Tutorial: Getting Started - HP 86140A Series User Manual

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Tutorial: Getting Started

Tutorial: Getting Started

This tutorial will introduce you to the HP 86140 series optical spectrum ana-
lyzer front panel controls. You will perform an auto alignment, perform a peak
search, use a delta marker and print the display.
Instrument setup
A source signal must be present at the input of the optical spectrum analyzer.
In this tutorial a Fabry-Perot laser was used as the source. You can use
another source or the optional 1310/1550 nm . If another source is being
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used, the display will differ from those shown.
To set the OSA to a known state
1 Press the front-panel Preset key to set the instrument to a known state. For a
complete description of preset conditions, see page 3-5.
To perform an Auto Align
For maximum amplitude accuracy, perform an automatic alignment whenever
the optical spectrum analyzer has been moved, subjected to large temperature
changes, or following warm-up. See "To perform an Automatic Alignment" on
page 3-2 for more information.
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