Agilent Technologies 8163A Manual page 139

How to Perform a Wavelength Sweep
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How to Execute a Continuous Sweep
Continuous sweep mode is not available for the Agilent 81689A Tunable
Laser module.
You cannot choose a repeat mode for a continuous sweep. All multi-cycle
sweeps are one-directional, see Figure 71 .
To execute a continuous wavelength sweep over the range 1520 nm to
1560 nm, three times, at a speed of 5 nm/s:
1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press [Details].
2 Move to [Sweep Mode] and press Enter.
3 Move to the <Continuous> sweep mode and press E
4 Move to [λ Start] and press Enter.
5 Enter 1520.000 and press Enter.
6 Move to [λ Stop] and press Enter.
7 Enter 1560.000, press Enter.
8 Move to [Sweep Cycles] and press Enter.
9 Enter 0003 and press Enter.
10Move to [Vsweep] and press Enter.
11Move to 5 nm/s, by using the cursor key, and press Enter.
12Move to [Step] and press Enter.
13Enter 1.000 and press Enter.
For a <Continuous> sweep, [Step] sets the wavelength interval between
output triggers, if you have set <Output Trigger Mode> to <Step Finished>,
see "How to Use Output Triggering" on page 152.
14Press the [Active] hardkey on the front panel of your Tunable Laser module to
enable the optical output.
15Press [Run Swp] to start the sweep.
The following table explains all possible configuration problems:
Tunable Lasers
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