Agilent Technologies 8163A User Manual page 214

Applications
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This chapter explains how to set up and perform the following
applications using the Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave Multimeter or
Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave Measurement System:
• The Logging application logs and displays power measurements.
The Logging application performs measurements consecutively
without the possibility of any pause between measurements.
• The Stability application logs and displays power measurements.
The Stability application differs from the Logging application
because:
– you may use auto-ranging mode, and
– the period time, the time it takes from the start of one
measurement period until another measurement period starts,
may be greater than or equal to the averaging time.
• The PACT application coordinates a wavelength sweep using a
Tunable Laser module and power measurement using Power
Meters.
• The Pmax Curve application displays the maximum power across
the wavelength range of your Tunable Laser module.
• The Return Loss application can be used to measure return loss and
insertion loss and to calibrate the instrument for this measurement.
N O TE
These applications are not available for the Agilent 8166A/B
Lightwave Multichannel System. The Return Loss Application is only
available for the Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave Multimeter.
You can access these applications by pressing the Appl hardkey.
N O TE After you exit from the application, any modules that were available
for use by these applications will automatically be preset, all
parameters will be set to their default values.
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