Setting Power Meter Parameters - Agilent Technologies 8163A User Manual

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Setting Power Meter Parameters

N O TE If you are using the Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter, press
[Modules] to access the Stability Setup Screen, as shown in Figure 156.
Not all parameters are available from the Stability Setup Screen.
Figure 156 The Agilent 8163B Stability Parameter Setup Screen
6 Press [Menu] to access the Stability application menu screen.
7 Move to <Pwr unit>, press Enter, move to <dBm>, <W>, or <dB>, and
press Enter. See "What are the Power Units ?" on page 80 for an
explanation of power units.
8 Move to <λ>, press Enter, enter the wavelength value of your optical
source, and press Enter.
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Make sure that you install Power Meters that have similar
wavelength ranges. The wavelength range of the application is the
overlapping wavelength range of all installed Power Meters
9 Move to <Range Mode>, press Enter, move to one of the following
range modes:
– <common>, you set the same <Range> for each Power Meter,
– <individual>, you must choose an individual <Range> for each
Power Meter,
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