Agilent Technologies 86120C User Manual page 61

PWR The summation of the power in each of the selected peaks, or
modes, that satisfy the peak-excursion and peak-threshold
criteria.
Total Power
The peak excursion and peak threshold settings define the laser modes
included in the measurement. Because the default peak excursion value
is 10 dB, measurement results normally include all laser modes within
10 dB of the peak response. Use the PK THLD softkey to change the
number of laser modes used in the measurements.
Laser- Line Peaks" on page 2- 15
and peak excursion settings.
The peak excursion value (in dB) can also be used to determine which
side modes are included in the measurements. To be accepted, each
trace peak must rise, and then fall, by at least the peak excursion
value about a given spectral component. Setting the peak- excursion
value too high results in failure to include the smaller responses near
the noise floor. Setting the value too low may cause unwanted
responses, including noise spikes, to be identified. Use PK EXC to
change the peak excursion value.
Measuring Fabry-Perot (FP) Lasers
N
Σ
= P
i
i 1 =
for information on the peak threshold
Making Measurements
Refer to "Defining
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