measurement: Jones Matrix Eigenanalysis Method34
Basic Measurement35
Setting Up The System35
External Source Preparation36
Manipulating The Measurement Results45
The Measurement Annotation Area46
Changing The Measurement Format47
Changing The Graph's Y-Scale48
Displaying And Printing Data In Tabular Format48
Displaying Data In A Statistical Format49
Printing The Pmd:jme Graph54
Saving In Database Format55
Specialized Measurement Methods56
Performing A Cascade Measurement56
Pmd:jme Concepts61
Polarization Mode Dispersion61
Pmd Measurement: Wavelength-Scanning Method65
Printing Your Graph74
Saving Your Measurement As Text75
Pdl Measurement: Jones Matrix Method79
Jones Matrix Measurement92
Application Of The Jones Matrix100
Timed Measurements101
Polarization Maintaining Fiber Launch101
Concepts113
Explanation Of Polarization Reference Frame Mathematics113
State Of Polarization Measurements114
Degree Of Polarization119
Electric Fields And Polarization119
Accuracy Enhancement And Troubleshooting123
Before You Proceed123
Measurement Troubleshooting Matrix124
Printing Measurement Results133
Saving And Recalling Measurements137
Saving And Recalling Instrument Configurations143
Recalling The Preset Configuration145
Saving A User Configuration146
Recalling A User Configuration147
The Display Menu149
The Preset Configuration150
Displaying The Marker Table151
Displaying The Poincare Sphere152
Displaying The Polarization Ellipse153
Exchanging The Poincare Sphere And The Polarization Ellipse154
Changing The Power Display Units155
Marking The Current Point156
Changing The Display Update Frequency157
Holding The Data Display158
Clearing The Trace From The Sphere159
Setting The Display To Refresh Automatically159
The System Menu161
Optical Source162
Opening The Optical Source Setup Window162
Selecting An Optical Source (Hp 8509A Only)162
Selecting An Optical Source (Hp 8509B Only)163
Zero164
Initiating The Receiver Zeroing Routine164
Making Accurate Measurements164
Calibration165
Calibrating For Use With A Fixed Wavelength Source167
Calibrating For Use With A Tuneable Wavelength Source171
Polarizers178
Opening The Polarizers Window178
Using The Shutter (Hp 8509B Only)180
Averaging181
Opening The Averaging Window181
Range183
Opening The Range Window183
Analog Outputs184
Opening The Analog Outputs Window184
Raw Photodiode Currents185
Reference Frame Info186
Opening The Reference Frame Information Window186
Operation Verification188
User Interface Reference189
Main Window190
Pmd: Jones Matrix Eigenanalysis200
Pmd Statistics203
Pmd: Wavelength-Scanning206
Pdl: Jones Matrix & Jones Matrix212
Pdl: Power Max - Min214
Pm Fiber Launch216
Marker Angles217
Lightwave Connector Care219
Cleaning And Handling221
Cleaning Non-Lensed Lightwave Connectors222
Cleaning Lightwave Adapters223
Cleaning Lensed Connections223
Storage224
Making Connections225
Summary225
Inspection226
Visual Inspection226
Optical Performance Testing226
Safety And Regulatory Information229
Safety Information231
Ventilation Requirements231
Laser Aperture Location232
Programming233
Specifications And Characteristics235
Warranted Specifications235
Characteristics236
Jones Matrix Eigenanalysis Pmd Measurement236
Receiver Characteristics239
Source Characteristics240
Polarization Dependence, Jones Matrix Method241
Polarization Dependence, Power Max-Min Method241
Fiber Size And Analog Output Range241
Glossary245