Agilent Technologies 86038A User Manual page 302

Index
G
gain loss accuracy 286
GD ripple 50
GD trace offset 116
general specifications 288, 289
GPIB problems 257, 259
group delay
noisy trace 266
ripple 43, 269
smoothing 35
specifications 286
trace offset to zero 113
H
hard drive backup and recovery 271
height 288, 289
horizontal zoom 123
I
IF bandwidth 104
imaging, causes of 47
improving signal to noise 105
input connector 272
insertion loss 34
installation 16
installing remote client 133
instrument
characteristics 284
preset 92
returning for service 282
specifications 284
warm-up 20
internal thermal regulator 93
ISM1-A 12
isolators, measuring 71
J
jpg file format 89
K
key functions 26
keyboard, connecting 17
L
Lab View programming example 185
lambda icon 105
LAN connection 130
laser
classifications 15
safety 15
setup 105
length
302
measurements 40, 98
normalization 56
Length commands 215
M
making a measurement 30
marker
position 114
search 114
search criteria 115
setup 114
to center 116
to reference position 116
measure control functions 124
Measure menu 107
measurement
example 72, 77
length 98
method 41
modes 57
noise 44
problems 266
progress indicator 107
reducing error 105
repeatability 43
resolution 47
Measurement Range commands 219
measurement range, setting 98
measurements 33
fiber 65
length 40
optimized 33
polarization dependant loss 39
selecting types of 97
theory of 42
modulation frequency, effects of PDA 108
modulation phase shift method 41, 43
modulator bias 55, 108, 110
modulator bias problems 262
mouse, connecting 17
mouse-only functions 122
multiple graphs 121
multi-wavelength meter
firmware revision 258
improving accuracy 57
installation 17
problems 255, 262
settings 92
wavelength correction 56, 107
N
narrowband devices 70
narrowband filter, measuring 70
network settings, how to change 131
networking 130
next trace selection 121
noise declaration 290
noise, reducing 104
normalization
customizing 100
initiating 107
operations that affect 110
problems 262
selecting ports 108
setting measurement range 100
theory of 55
Normalization Range commands 221
O
object select 122
ODA name, viewing or changing 131
offset GD trace 116
offset GD trace to zero 113
operation verification 20
operations affecting normalization 110
optical modulator bias 55
optical modulator bias problems 262
optimize optical modulator bias 108, 110
optimizing measurements 33
P
pan zoom 123
parts list 16
peak excursion 115
peak marker 115
performance verification 20
phase dynamic accuracy 55, 108
phase wrapping 45
phase wrapping errors 43
pit marker 115
polarization dependant loss 39
polarization mode dispersion 37
polarization scanner 42
port selection 98
ports, selecting for normalization 108
power requirements 288, 289
preset display 92
preset states 92
print 90
printer port 19
Printing commands 228
printing data 90
programming example
C# 172
Excel 183
Lab View 185
VB 6.0 155
VB.NET 164
Agilent 86038A Optical Dispersion Analyzer, Third Edition