Chapter 9 OSCA-710 Optical Spectrum Measurement
Acquisition
Center / Span
Unit
Here the units of the x axis can be selected:
•
Frequency in THz
•
Wavelength in nm
Table Content
Standard
Acquisition
To start a measurement press S
length range and the measurement result will be displayed in graphical and tabular
format.
NOTE
A warning message appears when the channel power or the composite
power is larger than the absolute maximum rating for the OSCA.
In this case be extremely careful when disconnecting the patchcord - it might
emit dangerously high optical power!
Trace display functions
The trace acquired or recalled from a memory is displayed on the Results page: see
example
Figure 162 on page
A range of functions enable modifications to the display of the trace (Cursors, Zoom/
Shift, Event/Trace, Trace/Table, Full scale, etc.).
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manually selectable center /span.
The result table displays the columns Ch-Number, Ch-ID,
Wavelength/Frequency, Spacing/Offset, Ch-Power, OSNR,
Noise
key. The OSCA-710 will scan over the entire wave-
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