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    Agilent 8614 0B Series Optical Spectrum Analyzer User’ s Guide ...

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    ii © Copyright Agilent T echnologies 2001 All Rights Reserved. Repro- duction, adaptation, or trans- lation with out pr ior wr itten permi ssi on is pro h ibit ed , except as allowed under copy- right laws. Agilent Part No . 86 14 0- 9006 8 Printed in U SA Janu ary 2002 Agilent T echnolo gies Lightwave Division 3910 Brickway Boulev ard, Sant a Ros ...

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    iii General Sa fet y Consid era tio ns General Safety Considerat ions This pr oduct has bee n designed and tes t ed in acc o rdance wit h th e st andards listed on the Man ufact urer ’ s De claration of Confor mity , and has been supplied in a saf e co nd ition . The doc umen tatio n contai ns infor mati o n and w a r nings that mus t be fol lowe ...

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    iv Gener al Sa f ety Co nsid era t ions CAUTIO N This pr o d uct is design ed for use in Inst allatio n Cate go ry II and Poll ut ion Degree 2 per IE C 61 010- 1C and 664 respecti vely . CAUTIO N Do not use too much liqui d in cleaning t he optical spec trum analyze r. W ater can enter the f ront-p anel keyboar d, damagin g sensi tive electro nic c ...

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    Contents Contents-1 1 Gettin g Starte d Product Overview 1-2 Setting U p the Analyze r 1-8 Making a Measurem ent 1-13 The Menu Bar 1- 17 The Sof tkey P a ne ls 1-18 Laser Safe ty Cons idera tio ns 1-29 Product Opti ons and Acce ss ories 1-30 2 Using the Instrument Setting Up M easureme nts 2-2 Calibr ating W avele ngth Measu rements 2-1 4 Saving , ...

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    Conte nts -2 Conte nts 7 Spe cifi cations and Re gulator y Informati on Defini ti on of T erms 7- 3 Specifications 7-5 Regulat o ry Inform a tion 7-21 Declaration of Confor mity 7-22 ...

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    1 Product Overview 1-2 Setting U p the Analyze r 1- 8 Making a Measurem ent 1-13 The Menu Bar 1-17 The Sof tkey P a ne ls 1- 18 Laser Safe ty Cons idera tio ns 1- 29 Product Opti ons and Acce ss ories 1 -3 0 Gett ing Starte d ...

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    1-2 Gettin g Star ted Prod uct O verview Product Overview The 86140B seri es of opti cal s pec tru m analyzers pro vide fast, accurate , and compre hensive me a surement capabilit ies fo r spe c tral anal ysis. • Full-f ea t ured SCPI commands f or pr og ramming inst ru me nts over LAN • Dis play-o ff f eatur e for making f aster mea suremen ts ...

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    1-3 Gettin g Start ed Prod uct Ove rview Source T est Application This a ppl ication offe r s automat ed optical so u rc e a n d la s er character i za t io n. Amplifi er T est Appl ication This app l ication simp lif ies the proces s o f c har acterizing gai n and noise figure of o ptic al ampl ifiers s uch as EDF A ’ s, SOA ’ s and Rama n amp ...

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    1-4 Gettin g Star ted Prod uct O verview Agilent 86140B F ront and Rear Panel s ...

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    1-5 Gettin g Start ed Prod uct Ove rview ...

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    1-6 Gettin g Star ted Prod uct O verview Opti cal Spe ctrum An alyzer Dis play Figur e 1- 1. Opt ical Sp ec trum Analy z er D i s pl ay ...

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    1-7 Gettin g Start ed Prod uct Ove rview Figure 1-2. Display Annotations ...

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    1-8 Gettin g Star ted Sett in g Up the A na lyzer Setting Up t h e Analyzer Step 1. Receive and Inspect the Shipment Table 1-1. Items in a Standar d Agilent 86140B Ser ies Shipment Descri p tion Produ ct Num b er Item Quantit y BNC Cab le (24 inches) 8120-1839 1 GPIB Cabl e 8120-3444 1 FC/PC D ust Cap 1401-0291 2 Englis h Use r’s Gu ide M anual 8 ...

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    1-9 Gettin g Start ed Setting Up the Ana ly ze r Inspect the shi pp ing contain er for damag e. Inspect the instrum ent. Verify t hat y ou recei ved the options and accessori es you ordere d. Keep the shippin g contai ner and cu shioning materi al until you have i nspecte d the co ntents of the s h ipment f or comp lete ness a nd ha ve chec ked t h ...

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    1-10 Gettin g Star ted Sett in g Up the A na lyzer CAUTIO N Do not stack o ther objec ts on the keybo ard; this will c ause self- tes t fail ures o n power -on. You can connect a PCL-language printer (for ex ample, an HP 1 LaserJet) to th e instr ument ’ s rear p anel Parallel conne ctor. U se a p aralle l Cen tronic s prin ter ca - ble, such as ...

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    1-11 Gettin g Start ed Setting Up the Ana ly ze r Step 3. Apply Power to Instrument Press the power switch at the l ower left-h and corner of t he fr ont pa nel. After a short initia lizati on perio d, the d isplay w ill loo k similar to the pic ture o n this page. Allow th e in strument to war m up for at le ast 1 hour. Step 4. Clean Connectors an ...

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    1-12 Gettin g Star ted Sett in g Up the A na lyzer by pres si ng the fr on t panel Aut o Alig n bu tton. T his will en su re opti m al ampl i- tude accuracy, and can correct for any mis-alignment caused by the instrume nt shipme nt. T o lear n more abou t thi s or any A gilen t T echno logi es prod uct, visit our w eb site a t ht t p: //www .agilen ...

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    1-13 Gettin g Start ed Makin g a Measur ement Making a Me asurement This procedur e will introduce you to the Agilent 86140B se ri e s optical spec- trum analyzer front panel cont rols. By following thi s proced ure you will do the follo wing: • Perform an auto alignment • Perform a peak search • Use a delta ma rker • Print the di spl ay Re ...

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    1-14 Gettin g Star ted Maki n g a Me asureme nt T o perform an Aut o Align For maximum am plitude accur acy , perform an automatic alig nment when ever the optic al spe ctrum anal yzer ha s been mo ved, sub jected to large te mperature chan ge s, or fol lowin g warm - up. Se e “ Auto Align ” on page 3-10 fo r m ore inf or- mation. 1 Connec t a ...

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    1-15 Gettin g Start ed Makin g a Measur ement T o zoom i n on the signal Press t he S pan softk ey and t hen use the kn ob, st ep keys , or nu meric keypad to zoom in on the signal . Using the delta marker The o ptica l spect r um analyzer has four t ypes o f mark ers; n ormal ma rkers , bandwi dth m arke rs, delta mar kers and no ise marke rs. T h ...

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    1-16 Gettin g Star ted Maki n g a Me asureme nt Printin g the dis play 10 Press t he Print ke y to p rint a cop y of t he disp lay. The o utput will be se nt to t he internal or extern al prin te r, depend ing on the pri n t er sele cte d. ...

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    1-17 Gettin g Start ed The Menu Bar The Menu Bar The Me nu bar inc ludes the File , Measu re, Ap plicat ion, a nd Opti ons drop -do wn menus. Each menu selection includes a descriptive label. (Actio n) Indi cate s the select ion wi ll perfor m an ac tion such a s maki ng a m easur ement or pr inti ng the disp lay . (Pan el) Indi cates the se lec t ...

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    1-18 Gettin g Star ted The So f tkey Pan els The Softkey P anels Y ou can access the soft key pane l s using ei the r th e front-panel key s or the menu b ar . This se ction inclu des b rief d escri ption s of th e fol lowin g me nus. Se e Chapter 3, “ Func tion Refere nce ” for additi onal inform ation on e ach of th e OSA fun cti ons. The Amp ...

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    1-19 Gettin g Start ed The Softke y Pan els The Amplitude Menus Y ou can access t he Ampl itude soft keys usi ng the fr ont-panel Amplitude key or the Measur e m e nu Ampli tud e select ion on the menu b ar . ...

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    1-20 Gettin g Star ted The So f tkey Pan els The Applications Menus Y ou can access t he Appli cations (Appl ’ s ) so ftkeys by us ing the front- panel Appl ’ s key or th e Appli cations m enu Launc h an Inst alled Ap plicat ion secti on on the menu bar. For a comple te descri ption of th e appl i cations, re fer to the Ag i- lent 86140B Seri e ...

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    1-21 Gettin g Start ed The Softke y Pan els ...

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    1-22 Gettin g Star ted The So f tkey Pan els The Bandwidth/Sweep Menus Y ou can access t he Bandwidth /Sweep soft keys by usi ng the fr ont-panel Band- width/Sweep ke y or t he Me asure me nu Bandwid th/Swe ep select ion o n the menu ba r . ...

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    1-23 Gettin g Start ed The Softke y Pan els The Markers Menus Y ou can access t he Markers softkeys by using the front-pan el Ma rke rs ke y or the Measur e m e nu Marker s se l ection on the menu bar . ...

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    1-24 Gettin g Star ted The So f tkey Pan els The Save/Re call Menus Y ou can access the Save/ Recal l softke y s and s et up pane l s by using the drop - down Fi le menu Save/ Recall select ion or the f ront-pane l Save/Recall key . U se these fun ctions to save, recall and print t he measurement results . ...

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    1-25 Gettin g Start ed The Softke y Pan els The Systems Menus Y ou can access the Syst em softkeys by us ing the front-pa nel System k ey o r the Options menu System sel ection on the menu bar . ...

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    1-26 Gettin g Star ted The So f tkey Pan els The Systems M enus, continued.... ...

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    1-27 Gettin g Start ed The Softke y Pan els The Traces Menus Y ou can access t he T races s oftkeys by using th e front-pa nel T r aces key or the Measure menu T races selectio n on the menu bar . ...

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    1-28 Gettin g Star ted The So f tkey Pan els The Wavelength Menus Y ou can access t he W avelength softkeys by using the fro nt-panel Wavelength key or the M e a su re menu Wavelength sel ec tion o n the menu ba r . ...

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    1-29 Gettin g Start ed Laser Safet y Co ns id era tio ns Laser Safety Considerations NOTE Refe r to the T unable Laser Module s User’ s Guide for com pl et e las e r safety infor matio n. Lase r Safe ty Lase r radi a ti on in the ul tr aviolet an d far infra re d parts of th e sp ectrum ca n cause damag e pr imaril y to the corne a an d lens of t ...

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    1-30 Gettin g Star ted Prod uc t Option s and Accesso r ies Product Options and Accessories Options Agilent 86 140B , 86141B, 86142B, 861 46B Benc htop Agilen t 86143 B, 8614 4B, 86145B Port able Instrument S ystem Opti ons Current Sou rce White Lig ht Sour ce Built-in 1310 & 1550 n m EELED Source Built-in 1550 n m EELED S ource Wavele ngt h Ca ...

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    1-31 Gettin g Start ed Produ ct O ption s and A cces sorie s Table 1-3. Ac cessories Option Descr i ptio n Produ ct Number Ite m Quantity Connec tor Accesso ries 011 HP/HMS-10 Conn ector Ada pter HMS-10 Dust Cap 08154- 61701 1401-0 291 3 3 012 FC/PC C onne ctor Adapte r FC/PC Dust Cap Angled to Fl at , FC/PC Adapt er 08154- 61702 1401-0 291 1250-3 ...

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    1-32 Gettin g Star ted Prod uc t Option s and Accesso r ies Table 1- 4. Availab le Fiber Siz es Table 1-5. Addition al Parts and Accessor ies Model Number Optical Input O pt io n 002 a (White Li ght Source ) Option 004 a (1310/1550 EELED) Option 005 a (1550 EELED) Option 006 (Calibra tor) Photo- diode Input Mono Output 1 86143B Opt 02 5 9 µ m 50 ? ...

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    1-33 Gettin g Start ed Produ ct O ption s and A cces sorie s Front Panel Fiber-Opti c Adapters Front Pan el Fiber-Optic Adapter Descriptio n Agilent Part Number Diamond HMS- 10 08154-617 01 FC/PC a a. The F C/PC i s the defau lt fro nt-pan el optical connector . 08154-617 02 SC 08154-617 08 DIN 08154-617 03 ST 08154-617 04 Biconic 081 54-61705 ...

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    1-34 Gettin g Star ted Prod uc t Option s and Accesso r ies ...

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    2 Setting Up M easureme nts 2-2 Calibr ating W aveleng th Mea sure ments 2-14 Saving , R e call in g, and Ma na g ing Fi le s 2-19 Analyzing Measurement Da ta 2-27 Analyzer O perating Modes 2-30 Using the Instrument ...

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    2-2 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Setting Up Measure ments Setting U p Measurem ents This se ction conta in s th e following in f o rmat io n that wi ll help you set u p a wavelength me asurement: • Adju sting S etup Cond ition s • Opera t in g the Internal Wh it e Lig ht Sour c e • Aver ag in g Tr aces • Setting V ideo Bandwidth • Using Sp ...

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    2-3 Using the In strument Setti ng Up Measur emen ts Adjust ing Setup Condition s Setup p anels allow y ou to adjust setu p conditi ons whic h a re not freque ntly changed. Refer to “ Pres et ” on page 3-65 . Using the softkeys Arrows al low you to navi g ate from fiel d to fiel d in the di alog box. The high - light ed paramet er can be change ...

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    2-4 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Setting Up Measure ments Operating the Interna l White Li ght Source For Option 002 only Option 002 provi des a bui lt-in white light s ource wh ich is a s table, bro adband light source for sw ept-wavel e ng th st imulus respon se testi ng from 900 nm to 1700 nm. The li gh t sou rce is ideal to pe rfo rm stimul us- r ...

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    2-5 Using the In strument Setti ng Up Measur emen ts 1 Connect the Ligh t Source Outp ut to the Mo nochroma tor Inpu t using the sho rt 62.5/125 µ m fibe r . The s ta nd ard conn ect o r i n te rfa ce is FC /P C. log A B -- - èø æö log A log B – () = ...

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    2-6 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Setting Up Measure ments Averagi ng Tra ces T race a ve rag ing improves yo ur measure ment repeata bil ity by smoothi ng out noise. For mea su rem en ts inv o l ving sl ow pol a ri z a ti on sc ra m b ling , us ing vid eo filter ing to im p rove rep eata b ilit y w i ll requi re a ve ry na rr ow vid eo bandw idth (le ...

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    2-7 Using the In strument Setti ng Up Measur emen ts Setting Video Bandwidth Video bandwid th fi ltering occur s after the de tection of the li ght. In the auto coupled m ode , the video bandwid th has an extre m e ly wide rang e . This allo ws the i n strument to av oid unnec essar y filt ering that would re duce the sweep speed more than r equire ...

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    2-8 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Setting Up Measure ments vide o bandwidt h an d sens itivi ty , it is re commended t hat e ither the s ensitivit y or the video bandwidth be changed, whichever is the most import ant to the measurem e nt task bei ng perf ormed. T o re duce noise, y ou can se lect a narrower video ba ndwidth to im prove repeatabi lity ...

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    2-9 Using the In strument Setti ng Up Measur emen ts Setting the Sensit ivity Sett ing sen sitivit y requests the lowest amplitude signal that can be measured relat ive to the hi ghe s t ampli tu de sig na l displa yed. I t is de fi ne d as the si gn al that is si x times the RMS noise. The mi nimu m settin g is – 100 dB. An error will be repo rt ...

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    2-10 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Setting Up Measure ments Triggeri ng a Measureme nt T rig gerin g a meas ure ment sy nch ron izes the st art o f t he s weep to an int ern ally gener a ted tr igger signal . Internal tr igg ering ensure s c on t inuously trig gered sweep s with the shorte st delay between swee ps. Refer to “ T r igge r Mo de, Inter ...

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    2-11 Using the In strument Setti ng Up Measur emen ts The d ispl ay wil l have at le ast one d ata sa mple m arke d as valid (high leve l) p er trace point . Or else you can us e the Max Hol d fun ction to com pl e te a trace over se v e ral sw ee ps . Mu lt iple swee ps fil l th e gaps b ecau se the hig h a nd lo w levels of t he g ating signal oc ...

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    2-12 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Setting Up Measure ments Moving the Active Function Area The ac tive funct ion ar ea on t he dis play c an be moved t o eigh t dif feren t loca- tions . Th is allo ws you to pl a c e th e acti v e ar ea in a locati on th at wil l not int er- fere with the tr ace infor mation. Refer to “ Active Fun ction Ar ea A ssi ...

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    2-13 Using the In strument Setti ng Up Measur emen ts Indicating an Update is Needed This featu re al erts y ou t o ta ke a swee p afte r ch angi ng an y sw eep re lated parame t ers when the analyzer is not in swe ep mode. For exa m p l e, if you change the resoluti on b andwidt h, the new resol u t ion bandwid th is dis p l a ye d on the bo tto m ...

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    2-14 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Calibra ting Wave length Meas urements Calibrating W avelength Measurements Environmental variati ons such as air pressure, tempe rature, and humidity can affec t the index of re fractio n of a ir in the mo nochr omator of t he opti cal spec- trum a nalyz er (OS A). T his s ection discu sses c alibra tion m etho ds t ...

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    2-15 Using the In strument Cali br ati ng Waveleng th Mea sure m en ts Internal Wa velength Calibrati on The optional inte rn al calibrator (1513 to 1540 nm) prov ides a convenie nt method for increa sing wavelen gt h accuracy whe n used with an internal Enhanced W aveleng th Cal ibrat ion (EWC) proce ss. The wave leng th accur a cy of the OSA will ...

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    2-16 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Calibra ting Wave length Meas urements External Si ngle Wavel ength Calibratio n Using an exter nal sin gle-point ca librati on source a llows t he cal ibratio n to be done at a specific w avel ength. This sing le wav elengt h user ca libra tion can be repeated as oft en as necessary to correct for en vironme ntal va ...

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    2-17 Using the In strument Cali br ati ng Waveleng th Mea sure m en ts External Multipoint W avelength Calibr ation An ex ternal mult ipoin t w avele ngth ca librat ion can b e per forme d ove r any specified wavel en gth rang e , up to and incl udi ng the full wave leng th ran ge of the OSA (600 nm to 170 0 nm). Narrow measur ement spans c an be c ...

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    2-18 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Calibra ting Wave length Meas urements W avele ngth Cal S etup and ch oosing the Of fset opti on befo re runni ng the s ingle poin t cali bratio n. T o insur e this offset process ha s provi ded suffic ient a ccurac y , the waveleng th reading s of the multi-wavelength meter and the OSA should be compar ed to ve rify ...

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    2-19 Using the In strument Savin g, Reca lling, a n d Managing F iles Saving, Recalling, an d Managing Files The func t ions and method s a v a ilab le for saving, rec a ll ing, and managin g f iles that contai n measureme nt setups and res ults are as follows: • Adding a Title to th e Dis pla y • Backing Up o r Restorin g the Int er nal Memory ...

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    2-20 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Saving , Rec al l ing, an d Manag ing File s Backing Up or Restoring the Internal Memory 1 Press th e f r ont- panel Save/ Recal l key. 2 Press th e Backu p /Restore Menu.... soft key. Note The auto span val ue will not be saved with the measurement . Refer to “ Backup Inte rnal Memory ” o n p age 3- 15 . Soft ke ...

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    2-21 Using the In strument Savin g, Reca lling, a n d Managing F iles Save w ill o verwri te any c urrently e xisting Fa st Sav e file. Note The aut o span valu e will not be save d w it h the meas u re ment. Saving Measurement and T race Data 1 Pres s th e front-pa n el Save/R ecall key. 2 Press the Save M enu.... softkey. 3 The Sa ve Setup panel ...

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    2-22 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Saving , Rec al l ing, an d Manag ing File s Save T rac es Selects the traces to be saved. Save Graphics All ows you to sav e g rap hic data in one o f t wo fo rmats. Thes e se lections are valid on l y when sa vin g to the fl opp y dr iv e . CGM ( Computer Graphics Metafile fo rmat) is a vector graph ics format that ...

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    2-23 Using the In strument Savin g, Reca lling, a n d Managing F iles Entering a Filename Using the Arrow Keys • Use the fro nt-p anel st ep keys ( Ý and ß ) and the ar row so ftkeys ( → and ← ) to high li ght eac h lette r o f th e file na m e . • When the de sire d le tt er or funct ion is selec ted , pres s the Sel ect soft ke y. • S ...

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    2-24 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Saving , Rec al l ing, an d Manag ing File s Recalling Mea surement a nd Trace Da ta Y ou ca n reca ll measure ment a nd tr ace data u sing the follo wing m ethod s: • Fast Measure ment Recall Mode • Recall Set up Panel Mod e Refer to “ Reca ll (Re call Setup Panel ) ” on page 3-67 . Recal lin g Data in Fa st ...

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    2-25 Using the In strument Savin g, Reca lling, a n d Managing F iles Recall From Selec ts whet her to rec all f rom a f loppy disk or f rom in ternal memory . 4 When you ar e sa tisfied wit h your select ion s, pres s the Choose F ile to Recall softk ey. The Cata log se tup panel opens . The Catalog setup panel 5 Use the arro w keys or Prev File , ...

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    2-26 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Saving , Rec al l ing, an d Manag ing File s File Sharing an d Printing over a Networ k This functi on uses the LA N to print to ne twor k print er s and st ore, recall or delete da ta on re m ote hard drives . The da t a can th e n to be acces se d and shar ed amon g the user s an d prin ted o n des ignat ed pr inte ...

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    2-27 Using the In strument Anal yzi ng Mea su reme nt Da ta Analyzing Measurement Data This sectio n provides advi ce and inf ormation on t he following an alyzer func- tions that allow y ou to analyze the me as ure d amplit ude w avel e ngth data. • Tips fo r Using Traces and M arkers • Measuring the Delta between Traces • Using Tr a c e Mat ...

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    2-28 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Analy zing Me asureme nt Dat a (2-1) 0.206 nm, -0.002 dB. The color of th e annotati on de notes dif feren t char acte ristic s of the m ark ers: • White anno tation denot es the stat us of th e currentl y acti ve marker. • Green annot a ti on de notes the status of all curr ently use d m ark ers. • Red annota ...

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    2-29 Using the In strument Anal yzi ng Mea su reme nt Da ta Using Trace Ma th to Measure Wavele ngth Drift 1 From t he fro nt panel, press Tr aces > Active Trace > TrA . 2 Press Single Swee p , Bandwidt h Swe ep , Sing le Swee p to update Trace A then p r ess Trac es , Update A off . 3 Press Active Trace > TrB . 4 Press S weep > Repe at ...

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    2-30 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Analy zer Op erat ing Mo de s Analyzer Operating Modes This sectio n dis cusse s the follow ing analyz er m odes that you ca n use in spe- cific measurement applicati ons . • Filter Mode (For Agilent 86144B/8 6146B only) • Filter Mode (For Agilent 86141B onl y ) • Time Reso lved Chirp Filter Mode For Agilent 86 ...

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    2-31 Using the In strument Analy zer Op erat ing Mo de s When the a n al yzer enter s the filte r m o de , th e swee p stops w i th the ana l yzer filter tuned to the cen te r wavele ng th. (If a marker is on, the analy ze r filte r is tune d to the marker wav e length.) The las t trace remain s di splayed to sho w the input spectr um befo re the f ...

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    2-32 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Analy zer Op erat ing Mo de s Table 2-6. Diffe rences Between Agilent 86141B and 86144B/86146B 86141B U niq ue Op eratio n ( Interna l 50 µ m Fiber S wi tch) Filter mode i ni tializa t ion: • Previou s sett ings are l ost • A sing le swe ep is t aken Markers used: • The marker is se t to the re ference level F ...

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    2-33 Using the In strument Analy zer Op erat ing Mo de s Accessing the filter mode (for 8614 4B/86146B only) Note Filte r m ode wil l no t funct ion in zer o sp a n . The fi lte r mod e selec ti on wi ll be shad ed ou t. The current state befor e en te ring filt er mode will not be sa v ed . A sweep wi ll not be taken . Th e reference lev el will n ...

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    2-34 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Analy zer Op erat ing Mo de s The dat a retur ned by the alig nmen t is sto red for bo th the ex terna l (9 µ m) a nd the inter n al (50 µ m ) pa t h. W ith the da t a stor ed for both pa t hs, the alignme nt for the i nternal path is improved due to the incr eased re solut ion bandw idth o f the exte rn al pat h . ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 75

    2-35 Using the In strument Analy zer Op erat ing Mo de s Note If the file save d in filter mod e is r eca lled i nto an i nstru ment w ith f irmw are revi sion B.04. 02, a critic al error occ urs, ind icating a gra ting posit ioning fa ilure. Restart the instrum en t to clear th e er ror and the n cont inue maki ng measurem ents. Filter Mode For Ag ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 76

    2-36 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Analy zer Op erat ing Mo de s The li gh t is o utp ut f rom th e op ti cal s pe ctr um a nal yzer ’ s front pane l monoch ro- mator o ut put connecto r . This li gh t is a filter ed (by the resolut ion bandwidth ) and attenuate d (b y the m o noch romator lo ss) light inpu t to the front pane l monochrom a t or inp ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 77

    2-37 Using the In strument Analy zer Op erat ing Mo de s Time Resolv ed Chirp For Agilent 86146B opti on TRC onl y The Agi lent 861 46B , wi th the filt er mod e capab i lity , will measu re sid e m o de suppres sion ratio (SM SR), wavelength , and power . W ith the addi ti on of an Agilent 861 00 Infi ni um Di g ital Communi cati ons Anal y zer (D ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 78

    2-38 Usi n g t h e In strume nt Analy zer Op erat ing Mo de s ...

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    3 Function Reference ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 80

    3-2 Function Reference Func tion Ref e rence Function Reference This ch a pte r is an a lph abeti cal ref eren ce of fr on t pa n el key s, so f tkeys , and setup p anel p aram eters . It is desi gned fo r qu ick in format ion a cces s. For exam- ple, du r ing an operatio n you may find a key wh os e function is un fam i liar to you. Note the key n ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 81

    3-3 Function Refere nce Active Ma rke r Active Mar ker Acces ses the m enu that al low s yo u to sele ct an ac ti ve mark er . Sel ectin g a marker always pl aces th at marker o n the cent er wavelen gth o f the activ e trace. Up to fo ur mark ers can be sim ultane ously displ ayed. If mult iple mar ker s are displayed, the ac tive marke r app ear ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 82

    3-4 Function Reference Adv Se rvice F unctio ns Adv Servic e Functions Access es the fo llowi ng func tion s: • Grat in g Orde r • More Adv Serv ice M enu • Waveleng th Limi t • Zero No w Key Path System > More Syste m Functi ons > Se rvice Me nu > Adv Ser vice Fu nctions Advanced Line Mkr Functions Access es the fo llowi ng func t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 83

    3-5 Function Refere nce All Off All Off T urns all the active marke rs off. Note If filt er m ode is o n, this func tion is not ava ilabl e. Key Path Mark ers > Acti ve M arke r > A ll Of f Remo te Commands CALCulate[1|2 |3|4|5|6]: MARKer[1|2| 3|4]:AOFF Amplitude Acce sses t he men u of keys that allo w you to c ontro l the ins trumen t ’ s ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 84

    3-6 Function Reference Ampl i tude Se tup Amplitude Setup Access es the Amp litude S etup pane l that allows you to sp ecify a mplitu de rel ated func tions: • amplitude co rrection mode • amplitude co rrection sel • amplit ude uni ts • auto chop mode • auto r angin g • auto zero • power calibra tion • refere nce level positi on • ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 85

    3-7 Function Refere nce Amplitude Setup Setup P ane l Sele ctio ns Reference Leve l Position The v alue sel ected for t he Ref erence Le vel Pos ition deter mines t he po sition of the ref er ence level on th e gr aticule. Set t ing th is value t o zer o di v is ions places the refe re nce leve l on the very bo tto m o f th e grid . Setti ng the re ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 86

    3-8 Function Reference Ampl i tude Se tup Note T urni ng Aut o Zero o ff a llows t he ins trumen t to s weep fas ter , but res ults in le ss accuracy on low level signals. The op tica l spect rum analyze r perf orms a more comple te zeroing when the ins t rumen t is first turned on. Y ou can ru n this more comple te routine any ti me by pressing th ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 87

    3-9 Function Refere nce Amplitud e Units (Amp litude S etup Pa nel) When AMPCOR is turned on, t he corr ection po ints ar e applied a cross the active measure ment range and added t o all measure ment results. Between point s, the cor recti on valu es are in terpo lated l inear ly or log arithmi cally . When measu ri ng at wavelen gths outsid e the ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 88

    3-10 Function Reference Auto Al ign Auto Alig n Pressin g the auto align butt on on the fron t pane l of th e i nst rument performs an auto m a tic alignm ent of th e inst rument us ing th e large s t signa l found in a full span s weep. This alig ns th e outpu t of t h e monochr omator with the p hoto- detect or for impr oved a m pl itude acc u ra ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 89

    3-11 Function Refere nce Auto A lign & Add t o T rajectory Auto Align & Add to Trajecto ry Allows alignment at several wavelengths , ensuring amplitude accuracy of your measur ements . Befo re in itiati ng the ali gnment , conn ec t a broad ba nd ligh t source to the fron t-panel inpu t connector . (Y ou may add and/or update the existi ng ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 90

    3-12 Function Reference Auto M eas broa dband or n arrowba nd light s ource. If there is in suffic ient sign al power , the automatic measure ment will not be performed, and a w arning message will be repo rt ed. This autom atic measure men t routine is nor m a ll y the best way to adjus t sensi ti vity w hi le ma in tain in g the fa s test sw eep ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 91

    3-13 Function Refere nce Auto Ra nging (Amplitude S etup Panel) Note None of the A utomeas ure Set up para meters are affe cted by t he f ront-panel Preset key . They ar e not saved as part o f the measure ment setup. Key Path Auto Meas Rela ted Fun ction s Auto Alig n Remo te Commands DISPlay[ :WIN Dow[1 ]]:T RACe: ALL[ :SCAL e][:A UTO] DISPla y[: ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 92

    3-14 Function Reference Auto Z ero (Amplit ude Se tup Pan el) Auto Zero (Amplit ude Setup Panel) T urn s A ut o Ze r o o n a nd o ff . A ut o Ze ro o n en a b le s th e in t er n a l a m pl i fi e rs t o b e zeroed betw een swee ps. In th is mode, the instr ument c ompensa tes f or te m- perat ure-re lated curre nt dr ift betwee n eac h sw eep. Alt ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 93

    3-15 Function Refere nce Backup Intern al Memory Key Path Trac es > Av er agi n g Remo te Commands CALCulate[1|2|3| 4|5|6]:AVERage :COUNt CALCulate[ 1|2|3|4| 5|6]:AVERage :STATe Backup Internal Memory Allow s yo u to ma ke a co mple te ba ckup o f use r mem ory on to a flopp y disk. All user files (measureme nt, trace , and s p ecificatio n set ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 94

    3-16 Function Reference Bandwi dth M ark er In terp olati on (M arker Setu p P anel) Bandwidth Mar ker Interpol ation (Marker Setup Pan e l) T urn s the ba n dwi dth marker inter polati on on or of f. Wh en o n, th e bandw i dth marker s w ill be plac e d at the exact numbe r of dB (NDB) from the nor m a l marke r, if within the tr ace ra nge. Th e ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 95

    3-17 Function Refere nce BW Mark er Units (M arker Setup Panel) BW Marker Units (Marker Setup Panel) Sets the bandwidt h ma rke r X-axis readout for fre quency or wavele ng th whe n the in strument i s in a non-ze ro span. The availab le selectio ns are nm, µ m, Ang, GHz, and THz. T he defau lt un it is nm (nano meters ). Th is se tting co ntrols ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 96

    3-18 Function Reference Calibrator Mu lti- Pt Align Calib rator M ult i-Pt Al ign Adju sts t he me chan ical p ositi on of the inst rument ’ s internal optical compo- nents ensur ing amplitu de accuracy of you r measurem e nts . Before ini ti ati ng the alignm ent, con nect th e intern al calibra tor to the front-pan el input connec- tor . Refer ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 97

    3-19 Function Refere nce Center Wa velength St ep Siz e (Wa velength Setu p Panel) Rela ted Fun ction s Star t WL, Stop WL, Span Remo te Commands SENSe:WA Velen gth:C ENTe r Center Wav eleng th Step Size (Wav elength Se tup Panel ) Specifi es th e cent er wav elen gth ste p size . This is us ed fo r incr ementi ng cent er wavelength using th e ↑ ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 98

    3-20 Function Reference Curre nt Sour ce Se tup Current Sour ce Setup Accesses t he Curr ent Source Setu p panel th at allows y ou to tu rn on or off the current source, set th e cur rent l imit, enable pulse w idth, duty r atio, an d sy n- chronize th e ADC sync outp ut. Refer to “ Opera t in g the Int erna l W hi te Ligh t Source ” on page 2- ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 99

    3-21 Function Refere nce Default Math T race F Default Math Trace F Defin es the math expres sion to be used an d tur n s the math opera t io n on: F=C LOG -D. The r esult is plac ed in T race F . The math opera ti o n is pe rformed in linear un its. See “ U s ing T race M a th to Meas ure W avele ngth Dr ift ” on page 2-29 . Key Path Traces &g ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 100

    3-22 Function Reference Delta Mark er On/Off Delta Marker O n/Off This to gg l e functi on fixe s the pos itio n of the ref eren ce mark e r a n d activa t es the de lta marker . This mea sures the d ifferen ce between the acti ve (referenc e) marker and the delta m arker . The fron t kn ob, st ep keys, o r keyp ad can be used to move the delta mar ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 101

    3-23 Function Refere nce Disp lay Mod e Display Mode Access es th e choice of log (logar ithmic) or lin (lin ear) da ta dis play . Key Path Ampl it u de > Display mo de Remo te Commands DISPlay: WINDow: TRACe:Y: SCALe: SPACing L INear| LOGarit hmic Display Setup Accesses the di splay s etup panel selecti ons which include : • active function a ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 102

    3-24 Function Reference Disp lay Set up Ti t l e T urns the title ON or OFF on t he di splay . Active Fun ction Area A ssist Automa ticall y sets the A ctive Fu ncti on Area (when functi on is turn ed on) t o the f irst or top s oftk ey . For e xample, wh en you pres s the fro nt-pa nel Ba nd- width/Sweep key , th e Act ive Function Area Ass is t f ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 103

    3-25 Function Refere nce Exchan ge M enu Exchange Menu Acces ses the tra c e ex cha n ge se lecti ons w hi ch includ e: • A Exch a ng e B • B Exchange C • C Exchange A • D Exchange A • E Exch a ng e A • F Exchange A Exch anges the X- and Y -axis data of the tw o traces . The trace p airs that can be exchanged are T race A with any trace ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 104

    3-26 Function Reference Fast M eas Rec all Fast Meas Recall Accesses the fast measure recal l functi on that re call s th e measur ement s tate previo usly s aved as FASTSAVE.da t in the in ternal memory by the Fast Mea- sure S ave functi on. Refer to “ Reca l ling Da ta i n Fas t Mea s R ec all M ode ” on page 2-24 Key Path Save/Reca l l > ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 105

    3-27 Function Refere nce File S hares When Ma nu al is selected , pressi ng the Choose File to Save softkey w ill acce ss the Fi lename Men u set up panel. Use the fron t panel step k eys, knob , or arrow softk eys to high light and then select each letter in the fil ename. File names can also be s et wi th an e xternal k eyboa rd, Refer t o “ En ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 106

    3-28 Function Reference Filter Ma rker Tune Filter Marker Tune For Agilent 8614 4B/86146B Filter Mode on ly . T unes the wavele ng th of the preselector . During the pre selector in st rume nt mode, the i n strument a cts as an o ptica l filt er at a fixe d waveleng th. Altho ugh the instr ume nt is not swee ping th e di sp laye d input ra n ge, th ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 107

    3-29 Function Refere nce Fi lter Mode Filter Mode For Agilent 8614 1B only Access es the fi lter mod e function . Refer to “ Filter Mode ” on page 2-30 Key Path Appl ’ s > Measuremen t Mode s > Filter Mode Remo te Commands INSTrument: SELect “ FIL TER ” Filter Mode For the Agile nt 86144B/8614 6B Filter Mode only . The filt er mod e ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 108

    3-30 Function Reference Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade The instr ument will resta rt into a util ity to upgr ade the i nstru men t fir mware . For upgr ade instructio ns, or to order a firmware up grade k it, visit or web site at http://www.agilent.com/cm/rdmfg/osa/downloads/ 8614xafirmware.shtml . Key Path System > M ore S yste m Fun ctions ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 109

    3-31 Function Refere nce GPIB Addre ss GPIB Addr ess Acces se s the GP IB ad dre ss in fo rm a t ion. T o chan ge the a ddr ess, use the numer ic a l en try keys, step ke ys, or knob to ente r the new GP IB a dd r ess infor- mation . If changes are ma d e, p r ess the Select softke y . Press th e De faults soft - key to r eset the a ddres s to the ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 110

    3-32 Function Reference Hold A .. .F No ne Min Max (tra ce) Hold A...F None Min Max (tr ace) Hold Max compa res the c urre nt amp litud e v alue of e ach po int o n th e acti ve trace in th e curre nt swee p to the corre spo nding poi nt detecte d during the previo us sweep, then d ispla ys the ma ximum v alue . Hold Min co mpare s the curr ent am ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 111

    3-33 Function Refere nce Light So urce Light Source T urns the desire d ligh t so u rce on o r off. The num b er and typ e of sourc es dis - played depe nds on the opti ons installe d. Refer to “ Ope ra tin g th e Inter nal Whit e Light Source ” on page 2-4 Key Path System > O ption s > Li ght S ource Rela ted Fun ction s Cur rent S ource ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 112

    3-34 Function Reference Lin Mat h C= A –B Lin Math C=A – B Subtra cts T race B from T race A point b y point, th en stor es the results in T race C in linear units. If T race A is i n View On mode, th is funct ion is conti nuous and occur s e very sw eep. Result s of the su b t r acti on a re refer e nced to 0 dB . Th is ofte n re quires a refe ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 113

    3-35 Function Refere nce Log M a t h C=A – B Remo te Commands GPIB GoTo Local Command Log Math C=A – B Subtrac ts T race B from T r ace A po int by po int, then stores the resul ts in T race C in loga r ithm ic un its. If T ra ce A is in View O n mo de, this fun cti on is conti nu - ous and o ccurs ev ery swe ep. Res ults of the subt ract ion a ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 114

    3-36 Function Reference Log Math F=C – D Log Math F=C – D Subt racts T race D from T race C poi nt by point, th en store s the result s in T rac e F in loga r ithm ic un its. If T race C is in View On m ode , this fu ncti on is c ont inu- ous and o ccurs ev ery swe ep. Res ults of the subt ract ion ar e refere nced to 0 dB . This often re quir ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 115

    3-37 Function Refere nce Marke r BW Marker BW Meas ur es the pa s sband of t h e signal. T o ente r the ban dwidth amp l itude of the bandw id th markers, make a select ion from the sof tk e ys ( – 3 dB, – 6 d B , – 10 dB, and – 20 dB) or use th e kno b, step keys , or numer ic keys . Ma r ker ba n dwidth inform atio n is dis pla ye d a t t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 116

    3-38 Function Reference Marker S earch Me nu Mark er Sear ch Menu Accesses the fol low ing marke r pe ak and pi t se arch funct ion s: • peak or pit search mode • peak or pit search • nex t pe ak down, left or right • next p it up , le ft or rig ht • active marker s The a ctive markers ca n also be turned on or off from this menu, which a ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 117

    3-39 Function Refere nce Marke r S et up Marker Setup Accesses a menu that allows you to make change s to defaul t marke r s ett in gs. From the se tup panel yo u can mak e chan ges to : • Bandwidth/M arker Inter pol ati on On|Off • BW Mar ker Un its • Delta M a rk er Un its • Mark er Sea rch Thre shold Valu e • Noise Mar ker Refere nce B ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 118

    3-40 Function Reference Marker S etup Setup P ane l Sele ctio ns Normal Marker Units Sets the X- axis immediat ely di splayed mar ker in format ion fo r fre quency o r wavelength when the inst rument is in a non-zero span. This sett ing controls only the n ormal marker X-axis an d the delta reference immediately disp layed informat ion. T his setti ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 119

    3-41 Function Refere nce Marke r S et up Peak Excursion Determ i nes (in dB) wh ic h side mo de s a re includ ed in the me a s uremen ts. T o be acc epted , each trace peak must rise, a nd t hen fa ll, b y at l east the p eak excursion value about a given spec tral compone nt . The default val ue is 3 dB. Setting the value too hi gh may re sul t in ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 120

    3-42 Function Reference Marker S etup Changing t he pit exc urs i on . T he p it sea rche s ma y not reco gniz e val id s ig- nals near t he noise floor when t he pit exc ursi o n defini tion is l ess than 3 dB. Thus , bef ore p erfor ming p it searches on signa ls near the no ise floor , re duce the p it exc ursio n val ue. Howev er , red u cing t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 121

    3-43 Function Refere nce Marker to Ce nte r • Manua l: Uses a user s pecified f ix of fset from th e cen ter mar ker. Th e de fault value is 0.4 nm and the step siz e is 0. 2 nm when usin g the step k eys. T his field is inactiv e when set to Au to or Pi t. Key Path Markers > Marke r Se tu p Marker to Center Changes the cent er wavelength to t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 122

    3-44 Function Reference Markers Marker Tune For Agilent 8614 1B only T unes the wavele ng th of the preselector . During the pre selector in st rume nt mode, the i n strument a cts as an o ptica l filt er at a fixe d waveleng th. The o ut- put is ava ilable at th e front pa nel M onochro mator c onne ctor . Althou gh the instr um ent is no t sw eep ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 123

    3-45 Function Refere nce More Ma rke r Fu nc tio ns Measurement Mode For Agilent 8614 1B/86144B/86146B only Accesses fi lte r mode and po wer meter mo de . Key Path Appl ’ s > Meas ure m e nt Mod es Rela ted Fun ction s Filter mod e, Power Meter mod e Remo te Commands INSTrument: NSELect INSTrum ent:SE Lect More Marker Functions Access es th e ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 124

    3-46 Function Reference Move Ac tive Are a Move Active Ar ea Moves the acti v e fu ncti on ar ea to o n e of eig ht on-s creen lo ca t ion s. T o chan g e the active fu nction area lo cation, pre ss the Move Ac tiv e Area softk ey until you are satisf ied with the pos ition . Key Path System > Move A ctive Ar ea Move Power Display Ar ea For Agil ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 125

    3-47 Function Refere nce New GP I B Addr ess (R emo te Se t up Pan el ) New GPIB Address (Remot e Setup Panel) Allows you to e nter a new GPIB add ress. T o chan ge the address, use t he numer ic e ntry k eys, s tep keys , o r kno b. Pr ess the D ef ault s so ftkey to res et t he address to the factory pre se t de fault, 23. Key Path System > Mo ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 126

    3-48 Function Reference Next Peak R ight → Next Peak Right → Places t h e marke r on th e n ext peak lo c a te d at a higher X-axis value (usu ally wavelength ) than the curr ent marker posit ion . This peak must meet the pe ak excur sion an d thr eshol d crit eria. If the s pecif ied mar ker is off, i t will be turn ed on an d placed a t th e ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 127

    3-49 Function Refere nce Next Pi t Up ↑ Next Pit Up ↑ Places the activ e marke r on the next lo west pit fr om the cu rrent ma rker amplit ude . Th is pit mus t m ee t the pit excur sion and th re sho ld criteri a. If the spec ified marker is o ff, it w ill be t urned on a nd pla ced at the center wa ve- length . The se a rc h for the ne xt min ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 128

    3-50 Function Reference Normal/Del ta Marker Interpolatio n (Ma rker Setup Panel) Normal/ Delta Marker Interpolat ion (Marker Set up Panel) T urns th e norm al/de lta ma rker inter polation on or of f. Wh en on, th e nor mal/ delta marke rs will be placed at the e xact w avelen gth or frequ ency valu e sel ec te d if it is wi th i n the trace range ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 129

    3-51 Function Refere nce OSNR Mar ker OSNR Marker Indi c ates the sign a l qu al ity based on the sign a l st rength and no is e level. T urn- ing on th e OSNR m arker will dis pla y fo ur m a rk e rs: an ac t ive mar ker , a ce nt er marker , and two no is e markers. T o adjus t the active mark er to th e des ir ed measu rement location , use the ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 130

    3-52 Function Reference OSNR Marke r OSNR = Interpolat in g Noise T o accur ately measure noi se, the noise level must be determ ined at the sig nal wavelength. The measure m e nt cann ot be dir e ctly pe rfo rmed because the sig- nal pow e r leve l m asks th e n ois e. T o esti m ate th e no ise at the sign a l w a ve - length , the OSA meas ure s ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 131

    3-53 Function Refere nce OSNR Mar ker Noise Not Found error message Tip : If th is e rror occurs , de crease the p it e xcurs ion (when y ou ar e in pit mode), increase the span (w hen yo u are i n auto or ma nual mo de), or select manua l (when y ou se lect auto mo de) to a djust the offset . Center Not F ound and OSNR Not Valid occurs if no s ign ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 132

    3-54 Function Reference OSNR Marke r Cent er No t Fo und e rro r me ssage Key Path Markers > More Mark er Functions > OSNR Mar ker Remo te Commands CALCulate[1|2 |3|4|5|6]:MA RKer[1|2|3|4 ]:FUNCtio n:OSNR[:S TATe} OFF| ON|0 |1 ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 133

    3-55 Function Refere nce Options Options Accesses the Curr ent Sour ce Setu p and Light So urce Ou tput Set up so ftkeys. Current Source Setup panel allo ws yo u to s et the c urrent lim it, ena ble p ulse mode and sy nch ronize the A DC sy nc out put. Se e “ Cu rrent S ource Se tup ” on page 3-20 Light Source panel t ur n s the de sired ligh t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 134

    3-56 Function Reference OSA St ate OSA State Displ ays the sta te in format ion. Th e state inf ormatio n incl udes: • center wavelength • model # • options • seria l # • software revi sion • span • start wavelength • stop wavelength • wavelength offset • wavelength step Y ou ca n pri nt this informa tion using the in ternal or ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 135

    3-57 Function Refere nce Peak to C ent er Peak to Cen ter Finds the high est a mplitu de tr ace po int an d se ts t he ce nter wavelen gth t o tha t wavelength . Key Path Wavel engt h > P eak t o Ce nter Remo te Commands CALCulate[1|2 |3|4|5|6 ]:MARKer[1 |2|3|4]:MA Ximum CALCulate[ 1|2|3|4| 5|6]:MAR Ker[1|2|3|4 ]:SCENter SENS e:WAVe length :CEN ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 136

    3-58 Function Reference Peak Sear ch Peak Sear ch Place s a marke r on the highes t am plitu de t race p oint. If n o mar ker is on , Marker #1 will be us ed fo r the peak sear ch. Next Peak Down Place s the mark er on the next highe st pea k f rom the cu rrent mar ker a mpli- tude . This next high est pe ak must meet the p eak exc ursio n and thre ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 137

    3-59 Function Refere nce Peak Se arc h at End of E ac h Swee p (Mark er Set up Pan el ) Key Path Markers > Peak Search Markers > More Mark er Functi ons > Marker Sear ch Me nu > Search Mod e Peak > Peak Sear ch Remo te Commands CALCulate[1|2 |3|4|5|6 ]:MARKer[1 |2|3|4]:MA Ximum Peak Se arch at En d of Ea ch Sweep (Ma rker Setup Panel ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 138

    3-60 Function Reference Perform Cali bration Perfo rm Calibra tion Performs a power or wave length calibration aft er the setup has been spec ified by th e user . Key Path System > Calibratio n > P ower Cal Se tup > Perform Cal ibration Remo te Commands CA Libratio n:WAV elength :INTernal Pit Excursion (Marker Setup Panel ) Sets the p it e ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 139

    3-61 Function Refere nce Pit Se arch Pit Search Places a marker o n the l owest ampli t ude trac e poin t whic h meet s the pit excur sio n crit er ia. If no mar ker is on , Mark er #1 wil l be us ed fo r the p it sea rc h. Key Path Markers > Mor e Marker Functions > M arker Se arch Menu > S earch Mode Pit > Pit Search Remo te Commands ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 140

    3-62 Function Reference Power Calib rati on Setup Power Display For 86141B/8 6144B/86146B on ly In Power Mete r mode, tu rns power dis play on or off. Key Path Appl ’ s > Meas ure m e nt Mod es > Power Mete r Mode > Power D ispl ay Remo te Commands DISPl a y[:WINDow[1] ]:POPup[1|2|3| 4][:ALL] O FF|ON|0|1 Power M eter Mode For 86141B/8 61 ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 141

    3-63 Function Refere nce Power Calibr ation Setup Key Path Appl ’ s > Meas ure m e nt Mod es > Power Meter Mod e Remo te Commands INSTrument: SELect ? INSTrume nt:NSEL ect Power M eter Ze ro For Agilent 8614 1B/86144B/86146B only Zero ’ s the power me ter dete ctor to provide more accurat e measureme nts. Key Path Appl ’ s > Meas ure ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 142

    3-64 Function Reference Power On State IP/Last Powe r On Stat e IP/La st Selec ts th e stat e, IP or Las t , of the i nstrument w hen it is turned o n. The defau lt stat e is I P . If IP is s elec ted, th e instr ume nt will turn on in a kn own, pr eset state . Wi th the setti ngs as they w ould be af ter pressi ng the fro nt-panel Preset key . For ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 143

    3-65 Function Refere nce Pres et Pres et Resets the instru ment to a kn own preset state. Selectin g pres et abor ts any curren t oper ations and clears the GPIB output queue. Preset leaves so me set- tings in pl ace, for ex ampl e, the title on t he di splay . Table 3-7. Defaul t values Function Preset Valu e Func tion Pr eset Valu e Start wavelen ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 144

    3-66 Function Reference Prin t Key Path Preset Rela ted Fun ction s Factory Preset (IP) Remo te Commands SYSTem:PRE Set Print The pr int fun ction can be acce ssed b y the fro nt pane l prin t key or by using the drop-d own File m enu print s election. Use this f unctio n to prin t a co py of the display . Pri nt loca ti on is det ermine d by the P ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 145

    3-67 Function Refere nce Printer Se tup Printer Setup Acce ss es the printer se tup panel tha t allow s yo u to select eit he r t h e inter nal printer or extern al pri nter as t he pri nt de stinat ion. Key Path System > P rint er Set up Remo te Commands H COPy:DE STinat ion Printer Shares Uses th e LAN (lo cal a rea n et wo rk) to pr i nt da t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 146

    3-68 Function Reference Reca ll Fro m (R ecall Setu p P anel) When T rac e(s ) Onl y is sele cted, the tra ce d ata is dis pla yed und er t he c urre nt instr um ent con dit io ns. Note T o insure accurate measure m e nts , a wavelength cal ibration shou ld be perform e d each time measur em e nt is recal le d fro m memory . Key Path Save/Recall &g ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 147

    3-69 Function Refere nce Recal l Menu Recall M enu Accesses the Recal l Setup pane l fo r the followi ng setti ng s: • Reca ll (al l mea sur ement data or tra c e data only) • Recal l Fro m (re call from a flop py disk or fr o m the inte rnal drive • Network Fil e Share 1|2| 3| 4 • Network File Path Note T o insure accurate measure m e nts ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 148

    3-70 Function Reference Referen ce Lev el Positi on (Ampli tude Setup Pan el) Reference Level Position (Amplitude Setup Panel) Determ i nes th e posit io n of the ref eren c e le v e l on th e gr atic ul e. Setti ng t his value to zero div isions places th e refer ence level on th e ver y botto m of the grid . Se tti ng the ref eren ce l evel to 10 ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 149

    3-71 Function Refere nce Remote P rinter Share Pa nel Remo te Commands MMEMORY:FSHAr e [1|2|3| 4][: P AT H] <param> MMEMORY:FS HAre [ 1|2|3|4] [:ADDRess]<pa ram> Remote Printer Share Panel Uses the LAN (l ocal are a net work) to p rint to de signa ted, n etw ork pr inters . See “ R ecal ling M easur emen t and T ra ce Da ta ” on pag ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 150

    3-72 Function Reference Res B W Remo te Commands INITiate:C ONTinuo us Res BW Sets the resol ution band widt h valu e to be us ed. This d eterm ines t he in stru- ment ’ s ability to di sp lay two closely sp aced signal s a s tw o distin ct responses . The reso lutio n ban dw i dth can be se t to one of th e follo w in g val ue s: • For 86140B ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 151

    3-73 Function Refere nce Rese t Mi n/ Max Hold Reset Min/Max Hold Resets trace ho ld dat a and returns t o the T races fun ction keys wher e you can selec t an active trace, tra ce in put, updat e, vie w , and ho ld functio ns. Key Path Trac es > Hold (trac e ) > Re se t Min/ Ma x Hold Remo te Commands CALCulate[1|2 |3|4|5|6 ]:MAXimum:CL Ear ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 152

    3-74 Function Reference Save (Save Setu p P anel) Save (Save Setup Panel ) Select s whethe r all me a s uremen t data or only tra ce data wi ll be save d. See “ Saving Measurement and T race Data ” on page 2-20 . When Measure men t (All Visible + S tate) is sele cted, all ins tru ment c ondit ions will be saved. T he mea surem ent data is save ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 153

    3-75 Function Refere nce Save Graphi cs (Sav e Setu p Pane l) Save Graphics (Sav e Setup Panel) Saves graphic data in CGM or GIF format. The CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile ) fo rmat is a vector graphics for ma t that d escri bes p icture s and gra phic al ele ment s in g eom etric term s. The GIF ( G ra ph ics In te rc h ange fo r mat) is a cross ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 154

    3-76 Function Reference Save Set up The Sa ve Se tup panel Setup P ane l Sele ctio ns File Name Select s man ual o r au tomat ic m ode fo r choo sing a fi le na me. The Fi lename M enu setup panel Network File Path Uses th e L AN (local a re a netw ork ) to prin t to desi gn ated, network pr inte rs . ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 155

    3-77 Function Refere nce Save S etup Note T o acc ess th e file and print er sh are softk eys, yo u must fir st c onfig ure th e netw ork an d ent er th e user shar e iden tity /user p rofile in formation for remote shares. The soft keys for file and p rinter share will th en become available for select ion. Network File Sh are Uses the LAN (l ocal ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 156

    3-78 Function Reference Save /Recal l Key Path Save/Recall > Save Menu Remo te Commands (Graphics format) HCOPy:D EVice:LANGuage (Measurement) *SAV (Trace only) MMEMory:STORe:TRACe (Networ k File Sh ar e)MMEMory:FSHAre [1 |2 | 3 |4][: PAT H] <param> (Networ k File Sh ar e)MMEMory:FSHAre [1 |2 | 3 |4][: AD DRess] <param> (Network File ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 157

    3-79 Function Refere nce Save T races ( Save S etup Pa nel) Save Traces ( Save Setup Panel) Selects the trace s to b e save d. Se lect Save T r aces a nd the n se lect the i ndi vid - ual trac e(s ) or all t he c urren t trace d ata. See “ Savin g Measurement an d T race Data ” on pag e 2-20 Key Path Save/Recall > Save Menu > Save Traces ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 158

    3-80 Function Reference Search Limit On/Off Search Limit On/Off When th e se a r ch lim it fu ncti on is on, all th e mark e r pe ak/p it sear ches w i ll apply only to th e rang e speci f ied by t he two wavel ength line m a rkers. Key Path Marker s > More Mark er Functi ons > Line Mark er Menu > A dv a n ce d Lin e Mkr Fu nctions > Se ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 159

    3-81 Function Refere nce Select Pa th INT/ EXT Select Path INT/EX T For 86144B/8 6146B only . Allow s yo u to sele ct betw een in ternal (50 µ m) and exte rnal (9 µ m) fi ber . The dual fibe r out puts from th e monoc h rom at or allow th e inst rum e nt to have improve d resolut ion bandwid th and dynami c range when usin g the 9 µ m fiber . Th ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 160

    3-82 Function Reference Set Time/Date An incr ease in sen sitiv ity may also re quir e a nar rower video b andw idth, w hich will slow the swee p spee d. N orm ally , the opti cal sp ec trum a naly zer s elec ts th e great est s ensiti vity possib le that do es not re quire am plificatio n changes dur- ing t he swe ep. If y ou man ually incre ase t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 161

    3-83 Function Refere nce Set T itle Set Title Accesses t he Title Setup pa nel to add a title to the disp lay . Use the so ftkeys t o chan ge o r se lect th e item s from the se tup pa n el. Refer to “ Adding a T itle to the Disp lay ” on page 2-19 Key Path System > Set T itl e Remo te Commands DISPla y[:WIN Dow [1]]:T EXT :DATA Show Criti c ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 162

    3-84 Function Reference Show HW Errors Show HW Error s Open s a wind ow display ing hardware er rors. Y ou can print th e queue , cle a r the queu e, or pa g e up and d ow n to v i ew the in forma tio n. If no err ors ar e g en - erate d, t he fu nction will be shad ed. Key Path Syste m > Help > Show HW E rrors Rela ted Fun ction s Show Crit ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 163

    3-85 Function Refere nce Show W arnings Show Warnings Opens a w ind ow di splaying warn ings. Y ou can print the queue, clear the queue, or page up and down to vie w the info rmation. If no warnings are gener- ated, the fu nction wi ll be shaded . Key Path Syste m > Help > Show Warn ings Rela ted Fun ction s Show Har dware Errors, Sh ow Criti ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 164

    3-86 Function Reference Singl e Swee p Remo te Commands INSTrument: SELect Single Sweep Initiate s one sw eep of the measurem ent ra nge. Use thi s funct ion to update the disp layed measur ement data . Refer to “ Repeat Sweep ” on page 3-71 T rig ger con ditio ns mus t be met in order for a singl e sweep t o occur . The SWEEP i n dicat or ligh ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 165

    3-87 Function Refere nce Sta r t WL If yo u inc rease t he s pan aro und a cen ter wa veleng th bey ond o ne of the end wavelength limit s, the center wavelength wi ll change to a val ue that will al low the s pan to increase. For exampl e, if the center wa veleng th is set to 168 0 nm and you increase the span to 100 nm, the center wave leng th ch ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 166

    3-88 Function Reference Swee p Po int s Use th e kno b, ste p keys, or numer ic keys t o enter the desir ed valu e. If the instr ume nt is in zero sp an, th is comm and se ts the ce nter wav e length to the valu e spec i fied . The de fault for stop wavel ength is 1700 nm. Key Path Wavele ngth > Sto p WL Rela ted Fun ction s Span, Start WL , Cen ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 167

    3-89 Function Refere nce Sweep Time Sweep Time Spec ifie s the amo unt of ti me re quir ed fo r t he i ns tru ment to sw eep the c urr ent measu re m en t range. Th e in strument auto matically se lec t s sweep ti mes based on coup l ing of the fol lowing instru ment setti n gs : • wavelength s pan • resolut ion b andw idth • video bandwidth ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 168

    3-90 Function Reference Switch Path Auto Align Now Switch Path Auto Al ign Now For 86144B/86146B Fi lter Mode onl y . Switch es t o t he 9 µ m filter mode pat h and perf o r ms an Auto Align. T o ensure maximum amplitude accuracy , connect the 9 µ m fiber betwee n the monochro - mator outpu t and the pho todetecto r input and the n press Swit ch ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 169

    3-91 Function Refere nce Switch Pat h No Auto Alig n Switch Path No Auto A lign For 86144B/86146B Fi lter Mode onl y . Selec ts the 9 µ m filter mo de path. Y ou shoul d sel ec t this fu n ct i on if the ins t ru- ment ha s not be mov ed, subj ected to temp eratur e chan ges >2 ° C , turned of f and w armed up f or at least an ho ur at the sta ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 170

    3-92 Function Reference Take S weep Take Sweep For 86141B/86144B /86146B Filter Mode only . Initiates a sing le swe ep that upd ates the displ ay to show th e valid waveform data. Refer to “ Repe at Sweep ” on page 3-71 and to “ Single S weep ” on page 3-86 . Key Path Appl ’ s > Measur ement Modes > Filter Mode > Swit ch Path Aut ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 171

    3-93 Function Refere nce T race C Ma th Of f When the numbe r of swee ps tak en i s le ss tha n t he cou nt, t he f ollow ing f or- mula is use d to calcu la t e the data : If t he nu mber of swee ps is greater t han or equa l to the count , the follo wing formu la is used to ca lculat e the data: Key Path Trac es > Av er agi n g Remo te Command ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 172

    3-94 Function Reference Trac e In teg Trace Integ Calc ul ates total pow er . T otal powe r is the summatio n o f th e p o wer a t eac h trace point , nor maliz ed by the ratio of t he tr ace po int s pacing and the resolu- tion b andw i dth. Th e anal yzer can only calcu late the tota l pow e r of sing l e trace. For exampl e, if a tot al powe r c ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 173

    3-95 Function Refere nce T r ace Off Set Remo te Commands CALCulate[1|2 |3|4|5|6 ]:MATH:S TATe CALCulate[ 1|2|3|4|5|6 ]:MATH:E XPRession:DE Fine TRACe :EXCHange Trace OffSet Offs ets th e active t race b y the user -spec ifi ed valu e. Key Path Traces > Trace Math Off > Remote Commands CALCulate[ 1|2|3|4|5|6 ]:OFFSet Traces Acces ses the m en ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 174

    3-96 Function Reference Trigge r Mode, In ternal Remo te Commands [ SENSe]:POWer:RA NGe:LOCK Trigger Mode, Internal Sync h ro n izes the start of th e sw ee p to an interna ll y generated tri gger signal. Inte rnal trig geri ng ens u res con tinuou sly trigg ered s weeps with the s horte st delay b etween sweep s. See “ T riggering a Me asu remen ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 175

    3-97 Function Refere nce User Pr ofi l e for Re m ote Sha r es Rela ted Fun ction s Pit E xcursio n, P eak E xcursio n, Ma rker Th resho ld Va lue Remo te Commands CALCulate:TH Reshold: STATe User Profile for R emote Sha res Accesses the use rn ame, pass wor d, and workgro up fields fo r acces s to your networ k. Us e th e alp hanu meric pad to co ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 176

    3-98 Function Reference User S ource Mult i-Pt Align User Source Mul ti-Pt Align Adju sts t he me chan ical p ositi on of the inst rument ’ s internal optical compo- nents e nsuring amplitu de accu racy of your measureme nts. This f unction i s semi-aut omatic and ali gns equ a ll y space d points with in the sp an and b ui lds the curren t fiber ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 177

    3-99 Function Refere nce User Wa v eleng th Cal Dat e Remo te Commands CALibration:AL IGn:E XTernal User Wavel ength Cal Date Shows the da te an d ti me of th e las t succ essf ul u se r -performed wave leng th cal- ibra tion. Key Path Wavele ngth > Wave leng th Setu p > User Wavele ngth Cal Da te Rela ted Fun ction s Wavele ngth Calibra t io ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 178

    3-100 Function Reference View (t ra ce ) Key Path Bandwidth/Sweep > V ideo BW Rela ted Fun ction s Sensiti vity Remo te Commands [SENSe]:BA NDwidth |BWIDth: VIDeo:A UTO [SENSe ]:BANDwi dth|BWIDt h:VIDe o Vi ew (t race) Allo w s tr ace A , B , C , D , E, or F da t a to be v ie wed . View e d tr aces ar e not updat ed as s weeps o ccur un less the ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 179

    3-101 Function Refere nce Wavele ngth Cal S etup Key Path System > Calibratio n > Wavel e ngth Cal Setu p Rela ted Fun ction s Wavele ng th > Calibration Remo te Commands CA Librate: WAVelength:DA TE? Wavelength Cal Setup See “ Cal ibrating W avele ngth Me asureme nts ” on page 2-14 . Acce ss es the fo l- lowin g: • calibr ation dat ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 180

    3-102 Function Reference Wavele ng th Line Mkr 1/ 2 Signa l Sour ce Selec ts eit her an ex terna l sin gle wa velen gth si gnal sourc e or the in ternal cali- brat or as t he wavelen gth ca libra tion source. W avelength Referen ced In ( for exte rnal cali bration sou rce only) Selec ts air or vacu um f or th e cali b rat ion . If the in ternal cal ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 181

    3-103 Function Refere nce Wa velength Offset Mkr 1| 2 Remo te Commands (Wa v ele ngth Line Marker 1):CA L Cu la t e[1 | 2 |3|4 | 5| 6 ]:M ARKer[1|2|3| 4] :SRA Nge: LOW er (Wavele ng th Line Marker 2):CA LCu la t e[1|2|3|4|5| 6 ]:M A RKer[1|2|3|4] :SRA Nge: UPP er (Swee p Li mit):SE NSe :WAVel engt h:SRAN ge:U PPer Wavelength Offset Speci f ie s the ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 182

    3-104 Function Reference Wavelen gth Units Wavelength Units Sets th e di splay w avele ngth uni ts to n m, µ m, or An g. Angtrom (Ang) i s a unit of meas uremen t of wavel ength of light and other radi- ation equal to one te n- thou sandth of a micron or on e hun dre d-millio nth of a centi meter . Key Path Wavelengt h > Wavel en gt h Se tup &g ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 183

    4 “ Informa tio n and Equipm ent Requ ir ed for the Confi guration Proces s ” on page 4-2 “ Settin g Up the OS A for Re m o te Opera tion ” on page 4-4 “ Connect in g to the OSA over the Networ k ” on p age 4-6 “ Using the Reflec tion X Emu lator to Run the Remote Front Pane l ” on page 4-7 “ Using the X Win 32 Emulator to Run the ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 184

    4-2 Remot e Front Panel Operat ion Remote Fr ont P anel Remote Front Panel The Re mote Front Pa nel c apabil ity pr ovides a m eans to allow the f ront panel of the OS A to be operated re motely from a P C wit h an X W indo w in g emu lator or a UNIX worksta tion wit h X W indows. W i th th e except ion for upd ate time , whi ch is limi te d by the ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 185

    4-3 Remote Fro nt Panel Operatio n Remo te F r ont P anel Domain Name System (DNS) Serve r IP Addr ess is use d to un iq uely iden - tify the l ocatio n o f a part icu lar server . A n IP a ddr ess is a set of fo ur de c im a l numbers , se par ated by perio ds, like 192.170. 130.215. W orksheet for your IT department Internet Proto col (IP) a ddre ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 186

    4-4 Remot e Front Panel Operat ion Remote Fr ont P anel Setting Up the OSA for Remote Operation 1 From the O SA ’ s fro n t pa nel, pres s Sy stem > More System Functions > GPIB & Network Setup > Configur e Network . 2 When the Ne twork Conf iguration screen is disp layed, press Continue . The O SA wi ll now resta rt the op era ting ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 187

    4-5 Remote Fro nt Panel Operatio n Remo te F r ont P anel OK . Press Yes i f th e a d dr ess is correct . 14 When prompt ed to enter addition al netwo rk par ameter s, press Yes . 15 Enter t he Sub networ k Mask and Gateway IP Ad dress then press OK . If the parame ters are correct , press Yes . 16 Enter the Domain Name Syst em and DNS Serv er IP A ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 188

    4-6 Remot e Front Panel Operat ion Remote Fr ont P anel Connecting to the OSA over the Ne twork Y ou can rem a p th e OSA fro nt panel ov er the netw ork us in g a PC with an X windowing emu lator or a UNIX work station run ning X W indows. The following X win dowin g emulator s have been teste d to ensur e correct OSA remote front panel o pe ra t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 189

    4-7 Remote Fro nt Panel Operatio n Remo te F r ont P anel Using the Reflection X Emulator to Run the Remote Front Panel Below are the ba sic st eps for s etti ng up the R eflec tion X em ulator to r un th e OSA rem ote fron t panel . Ref er to the Reflection X docum e ntatio n for furth er infor matio n. 1 From the PC Start menu , loca te an d run ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 190

    4-8 Remot e Front Panel Operat ion Remote Fr ont P anel a In the Cli e nt Conn ec t ion ar ea ( l eft sid e of th e window ) , selec t h pux.rxc . b In t he Met hod fiel d, selec t Telnet . c In t he Host Name field, select the name assig ned to the OS A. d In the Use r N ame fiel d, enter osaadm . e In the Pa ss word fie ld , ente r osa osa1 . f I ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 191

    4-9 Remote Fro nt Panel Operatio n Remo te F r ont P anel Using the X Win 32 Emulator to Run the Remote Front Panel Below are the ba sic steps for s etting up the X W in 32 em ulator to r un the OSA remote fron t panel. Refe r to the X Win 32 documentation for fur ther in for ma- tion. 1 From the PC Start menu , cli ck X-Win32 > X Win Config . 2 ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 192

    4-10 Remot e Front Panel Operat ion Remote Fr ont P anel 4 In the New Ses sion enter th e f o llow ing informat io n: a In th e Sess ion n ame field, enter a na me t o uni quely identi fy t he OSA . Note An advantage when using the X Win 32 emulator is that you can run mult iple X applic atio ns on your desk top i n sep arate w indo ws. Fo r thi s ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 193

    4-11 Remote Fro nt Panel Operatio n Remo te F r ont P anel 5 From the PC , St art menu, cl ick X-Win 32 > X Wi n 32 . Y ou wil l notice that an X icon will appear in your wind o ws tray - - usually locate d in the lo wer rig ht -hand pa r t of yo ur di sp lay . 6 Click on the X ic on and se lect the desire d OSA ses sion to run the remot e front ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 194

    4-12 Remot e Front Panel Operat ion Remote Fr ont P anel Using a UNIX Workst ation to Run the Remote Front Panel In order to a c c es s th e remo te front pa ne l fr om you r UNIX wo rk statio n, the X serv er must be s et up t o allow c onnect ion t o the OSA. xhost is the se rvice access contro l program wh ich allows this acces s for X W i ndows ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 195

    4-13 Remote Fro nt Panel Operatio n Remo te F r ont P anel Note Once you ch anged t he pas sword, you will need t o reme mber it for future use. Y ou will not be able to access the remote front panel capabi li ties without the new password. 7 From the comm a nd pr om pt, type Enable and the n press Ent er . 8 When prompted , Enter the IP number for ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 196

    4-14 Remot e Front Panel Operat ion Remote Fr ont P anel 10 When you ar e finished usin g the remote front pa nel, in the Map D ispla y window, type Disable . The OSA wil l reb o ot into normal mod e wi t h th e remot e fro n t panel turned off. The OSA d ispla y will clos e on the PC. ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 197

    4-15 Remote Fro nt Panel Operatio n Remo te F r ont P anel Using the Remote Front Panel 1 In t he Map Displa y win dow, a Welc ome sc reen i s disp layed and yo u ar e give n three command choices, • Display acce sses a diagnos tic t ool t o show th e di splay parame ter setu p • Enable acc esses the r emote front p ane l. This comm and i s use ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 198

    4-16 Remot e Front Panel Operat ion Remote Fr ont P anel 3 You can now use the r emote front pane l jus t like you would if you we re sit ting in fr ont o f t he OS A. R emem ber t o u se th e mai n me nu b ar to acce ss OSA functions and to enter data via the ke yb oar d numbe r key s. 4 When you ar e finished usin g the remote front pa nel, in th ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 199

    5 Over view 5-2 Error Re porting Behavior 5-4 SCPI-De fined E rrors 5-5 OSA N oti ces 5-16 OSA W a rn ings 5-17 Appl ica t ion -S pecif ic W arning s 5- 29 OSA Status Errors 5-35 OSA Error s 5-36 Firmwa r e Errors 5-38 Status L isti ngs ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 200

    5-2 Status Li stings Overv iew Overv iew This docume nt describ e s the stat us listing s of the Agile nt 8614 0B series opti - cal spe ctru m ana l yzer s. Sta tu s cond ition s for the o p tica l spe ctrum anal yz e r are grouped into c ategor ies. Error Indicates the inst rument is m alfunctio ning. Me asurem ent accuracy is probably affec ted. ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 201

    5-3 Status List in gs Overv iew The fol lo wing ta b le list s the er ror num bers a nd the ir defin ition s. Number R ange Defini tion – 1 to – 999 Stan dard SCPI errors 1000 t o 2999 OSA noti ces 3000 t o 4999 Applica tion speci fic noti ces 5000 t o 7999 OSA warni ngs 8000 t o 9999 Applica tion speci fic warni ngs 10000 to 1199 9 OSA status ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 202

    5-4 Status Li stings Error Re porting Beha vi or Error Reporting Behavior Erro rs ar e disp layed in an on-s creen dia log b ox. T o con tinue opera tion, the user mus t ackno wledg e the erro r by press ing a butto n. Status erro rs ar e disp laye d with a de scrip tive line in th e l ower -l eft co rner of the g raticu le. Im mediately p ress t h ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 203

    5-5 Status List in gs SCPI-Defin ed Errors SCPI-Defined Errors Thes e e rro r mes sages and descr iptio ns were copied from th e S CPI 19 97 V ol- ume 2: Command reference . The sent ences en closed in bracke ts “ [] ” are copied fro m the e rror descr iptions in the SC PI ref erence. References a re a lso made to IE EE 488.2 s ections fo r fur ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 204

    5-6 Status Li stings SCPI-Defi ned Errors Contact: The I nstit ute o f Elec trica l and Elec troni cs En gineer s, Inc. 345 East 47th Str eet New Yor k, New York 100 17-2394 Phone: (800) 678 -I EE E (US) 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (E ST) (908) 981-1393 (Int ernat ional) Fax: (908) 981-9667 Standard SCPI er rors (–1 to –9 99) All pos it ive numbers ar ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 205

    5-7 Status List in gs SCPI-Defin ed Errors lis tening format s or whose type is unaccep table to the de vice. • An un recogn ized head er was received. Un recog nized h eaders i nclude inco rrect device-specific heade rs and incorrect or unimplemented IE EE 488.2 common commands. • A Group E xecute T rigge r (GET) was e ntered in to the input b ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 206

    5-8 Status Li stings SCPI-Defi ned Errors – 108 desc = “ Parameter n ot allowe d ” help = ““ [More paramet er s were received than expecte d for the header; for example , the *EMC common comma nd onl y accepts one paramet er, so recei vin g *EMC 0,1 is not allo wed.] – 109 desc = “ Missing paramet er ” help = ““ [Fewer par amet ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 207

    5-9 Status List in gs SCPI-Defin ed Errors – 128 desc = “ Numeric data not al lo wed ” help = ““ [A le gal numer ic da ta elem ent was r eceived, but t he devi ce does not ac cept one in this position f or the head er.] – 131 desc = “ Inva lid suffi x ” help = ““ The suffix does no t follow the synt ax descr ibed in IE EE 488.2, ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 208

    5-10 Status Li stings SCPI-Defi ned Errors – 161 desc = “ Inva lid block d ata ” help = ““ [A bloc k data elemen t was ex pected, but was inval id for s ome reason (see IEEE 488.2, 7. 7.6 .2); fo r exa m ple , an END message was rece ived befor e t he le ngth was satisfied.] – 168 desc = “ Block data not allowe d ” help = ““ [A ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 209

    5-11 Status List in gs SCPI-Defin ed Errors Execution err ors An <error/event number> in th e range [ – 299, – 200] indicate s that an error has been de te cte d b y the i ns tru men t ’ s executio n con tro l blo ck. Th e oc curr enc e of any error in this class shal l caus e the e xecutio n err or bit (bit 4 ) in t he event status reg ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 210

    5-12 Status Li stings SCPI-Defi ned Errors – 222 desc = “ Data out of range ” help = “ A numeric value was entered whi ch is out si de the lega l r ange of values for the parameter . The name of the par ameter i s list ed at the end of th e error message. ” [Indica tes that a legal pr ogr am data eleme nt was par sed but could not be exec ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 211

    5-13 Status List in gs SCPI-Defin ed Errors Device-speci fic errors An <erro r /e v en t n umb er > in the range [ – 399, – 300] or [1, 32767 ] indicates the instr ument has de tecte d an e rror wh ich is not a com mand erro r , a qu ery error , or an execution error; so me dev ice o perat ions d id not pr operly comp lete, pos- sibly due ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 212

    5-14 Status Li stings SCPI-Defi ned Errors 488.2, se ction 11. 5.1) to b e set. Events tha t gene rate de vice-specifi c errors shal l no t g en er a te comma n d er rors, executi on er rors, or query err o rs ; see the othe r error d efinit ions in t his sect ion. Query errors An <err or/event numbe r> in t he ra nge [ – 49 9, – 400] ind ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 213

    5-15 Status List in gs SCPI-Defin ed Errors Table 5-4. Query Er rors Error N umb er E r ror Descrip tion [descriptio n/ explanation /examples] – 400 Q uery e rror [This is the gene ric query error f or devices that canno t detect more speci fi c errors. This cod e ind icates only th at a Q uery Err or as d efined in IEEE 488. 2, 11.5.1.1. 7 and 6 ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 214

    5-16 Status Li stings OSA Notic es OSA Notices System co ntrol -related e rror mes sages or wa rnings The OS A sy stem ch a n ged a se tti ng and ge nerat ed a warn ing that the oper a- tion was perf orm e d. Table 5-5. System Co ntrol Errors or Warnings Error N umb er E r ror Descrip tion [descriptio n/ explanation /examples] 1000 desc = “ Sensi ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 215

    5-17 Status List in gs OSA W arnings OSA Warnings Table 5-6. OSA Warnings ( 1 of 12) Error N umb er E r ror Descrip tion [descriptio n/ explanation /examples] 5000 desc = “ Aut oMeasure cannot find an input si gnal ” help = “ The au to-measure pro cedure can not find a us able inp ut s ignal. Make sure you have a sig nal connecte d to the opt ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 216

    5-18 Status Li stings OSA Warn ings 5005 desc = “ Cal abort ed: am plitude correc tion too large ” help = “ An a mplitude calibrat ion was request ed. The calibrat ion was a borted since the correct i on needed is more than +3dB or less than – 10d B. M ake su re you have done an Auto- Align prior to ca librati on. If the ampl itude e rror i ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 217

    5-19 Status List in gs OSA W arnings 5012 desc = “ Th e flop py disk is not f ormatted ” help = “ An operati on was requested whi ch uses the floppy di sk. The disk currentl y in t he drive does not appear to be f ormatted. Use the format utility t o format the disk or replace it with a formatted disk. ” 5013 desc = “ Th e flop py disk is ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 218

    5-20 Status Li stings OSA Warn ings 5032 – 5043 desc = “ I/O Error ” help “ An unexp ected error occurred duri ng the I/O oper at io n. Pleas e try the operation again. If the operatio n involv es the flop py dis k drive, try a di fferent floppy disk. If the error per si sts, please make a not e of th e error number and contact the ne arest ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 219

    5-21 Status List in gs OSA W arnings 5049 desc = “ Wro ng marker X axis uni ts for active tra ce ” help = “ The active mar ker can not be placed on the active trace bec ause the desired X axis uni ts do not matc h t he X axi s units of the act i ve trace. T his is normally caused by recalli ng a wavel ength trace in zero span or a zero span t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 220

    5-22 Status Li stings OSA Warn ings 5055 desc = “ Fir mwar e Up gr ade was not succ essful ” help => “ A fi rmware upgrad e operat ion was request ed. The firmware upg rade operation cannot be d one at thi s time due to an interna l softwa re problem. “ + <- .servic eCent erHelp 5056 desc = “ Tra jectory ali gn cann ot find input si ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 221

    5-23 Status List in gs OSA W arnings 5062 desc = “ ADC Tr ig gered Swe ep Too Fast ” help = “ A sweep was taken with one of the ADC trigge r modes enabled . The sweep rate was too fast to allow t race data to be acqu ired for every wavelengt h. To resolve this pr obl em increase sweep time or incr ease t he frequency th e ext er nal trigger i ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 222

    5-24 Status Li stings OSA Warn ings 6700 desc = “ Ma th expressi on inpu t para meter undef ined. ” help = “ A math expressi on coul d not be evalu at ed beca use one or more input arguments a re u ndefined. Please check t he spell ing of al l inpu t argument s. ” 6701 desc = “ Ma th expressi on inpu t para meter has error. ” help = “ ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 223

    5-25 Status List in gs OSA W arnings 6725 desc = “ Tra ce lengths do not mat ch. ” help = “ A math expressi on coul d not be evalu at ed beca use the inputs have differin g sizes (trace length s). All inputs to this function must be of the same size. ” 6726 desc = “ Tra ce lengths do not mat ch. ” help = “ A math expressi on coul d no ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 224

    5-26 Status Li stings OSA Warn ings 6733 desc = “ Invalid co mbinat ion of Y axis unit s ” help = “ A math expressi on could not be eva lu ated because of an in valid combination of Y axi s units. Th e math operati on bei ng performed only allows one of the argume nts to have unit s. All other ar guments must be unitless. The math operato r i ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 225

    5-27 Status List in gs OSA W arnings 6742 desc = “ Reque sted amplit u de not found ” help = “ A math expressi on to search for a speci fic amplit ude i n a trace did not succeed. Ther e ar e no t r ace points with the desire d am pli tude. ” 6744 desc = “ Ex cur s i on should be in dB ” help = “ The unit s f or the excursi on ar e no ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 226

    5-28 Status Li stings OSA Warn ings 6753 desc = “ Th e wind ow specifie d is invalid . ” help = “ The windo w sp eci fi ed i s invali d. The wi ndow should be a co nst ant . ” 6754 desc = “ Sear ch faile d: no data ” help = “ A marker searc h operation was r eque sted. After cli ppi ng the trace data to screen limi t s and li ne marke ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 227

    5-29 Status List in gs Applic ation-Sp ecific War nings Application-Specific Warnings Tabl e 5- 7 . App lic at ion- Spec if i c War n i n gs (1 of 6 ) Error N umb er E r ror Descrip tion [descriptio n/ explanation /examples] 8001 desc = “ Incor r ect appli cation t ype i s listed in spec file. ” help = “ The appl ica tion expect s t he first ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 228

    5-30 Status Li stings Applica tion-Spe cific Wa rnings 8006 desc = “ Th e speci ficat ion file cannot be impor ted. ” help = “ An error occurred while trying to import the specifi c atio n file. Refer to the prev ious warnin gs for more informati on on spec ific errors i n the specifi cation fi l e. ” 8007 desc = “ Th e speci ficat io n f ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 229

    5-31 Status List in gs Applic ation-Sp ecific War nings 8014 desc = “ Pri nt statement ig nored: no pat h is specifie d ” help = “ The PRINT stateme nt needs to be aft er a PAT H statement to in dicate which PA TH data is to be p rinted. The P RINT s tatement at the line number specifi ed came be fore any PATH stat emen t. This PRIN T st at e ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 230

    5-32 Status Li stings Applica tion-Spe cific Wa rnings 8021 desc = “ Th e spec f il e cou ld not be found. ” help = “ The a pplicat ion tr ied to lo ad a specif icatio n file which c ould no t be foun d in the inte rn al memory. Th is may ha v e occ ur r e d if the la s t file us e d by th e applicat i on was deleted. The f i lename is specif ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 231

    5-33 Status List in gs Applic ation-Sp ecific War nings 8028 desc = “ A mi nimum non- zero sp an is r equired . ” help = “ The appl ica tion cannot r un in a zero span set t ing . The start and stop wavelength mu st b e separated by a minimum span. The line n umber in dicates the line i n the spe cificat ion fil e which had a start an d stop ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 232

    5-34 Status Li stings Applica tion-Spe cific Wa rnings 8035 desc = “ The search limit s ar e out s i de t he SETUP rang e. ” help = “ The search li mits for stat ement s l ike PEAK or CENTER _OF_MAS S must be within the st art and stop val ue s of the SETU P sta tement. T he li ne nu mber indicat es whi c h st at ement has values out of rang ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 233

    5-35 Status List in gs OSA Statu s Errors OSA Status Errors Tabl e 5- 8. OSA S tat us Err ors Error N umb er E r ror Descrip tion [descriptio n/ explanation /examples] 10000 desc = “ Sw eep U ncal ibrated ” help = “ The current sett ing of s weep time may be too fa st. This could res ult in a n invalid measurement. In certain case s it is pos ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 234

    5-36 Status Li stings OSA Errors OSA Errors Table 5-9. OSA Errors ( 1 of 2) Error N umb er E r ror Descrip tion [descriptio n/ explanation /examples] 20001 desc = “ Error detec ted in ADC sub-system ” help = “ An error has been detec ted in the Anal og-to-D igital converter subsystem. Pl eas e record the hexa decimal number li sted with the e ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 235

    5-37 Status List in gs OSA Errors 20005 desc = “ Tra ns-Impedan ce calib ration da ta is inval id ” help = “ Factory cali bration dat a f or the trans -imped ance amplif ie r is invali d. Please record the hexade cimal number list ed with the er r or and cycl e power. If the error per s is ts, contac t the nearest Agi l ent Technol ogi es Ins ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 236

    5-38 Status Li stings Firmware Errors Firmware Errors Table 5-10. Firmware Er rors Error N umb er E r ror Descrip tion [descriptio n/ explanation /examples] 30000 desc = “ Int er nal Commu nicat io ns Er ro r ” help = “ An internal so ftware error has occu rred involving co mmunications between differ ent softwar e pr oce sses. Ple ase r ecor ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 237

    6 Chan ging the Printe r Paper 6-2 Cleaning Connecti ons for Accurat e Measu remen ts 6- 8 Return ing the Ins trumen t for Servi ce 6-21 Maintenance ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 238

    6-2 Maintenance Chan gi ng th e Prin ter Pa per Changing the Printer P aper ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 239

    6-3 Main tenance Changi ng the Prin ter Pape r CAUTIO N A void droppi ng the coin or screwdri ver , used to open the printe r door , into the print er asse mbly . CAUTIO N Alway s use Ag ilent bran d paper to ensure quality printin g and lo ng printer l ife. Order pape r as Agil ent part nu m ber 927 0-1370. CAUTIO N Neve r us e the print er withou ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 240

    6-4 Maintenance Prin ter H ead Clea ning P roced ure Printer Head Cleaning Procedure Lint fr om n ormal us e of the pri nter may eventua lly co llec t on th e pr inter head and degrade pri nt qualit y . Use th e proce dur e provid ed in this secti on to clean the print er head. Al so re fe r to “ Chang ing the P ri nter Pape r ” on p age 6 -2 . ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 241

    6-5 Main tenance Printer Head C leaning Pr ocedur e Figure 6-1. Example of a static-safe workstation To clean th e printer head Table 6-2. Printe r Accessori es 1 Turn off th e Agilen t 86140B seri es optic al spectru m analyzer, and rem ove the line p ower cord . 2 Plac e th e in st rument at a stat ic-safe work st a t io n as describ ed in th e i ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 242

    6-6 Maintenance Prin ter H ead Clea ning P roced ure CAUTIO N A void droppi ng the coin or screwdri ver , used to open the printe r door , into the print er asse mbly . 4 Lift up the p ape r latch as sho wn in the fol l o wi ng di ag ram, and remo ve the paper. 5 Unscrew t he retaining screw th at secures the s heet-metal cover that pro tects the p ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 243

    6-7 Main tenance Printer Head C leaning Pr ocedur e 7 Clean the p rinte r head us ing a cot ton s wab an d iso propy l alc ohol . CAUTIO N Use of oth er cle aning ma ter ials or flui ds may damage t he prin ter . 8 After the printer h ead ha s tho rough ly dr ied, use t he pri nter h ead lever to retu rn th e prin ter h ead to its original positi o ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 244

    6-8 Maintenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Ac curate Me asur ements Cleaning Connections for Accurate Measurements T oday , advance s in measuremen t capabilities make conne cto rs and connec- tion techn iques mo re imp ortant tha n ever . Damage to the co nnecto rs on cali- bration and verifi cati on devic es , test ports, cables , and ot her dev ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 245

    6-9 Main tenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Accurat e Measur ements • Is an instrument- grade conn ector with a precis ion core al ignment req uired? • Is r epeatabil ity tole rance for reflecti on and lo ss im portan t? Do your spec ifica - tion s take repeatabil ity uncerta inty into a ccount ? • Will a connector de grade the re turn loss ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 246

    6-10 Maintenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Ac curate Me asur ements Figure 6-3. Universal adapters to Diamond HMS-10. The HM S- 10 enc a se s the fi be r withi n a so ft nickel silve r ( C u/ N i/Zn ) ce nte r which is sur rou nded by a toug h tun gsten carbid e casing, as shown in Figure 6-4 . Figure 6-4. Cross-section of the Diamo nd HMS-10 con ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 247

    6-11 Main tenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Accurat e Measur ements The so f t c o re , while allowin g precise cen t er ing, is also th e c h ief liabilit y o f th e conne ctor . The s oft mat erial i s easily d amaged. Care must be taken to m ini- mize exces si ve scratchin g a nd we a r . While mino r w ea r is not a prob lem if th e glas s fa ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 248

    6-12 Maintenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Ac curate Me asur ements Use the fol lowing guideli nes to achieve t he best poss ibl e performanc e w he n making measur em e nt s on a fibe r -op tic system: • Never use metal or sharp objects to cl ean a connect or and neve r scr ape the connector. • Avoi d matching g el a nd oi ls. Figure 6-5. Cl ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 249

    6-13 Main tenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Accurat e Measur ements Figure 6-7. Damage from improp er cleaning. While t hese often w ork wel l on fi rst in sertion , they are g reat dirt magn ets. The oil o r gel grabs and h olds grit t hat is then grou nd into th e end of the f iber . Also, som e early ge ls w er e de si gned fo r us e wit h the ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 250

    6-14 Maintenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Ac curate Me asur ements • Keep co nnectors covered when no t in use. • Use fus ion sp lices on the m ore p erma nent cri tica l node s. Choos e the best con- nector possi ble. Replac e con necti ng cab les reg ularl y. Fr equent ly mea sure t he return los s of the connecto r to check for de gradati ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 251

    6-15 Main tenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Accurat e Measur ements V isu al inspection of fiber ends Vi su al in spe cti on of f ibe r end s can be hel p ful. Cont am inat io n or i mpe rfec tio ns on the c ab le end fa c e ca n b e de te cted as w e ll as cr a ck s or chip s in the fi b er itself. Use a micros cope (100X to 200X mag ni fi c ati ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 252

    6-16 Maintenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Ac curate Me asur ements T o clea n a non-l ensed conne cto r CAUTIO N Do not u se any type of foam swab to cl ean optical fiber end s. Foam swabs can leave film y de pos its on fiber e nds that can degrade per for mance. 1 Apply pur e isoprop yl alcohol to a cle a n li nt -free cot ton swab or len s pap ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 253

    6-17 Main tenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Accurat e Measur ements If t he per forman ce, after the initi a l clean ing, s eems poor tr y cleaning the con- nector ag ain. Ofte n a se cond clean ing wi ll restor e pr oper pe rformance. The second cleaning should be more ardu ous with a scrubbing action. T o clean an adapter The fibe r -o pti c in ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 254

    6-18 Maintenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Ac curate Me asur ements Care of Connector Savers The conn ector saver is us ed to protec t the input connector of t he OSA from damage. It fun ctions as a stando ff between the fron t panel input connecto r and the input fiber . If the f ibers are not thoro ughly cleane d, rep eated co nnec- tions can r ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 255

    6-19 Main tenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Accurat e Measur ements Cleaning Conn ector Savers The two ends of the connecto r saver sh ould be clea ned differe ntly . The ferrule fiber end of th e con nector sa ver can be clean ed in the same man ner a s a fi ber patch c ord, or a cable , using th e method descri bed below . The rec essed fiber e ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 256

    6-20 Maintenance Clea ning Co nnection s for Ac curate Me asur ements To clean the recessed end of the connector saver • To cle a n th e recessed en d o f the co nn ec t or saver, it is re commended that a wrapped ti p swab or stick cleane r be used. Berkshi re ’ s LT670183 wrapped tip cotto n swab, or Clet op stick clean er s have prov en to b ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 257

    6-21 Main tenance Returning the In stru ment for Se rvice Returning the Instrument for Service Agile nt T echn olo gies aims to m aximi ze th e v alue you rece ive, w hil e mini mizing y our r isk an d pro blems. W e str ive t o ens ure tha t you get t he tes t and measur em e nt capabilitie s yo u paid for and ob tai n the sup port you need. Our e ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 258

    6-22 Maintenance Returni ng the Instru men t for Se rvi ce Latin America (tel) (305) 269 7500 (fax) ( 30 5) 26 9 7 599 Canada (tel) 1 877 894 4414 (fax) ( 90 5) 20 6 4 120 Australia (tel) 1 80 0 62 9 485 (fax) ( 61 3) 92 10 594 7 Europ e (tel) (31 20) 547 2323 (fax ) (31 20) 547 23 90 New Zealand (tel) 0 80 0 73 8 378 (fax) 64 4 495 89 50 Japa n (t ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 259

    6-23 Main tenance Returning the In stru ment for Se rvice Preparing the instrument for shipping 1 Writ e a co mple te de script ion o f the fail ure a nd att ach it to the i nstrum ent. Includ e any s pecifi c perf orman ce deta ils rel ated to the pro blem. T he foll owing infor matio n sho uld b e r eturn ed wi th th e inst rume nt. • Type of s ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 260

    6-24 Maintenance Returni ng the Instru men t for Se rvi ce 3 Pack the instr ument in the origi nal shi pping conta iners . Ori ginal mat erial s are availa b le thro ug h any Ag il ent T echnol ogies offic e. Or , use th e follo win g guid elin es: • Wrap t he inst rument i n antist atic pla stic t o reduce the pos sibilit y of dama ge caused b y ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 261

    7 Defini ti on of T erms 7-3 Specificati ons 7-5 Additio nal Spec ificati ons – Ag il e nt 8614 4B/86146B 7 -1 4 General In strume nt Spe ci fi cations 7-11 Option 001 Cur re nt Sou rce 7- 16 Option 002 Wh ite Light Source 7-17 Option 004/ 005 EELED Sour ces 7-18 Regulato ry In forma tion 7 -21 Declaration of Conformity 7-2 2 Specifications and R ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 262

    7-2 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Specifica tions and Regul atory Info rmation Specifications and Regulatory Information This chapter cont ains specifi c ati ons and characteris ti cs for Agilent 8614xB opti c al sp ectrum analyzers (OS A). • The spe c if ications in th is chapter apply t o all funct io n s a utoc ou p led over th ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 263

    7-3 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Definitio n of T e rms Definition of Terms Charac teristi cs and specific ations Th e distin ction b etwee n spec ificati ons and characterist ics is descr ibed as fo l- lows : Specific ations descr ib e wa r ranted perf orm anc e. Character istics prov ide usef ul, b ut nonwa rrant ed inf ormat ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 264

    7-4 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Definition of Terms Ampl itu de Scale Fidelity refers to the po tential errors in a mplitu de rea dout at ampli- tude s other t han at the calib ration poin t. Th is spe c ificatio n is s ometime s calle d line a ri ty . Flatn ess define s a float i ng band w h ich describe s the erro r in signal am ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 265

    7-5 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Specif ications Specifica tions NOTE The 86144B and 86146B specifications are for the 50 µ m in ternal p ath on ly . Table 7- 1. Wavele ngth Spec ifications Wave le ngt h Ra nge 600 nm to 1700 nm ± 0.002 nm 0.2 nm to ful l range and zero span ± 0.01 nm ± 0.025 nm ± 0.01 nm ± 0.2 n m ±0.5 ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 266

    7-6 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Specif ications Table 7-2. Resol ution Ban dwidth (RBW) S pecificat ions Resol u tion Bandw idth (RBW) Agilent 86 140B , 86142B, 86143B, 86145B Agile nt 86144 B, 86146B a a. The 861 44B and 86 146B sp ecificati ons a re for t he 50 µ m int ernal path only. Agilen t 86141B, 86140B w/O pt 025, 86143B ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 267

    7-7 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Specif ications Table 7-3. Amp l itu de Sp ecificatio ns Ampli tude Agilen t 8614x B a Sensitivity b 600-75 0 nm c , d 750-90 0 nm c.d 900-12 50 nm c 1250-1 610 nm c 1610-1 700 nm e – 60 dBm – 75 dBm – 75 dBm – 90 dBm – 80 dBm Maximum M easurem ent Power f , g 1525-1 700 nm 600-10 00 n ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 268

    7-8 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Specif ications Agilent 86 140B , 86143B, 86144B Agil ent 8 6142B, 86145B, 86146B Agilen t 86141 B, 86140B W/ O pt 025, 86143B w/O pt 025 Flatness k 1290-1 330 nm 1525-1 570 nm 1525-1 610 nm 1250-1 610 nm l ----- ± 0.2 dB ----- ----- ± 0. 2 dB ----- ± 0. 2 dB ± 0. 7 dB ----- ± 0. 2 dB ----- --- ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 269

    7-9 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Specif ications Table 7- 4. Dynamic Range Specificatio ns Table 7-5. Mon ochromator Input Spec ifi c a tions Agilent 86140B , 86143 B, 86144B a Ag ilent 8614 2B , 861 45B, 86146B a a. The 861 44B and 86 146B sp ecificati ons a re for t he 50 µ m int ernal path only. Agilen t 86141B and 86140B O ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 270

    7-10 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Specif ications Table 7-6. Swe ep Specificat io ns Table 7-7. Pulse Mode Ac curacy Specific ations Swee p Agilent 86 14xB a a. The 861 44B and 86 146B sp ecificati ons a re for t he 50 µ m int ernal path only. Maximum S wee p Rate b b. Char acter istic 40 nm/56.3 ms Maximum Sampling Rate in Zero S ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 271

    7-11 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Specif ications Table 7-8. Gener al Instrument Specif ications Agile nt 8614 0B, 861 41B and 86142B , 86146B B encht op Agilent 86143B , 86144B, and 8614 5B Port able Dimens ions 222 mm H × 425 mm W × 427 mm D (8.8 in × 16 .8 i n × 16.8 in ) 163 mm H × 325 mm W × 427 mm D (6.4 i n × 12.8 ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 272

    7-12 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Specif ications Additional Specifications fo r the 86141B WAR NI N G The li ght e mitted from the MONO CH ROMA TO R I NPUT connecto r is filtered and sli ghtly at tenuat ed li ght in put to the fr ont-p anel MONOCHROMA TOR INPUT c onnecto r. Ligh t ca n radiat e fro m the front pa nel i n the follo ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 273

    7-13 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Specif ications Chara cterist ic M onochr omator Loss a. Seco nd orde r is selec ted whe n the stop wavelength is at or b elow 9 00 nm a nd resoluti on i s <10 n m b. With ap plied inp ut fi ber t hat is standa rd single mode at wavelength of interest . c. A t room temper atur e. d. Char act ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 274

    Agilent 861 44B/86146B Additional Specifications WAR NI N G The li ght e mitted from the MONO CH ROMA TO R I NPUT connecto r is filtered and sli ghtly at tenuat ed li ght in put to the fr ont-p anel MONOCHROMA TOR INPUT c onnecto r. Ligh t ca n radiat e fro m the front pa nel i n the followi ng instrument mo des: filter mode, e xternal path, and st ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 275

    7-15 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Specif ications Table 7-12. Filter Bandwidth Adjace nt Chan nel Rejectio n ( at 1550n m) a a. Char acter istic Agilen t 86146 B Agilent 861 44B 12.5 GHz 25 GHz 50 GH z 100 GHz 50 GH z 100 GHz ±0.1 nm ±0.2 nm ±0 .4 nm ±0.8 nm ±0.4 nm ±0.8 nm 0.04 nm 40 dB 50 d B 55 dB 55 dB 50 dB 50 d B 0. ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 276

    7-16 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Specif ications Table 7-13. Option 001 Current Source Current Ou tput Agilen t 86140B , 86141B , 86142B, 86 146B Only Range 0 to ± 2 00 mA (source or sink) Resolu tion a a. Char acter istic 50 µ A steps Accuracy 2% ± 50 µ A Clamp Volt ag e b b. Nomi nal ± 2.7V Noise Den sity at 1 kHz a <4 n ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 277

    7-17 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Specif ications Table 7-14. Option 002 White Ligh t Source Agile nt 8614 0B, 861 41B , 86142B, 86146B onl y Wavele ngth a a. F ilter ed be l ow 85 0 n m. 900 nm to 1700 nm Minimum Out put Po wer Spectr al Den sity b 900 to 1600 nm 900 to 1600 nm (typical ) 1600 to 170 0 nm b. With ap plied inp ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 278

    7-18 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Specif ications Table 7-15. Option 004/005 EELED Sources Agilent 86140B, 8614 1B, 861 42B , 86146B onl y Minimu m Spectr al P ower Density 1540 to 156 0 nm - option 005 1470 to 162 0 nm - option 005 a 1300 to 132 0 nm, 1540 to 1560 nm - opt ion 004 1250 to 162 0 nm - option 004 a a. Char acter isti ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 279

    7-19 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Specif ications Option 006 Wavelength C alibrator The wavelength calibrator option pro vides an onboard wave le ng th reference that c an be us ed to a utoma tica lly cal ibra te the optic al spe ctru m analy zer . The calibr ator is based o n an EE LED and an Acetylen e gas absorpt io n c el l ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 280

    7-20 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Specif ications Table 7-16. Additional Parts and Accessories Agilent Benchtop OS A 86140B, 8614 1B, 86 142B , 86146B Agilent P ortable OSA 86143B, 861 44B, 86145 B Printe r Paper (5 rol ls/box) 9270-1370 9270-13 70 Addition al Co nnector Interfaces See Agi lent 8 1000 ser ies See Agil en t 81000 se ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 281

    7-21 Specifi c at i ons and Regulat ory Infor m at ion Regula tor y Informatio n Regulatory Inf ormation • Laser C las sific ati on: This pr oduct co nta i ns an FDA La se r C las s I (IEC Lase r Class 1) laser. • This product com pl ies with 21 CFR 1040. 10 and 1040.11. • This pr oduct has bee n designed and tes t ed in acc o rdance wit h th ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 282

    7-22 Specific ations an d Regu latory Inform ation Declara tion of Conformity Declaration of Conformity ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 283

    Index- 1 Index A absolute accuracy , 7- 3 accessories product , 1-8 static-safe , 6-4 accuracy absolut e/differen tial , 7-3 active functio n area a ssist , 3-24 Active Funct ion A rea A ssist , 3-2 active function area, mo ving , 2-12 , 3-46 Active Marke r softkey , 3-3 Active Ma rke r. ... so ftke y , 3-58 Active Trace softkey , 3-3 adapters , 1- ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 284

    Index -2 Index wavelength calibration , 3-101 date, s ettin g , 3-8 2 dB per division , 3-79 declaration of conformity , 7-22 default instrument settings , 3-65 Defau l t Math softkeys , 3-20 , 3- 21 Delete Menu softkey , 3-21 delta between traces , 2-28 delta marker , 1-15 units, setting , 3-40 Delta M arker s oftkey , 3-22 display adding a title ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 285

    Index- 3 Index backup/restore , 2-20 saving data , 2-22 , 3-77 intern al prin ter , 3-67 intern et prot ocol , 4-2 interpolation, normal/delta marker , 3-40 IP address , 4-2 L laser classifications , 1-29 safe ty , 1-29 warning , 1-29 laser classification , 7-21 Lin Math softkeys , 3-34 line mark ers , 3-1 02 Line Markers Off softkey , 3-3 3 lo gai ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 286

    Index -4 Index non-normalized amplitude scale , 3-3 normal marker , 1-15 units, setting , 3-40 normal/delta marker interpolation , 3-40 norma lized display scale , 3-3 number of points, swee p , 3-88 O opera ting sy stem re vision , 3-73 optimi ze se nsitivit y , 3-12 Options menu , 1-17 P package contents , 1-8 packaging for shipment , 6-24 panels ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 287

    Index- 5 Index measurement /trace save , 3-74 save to , 3- 78 save traces , 3-79 save, fast mode , 3-26 save/recall functions fast recall , 2-24 fast save , 2-20 internal memory backup/restore , 2-20 recalling data , 2-2 4 saving data , 2-21 Save/Recall key , 3-78 Save/Recall menu , 1-24 saves , 2-3 scale fidelity , 7-4 Scale/Div softkey , 3-79 scr ...

  • Agilent Technologies 86140B - page 288

    Index -6 Index U Update On/Off softkey , 3-95 update trace , 3-96 upgrading the firmware , 3-30 user power cal date , 3-8 wavelength calibration date , 3-101 User Share , 3-31 User Share Ident ity , 3-97 User Wa veleng th C al Date s oftkey , 3-99 V View Trace softkey , 3-10 0 W wavelength calibration date , 3-101 referenced value , 3-102 setting c ...

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