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C A U T I O N
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Angled and Straight Contact Connectors
Angled contact connectors are available as an option for Agilent 81950A
Compact TLS modules.
Angled contact connectors help you to control return loss, since reflected
light tends to reflect into the cladding, reducing the amount of light that
reflects back to the source.
If the contact connector on your instrument is angled, you can only
use cables with angled connectors with the instrument
Figure 4 Angled and Straight Contact Connector Symbols
Figure 4
your Tunable Laser module is angled or straight. The angled contact
connector symbol is colored green.
You should connect straight contact fiber end connectors with neutral
sleeves to straight contact connectors and connect angled contact fiber
end connectors with green sleeves to angled contact connectors.
Angled non-contact fiber end connectors with orange sleeves cannot be
N O T E
directly connected to the instrument.
See "Connector Interfaces" on page 28 for further details on connector
interfaces and accessories.
Angled Contact
Connector Symbol
shows the symbols that tell you whether the contact connector of
Straight Contact
Connector Symbol
Agilent 81950A Compact TLS module, First Edition
Optical Output
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