Definition Of Terms - Agilent Technologies 8614 B Series User Manual

Definition of Terms

Characteristics and The distinction between specifications and characteristics is described as follows:
specifications
Specifications describe warranted performance.
Characteristics provide useful, but nonwarranted information about the functions and perfor-
mance of the instrument. Characteristics are printed in italics.
Wavelength Absolute Accuracy (after user cal) refers to the wavelength accuracy after the user has per-
formed the internal wavelength calibration using a source of known wavelength.
Tuning Repeatability refers to the wavelength accuracy of returning to a wavelength after having
tuned to a different wavelength.
Reproducibility refers to the amount of wavelength drift which can occur over the specified time
while the optical spectrum analyzer is swept across a source of known wavelength.
Resolution FWHM refers to the Full-Width-Half-Maximum resolutions that are available. This indicates the
width at the half power level of the signal after passing through the resolution slits.
Specifications and Regulatory Information
Definition of Terms
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