How To Set Attenuation; Figure 60 The Power Sensor Details Screen - Agilent Technologies 8163A Manual

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How to Set Attenuation

The amount of power that is output from a source can be controlled. You
can use the attenuation parameter to reduce the optical power of the laser
output.
P = P
output source
Where,
P is the power level at the output of the module,
output
P is the power level at the output of the source, and
source
ATT is the attenuation parameter.
To set the attenuation value to 2 dB:
1 Move to the laser source channel and press the [Details] softkey. You see the
screen in Figure 60 .

Figure 60 The Power Sensor Details Screen

2 Move to the [Attenuation] parameter and press Enter.
3 Enter 2.00 and press Enter.
How to Use Laser Source Modules
− ATT (dB)
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