Agilent Technologies 8163A User Manual page 51

A Sample Session
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave
Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
Power TLS
Sensor
Figure 27 Connecting the Instrument for the Sample Session
4 Make sure the instrument is powered up.
5 How to set the wavelength for the Power Sensor module:
a Move to the wavelength parameter, [λ], for the Power Sensor module and
press Enter.
b Enter 1540.000 and press Enter.
6 How to set the averaging time for the Power Sensor module:
a Move to the measurement averaging time, [Tavg], and press Enter.
b Move to <1 s>, using the cursor key, and press Enter.
7 For the Power Sensor module, make sure that Watts are the selected Power
Unit and that the instrument is in automatic ranging mode. To change these
settings:
a Move to the power parameter, [P], and press the
[Power Unit] softkey.
b Move to <W>, using the cursor key, and press Enter.
c Move to the [Range Mode] parameter and press Enter.
d Move to <Auto>, using the cursor key, and press Enter.
8 How to set the wavelength for the Tunable Laser module:
a Move to the wavelength parameter, [λ], for the Tunable Laser module
and press Enter.
b Enter 1540.000 and press Enter.
Getting Started
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