Multitlssupport Method; Selecttls Method - Agilent Technologies 86038B User Manual

MultiTlsSupport Method

SelectTls Method

Agilent 86038B Photonic Dispersion and Loss Analyzer, Second Edition
Returns the number of valid tunable lasers found in the current
setup.
Returns
Integer - the number of tunable lasers found in the current setup
Parameters
ByVal switchable As Boolean
If switchable = True, the minimum of the number of tunable
lasers and the number of ports in the source switch is returned.
If switchable = False, the number of tunable lasers is returned.
VB.NET Syntax
Dim numTLS As Integer
numTLS = pdlaClient.TLS.MultiTlsSupport(True)
VB 6.0 Syntax
Dim numTLS As Integer
numTLS = pdlaClient.TLS.MultiTlsSupport(True)
Use this method to select the laser source for the next
measurement.
Returns
Boolean - True if everything worked well, False if idx is invalid
Parameters
ByVal idx As Integer
The zero-based index of the tunable laser which is to be used for
the next measurement
VB.NET Syntax
Dim retVal As Boolean
retVal = pdlaClient.TLS.SelectTls(0)
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