Agilent Technologies 86038B User Manual page 36

Parameter
Options
Measurement
Measurement Range: Start (nm)
Measurement Range Stop (nm)
Normalization Range
Increment
RF Modulation Frequency
IF Bandwidth
Length
Index of Refraction
Trigger Mode
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connectors of the 86038B. Arrange or fix the fiber so that
it is stable.
b From the Setup menu, select Laser Setup and set the
power limit to 0 dBm.
c From the System menu, select Optimize Input Polarizer.
d From the System menu, select Optimize Optical Modulator
Bias.
e From the System menu, select the Real-Time Port Monitor.
f The Traces in the "Gain/Loss" windows indicate the
optical power at the detectors.
This should be between approximately -10 dBm and -15
dBm. If the power at the Monitor Port is too low, check the
optical connections from the laser to the TLS Input. If the
monitor power is acceptable, but the power at Port 1 is too
low, then check theoptical connections between the
Source Output and Optical Receiver.
3 Set up the measurements with the parameters summarized
in the table below, using the items in the Setup menu.
#200
GD / CD + DGD / PDL Swept, Use 6 polarization states (if #400, use
1475
1625
4 Leaving the 2-meter reference patch-cord attached, as in Step
2, press the button Begin Normalization, select PDA
Correction and then select Normalize. When the
normalization measurement is completed, Close the
normalization window.
Agilent 86038B Photonic Dispersion and Loss Analyzer, Second Edition
Test Settings
#116 / 316 # 115 / 315 #114 / 314
external power meter)
1510 1480
1620 1580
Use Measurement Settings
1
2 000 MHz
70 Hz
Measured
1.47
Single Sweep
#113 /
313
1390 1270
1490 1375