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New Focus TLB-6600 User Manual

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  • Page 1 sales@artisantg.com artisantg.com (217) 352-9330 | Visit our website - Click HERE...
  • Page 2 User’s Guide Model TLB-6600 Swept-Wavelength Tunable Laser Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
  • Page 3 Copyright 2005 New Focus, Inc. All rights reserved. New Focus and all other New Focus product names are trademarks or registered trademarks in the U.S.A. or other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. Products described in this catalog may be covered by one or more patents in the U.S.A.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Contents ............................i Safety.............................1 Introduction ..........................1 Laser Safety..........................1 Label Identification .......................2 Warning Labels ........................3 Environmental Concerns .....................3 Laser Safety..........................4 Getting Started..........................5 Introduction ..........................5 Unpacking..........................5 Initial Inspection........................5 Contents..........................5 Familiarizing Yourself with the System ................6 Front Panel..........................6 Rear Panel..........................8 Setting Up the Laser ......................9 Connecting Fiber to the Laser ..................9 Turning the Power On .....................9 Turning the Power Off ....................10...

  • Page 5: Contents

    Calibrate Touch Pad ....................25 Touchpad Enabled/Disabled..................25 Reboot Instrument.......................26 Integrated Options ........................27 6-State Polarization Controller (TLB-6600-PC)..............27 Wavelength Reference Option (TLB-6600-WR) and Precision Wavelength Reference Option (TLB-6600-PWR) .......................27 Variable Optical Attenuator Option (TLB-6600-VOA)............29 Remote Operations from a PC....................30 SCPI-Like Commands ......................30 Command Responses ......................30 IEEE 488.2 Common Commands ..................36...

  • Page 6: Safety

    Your safe and effective use of this Tunable Laser Source (TLS) is of utmost importance to us at New Focus. Please read the following laser safety information before attempting to operate the laser. Note that New Focus bears absolutely no responsibility for the result of operation caused due to incorrect or inappropriate use of this product.

  • Page 7: Label Identification

    Safety Label Identification The following figures show the location of the warning label and certification label used in this product. Please be aware of them and use caution when working with the laser. Aperture label on the front of the laser: Warning labels on the back of the laser:...

  • Page 8: Warning Labels

    Safety Warning Labels Warning labels are applied to the TLS in locations where specific dangers exist. Pay careful attention to these labels during handling. Do not remove or tear these labels. If you have any questions regarding warning labels, please contact us. Symbols in this manual, on or inside the unit mean: Laser Hazard Electrical Hazard...

  • Page 9: Laser Safety

    Safety 7) Keep original packing material for transport or shipment. If original packing is not available, call New Focus to have a factory-approved shipping case delivered to you. 8) It is recommended that the optical connectors be cleaned before every connection.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    It is recommended the original shipping materials be stored in the event that the unit needs to be moved or sent back to New Focus for repair or upgrade. If the unit seems to be malfunctioning for reasons unrelated to shipment, please contact New Focus at 1 (866) 683-6287 (in the United States) or at +1 408 919 1500.

  • Page 11: Familiarizing Yourself With The System

    Familiarizing Yourself with the System Front Panel The TLB-6600 Tunable Laser Source has two control options: local and remote. In local mode, the touch-screen and buttons / knob located in the front panel of the laser provides control of the laser system. In remote mode, you control the laser over a computer interface (IEEE-488, or Ethernet).
  • Page 12 Getting Started 6) Sweep Setup: Change the options for the current sweep settings. 7) Coherence Control: Not applicable to this model. 8) Print/Save: Takes a screen shot of the current display. 9) USB Flash Drive 10) Laser Output: Connector for FC/APC-connectorized fiber. The polarization is aligned parallel to the key on the FC connector.

  • Page 13: Rear Panel

    3) Trigger Input 1: Not applicable to this model. 4) Trigger Input 2: Not applicable to this model. 5) Master On/Off Switch: Turns on and off main power to the TLS TLB-6600. During normal operation the switch is set to the...

  • Page 14: Setting Up The Laser

    30 dB, preventing optical feedback into the laser cavity. Turning the Power On The TLB-6600 Tunable Laser Source can operate at 100-120V (±10%) Ac @ 50/60 (±10%) Hz or 200-240v (±10%) AC @ 50/60 (±10%) AC @ 50/60 (±10%) Hz, Pollution degree 2, Installation Category II. The input AC voltage is selected automatically by the universal AC power module.

  • Page 15: Turning The Power Off

    Getting Started Note It is recommended that you leave the system power on and turn the laser diode power off when you are not using the laser. Once you turn on the power and the system initializes (about 60 seconds), you can operate the system remotely.

  • Page 16: General Operation

    (see the “Remote Operations from a PC” chapter beginning on Page 27). What’s Inside The TLB-6600 Tunable Laser Source is an external-cavity diode laser (ECDL) based on the Littman/Metcalf design. The laser is designed to provide very accurate and linear wavelength scans.

  • Page 17: Local Control And Remote Control

    Figure 1: The Operating Screen Local Control and Remote Control You are able to control the TLB-6600 Tunable Laser Source either locally or remotely. Controlling the laser remotely by GPIB or Ethernet interface does not disable the front panel touch-screen controls.

  • Page 18: Overview Of The Operating Screen

    General Operation Overview of the Operating Screen The Operating Screen appears after booting and includes some convenient shortcuts. In-depth options are available through the Main Menu (see Page 15 for details). Figure 2: Overview of the Operating Screen 1) Minimum and Maximum Supported Wavelengths of the TLS: These are set at the factory and are not changeable.

  • Page 19: Numeric Entry Dialog Screen

    General Operation Accepting the value will cause the instrument’s sweep mode to change to fixed wavelength. 5) Output Power: Touch the output power number on the screen to open the output power Numeric Entry Dialog screen (see Page 14 for more information on the Numeric Entry Dialog screen).

  • Page 20: Main Menu

    General Operation Main Menu Press the key on the front panel and the Main Menu is displayed (see MENU Figure 4). Toggle the key to alternate between the Main Menu and the MENU Operating Screen (see Figure 1). This section will outline and explain the features and functions available under the Main Menu.

  • Page 21: Alternate Displays

    General Operation Alternate Displays From the Main Menu, touch the softkey to bring up ALTERNATE DISPLAYS the Alternate Display Setup Menu (see Figure 5). Figure 5: Alternate Display Setup Menu Touch the softkey to open the Tunable Laser Source SETUP DISPLAY Configuration menu (Figure 6).
  • Page 22 General Operation Figure 6: Alternate Display Setup Menu...

  • Page 23: Output Control

    General Operation Output Control From the Main Menu, touch the softkey to bring up the OUTPUT CONTROL Output Control Menu (Figure 7). (The buttons which are grayed out indicate that feature is not available.) Figure 7: Output Control Menu...
  • Page 24 General Operation Turn the Open the Tunable laser on and Laser Source applicable Configuration to this Menu model. (see Figure 6) Figure 8: Output Control Menu Softkey Functions...

  • Page 25: Files And Settings

    General Operation Files and Settings From the Main Menu, touch the F softkey to bring up the ILES AND ETTINGS Manage Files & Settings Menu (Figure 9). If the softkey is grayed out, the feature is not available. A pen drive must be inserted in the USB Flash port to enable the and the soft keys.

  • Page 26: Copy Files

    Activity Log Press the A softkey to bring up the Activity Log Options Menu (Figure 10). CTIVITY The functions and features available under this menu would be accessed only under the guidance of qualified New Focus personnel.

  • Page 27: Global Settings

    General Operation Figure 10: Activity Log Options Menu Global Settings From the Main Menu, touch the G softkey to bring up LOBAL ETTINGS – P 1 (Figure 10): D LOBAL ETTINGS ISPLAY ETTINGS , and C . Details PGRADE IRMWARE ONFIGURE NTERFACES follow in the next several pages.

  • Page 28: Display Settings

    General Operation Touch the softkey to bring up Global Settings – MORE GLOBAL SETTINGS Page 2 (Figure 12): V IRMWARE ERSIONS ALIBRATE OUCHPAD and R . Details follow in the NABLE ISABLE OUCHPAD EBOOT NSTRUMENT next several pages. Figure 12: Global Settings -- Page 2 Display Settings Options displayed on Page 1 of the Display Settings (Figure 13) allow you to changed the fixed wavelength, change wa velength precision (number of digits), change graph...

  • Page 29: Set Time/Date

    Set the time, date, time format or date format. Upgrade Firmware Allows you to perform a firmware upgrade using the World Wide Web, a USB firmware upgrade, or revert to a previous firmware version. This function must only be accessed under the guidance of qualified New Focus personnel.

  • Page 30: Configure Interfaces

    General Operation Configure Interfaces Displays settings and allows you to configure communications interfaces, including IP discovery, Ethernet (TCP/IP) terminator, GPIB address, GPIB terminator, GPIB EOI, and SCPI commands. View Firmware Versions Displays current firmware information. Calibrate Touch Pad Touch the red “X’s” to calibrate/customize the touch pad. Touchpad Enabled/Disabled Once the touchpad is disabled, no touchscreen input will be recognized.

  • Page 31: Reboot Instrument

    General Operation Reboot Instrument A confirmation screen will appear before rebooting.

  • Page 32: Integrated Options

    Integrated Options This section describes the operation of integrated options that may or may not have been purchased with your TLB-6600 laser system. Please note that the TLB-6600 laser system may be upgraded at the factory to install these options.
  • Page 33 Integrated Options Stop – Start >= 2.000 nm Sweep Speed >= 10nm/sec and =200nm/sec Max Wavelength trigger permissible error < 200pm The wavelength reference may be enabled or disabled from the front panel by pressing the menu button and then accessing the special measurements page and toggling the ? ?measurement &...

  • Page 34: Variable Optical Attenuator Option (Tlb-6600-Voa)

    :CONFig:SWEEp:CONTinuous? To view the current sweep configuration, use this command. Variable Optical Attenuator Option (TLB-6600-VOA) The variable optical attenuator (VOA) option enables the reduction of output power from the TLS while maintaining superior noise performance of the TLS, by allowing the TLS to operate at its optimum current level.

  • Page 35: Remote Operations From A Pc

    Remote Operations from a PC Remote Operations from a PC SCPI-Like Commands SCPI-like commands are used to control the TLS remotely via the Ethernet or GPIB connections. All commands are in human readable ASCII format and return a human readable ASCII formatted response, although some measurement data may be in binary format.
  • Page 36 Remote Operations from a PC Device Specific Commands :ABORt Abort current sweep or measure operation :COMMunications? Get the name of the communication interface that received this SCPI command. :CONFig:COMMunications:ENET? Return the unique 6 byte Ethernet MAC address and the current IP address in dot notation.
  • Page 37 NOT set the Sweep Mode, but only configure specific sweep mode parameters. :config:sweep:cont ... :config:sweep:step... :config:measure ... <CONTinuous | STEP | TIME> Step is not supported in the Model TLB-6600 :CONFig:SWEEp:MODE? Get the current Sweep Mode :CONFig:SWEEp:RATE Set the continuous sweep, sweep rate <sweep_rate>...
  • Page 38 Remote Operations from a PC :CONFig:SWEEp:STARt? Get the start wavelength in the current sweep mode :CONFig:SWEEp:STOP Set the stop wavelength in the current sweep mode. This command may only be used in step or continuous sweep modes. <stop_wavelength> :CONFig:SWEEp:STOP? Get the stop wavelength in the current sweep mode :CONFig:SWEEp:TRIGger Set the trigger mode for continuous or time mode sweeps.
  • Page 39 Remote Operations from a PC <TlsTrigInTimeToAction> Not used <LINFreq | LINWavlen> Always LINWavelen :CONFig:TLS? Gets properties of TLS :CONFig:TLS:ACTIve Set the Active TLS. This applies to all subsequent :config:tls... commands. Note, the active tls may be modified by measurement operations or other operations by the instrument so always set the active tls prior to using :config:tls commands.
  • Page 40 Remote Operations from a PC < dBm | mW > :CONFig:TLS:UNITs? Query the TLS units. Returns "dBm" or "mW". :CONFig:TLS:WAVElen Set the TLS output wavelength immediately (not as part of a sweep or measurement). This command may not work during a sweep or measurement if the TLS is busy.

  • Page 41: Ieee 488.2 Common Commands

    Remote Operations from a PC IEEE 488.2 Common Commands *CLS Clear event status register *ESE Writes <value> to the IEEE 488.2 Event Status Enable register <value> 0 to 255 *ESE? Returns the IEEE 488.2 Event Status Enable register contents *ESR? Returns the IEEE 488.2 Standard Event Status register contents *GTL Go to local.
  • Page 42 Remote Operations from a PC <REBOot> Option reboot *SAV Save data to disk <filespec> Only the filename need be specified in filespec. Filename Extensions Supported: .SST System State File (default if extension not specified) .SPC SplitCal File *SRE Writes <value> to the IEEE 488.2 Standard Request Enable register <value>...

  • Page 43: List Of Commands

    Remote Operations from a PC List of Commands *cls *ese <value> *ese? *esr? *gtl *idn? <chanlist|trigger|<chassis#>|tlsa|tlsb|tlsc> *llo *opc *opc? *rcl <filespec|factory> *rst <reboot> *sav <filespec> *sre <value> *sre? *stb? *tst? :abort :communications? :config:communications:tcp <ip_addrs|dhcp|bootp> <cr|crlf|lf|none> :config:communications:tcp? :config:communications:enet? :config:communications:gpib <addrs> <cr|crlf|lf|none> <eoi> :config:communication:gpib? :config:communication:log <off|on>...
  • Page 44 Remote Operations from a PC :config:sweep:wavelen <wavelength> :config:sweep:wavelen? :config:tls <minwavelen> <maxwavele n> <start|in1|none> <rising|falling> <tlstrigouttimetoaction> <trig@start|notrig@start> <meascomp|out1|out2|none> <rising|falling> <tlstrigintimetoaction> <linfreq|linwavelen> :config:tls? :config:tls:active <tlsa | tlsb | tlsc> :config:tls:active? :config:tls:control <none | newfocus | internal> [<gpib address>] :config:tls:control? :config:tls:output <off | on> :config:tls:output? :config:tls:path <high | lows | bhr | blr>...

  • Page 45: Support

    Support Support For more information contact the Sales Department at New Focus by phone at 1 (866) 683-6287 (in the United States) or at +1 408 919 1500. Contact New Focus by email at sales@newfocus.com.

  • Page 46: Index

    Index Index AC Power Input, 8 Firmware versions, view, 23 Reboot, 23, 26 Activity Log, 21 fixed wavelength, 6, 13, 14 Remote Control, 12 Alt. Views, 7 fixed wavelength, change, 23 Alternate Displays, 16 Front Panel, 6 SCPI, 25, 30, 31, 32, 37 Front Panel Button to Initialize Selection knob, 12 BNC, Trigger Out Connection, 8...

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