Agilent Technologies 83487A, User Manual

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Calibration Overview
User Calibrations—Optical and Electrical
To perform an O/E user-wavelength calibration
1 Press the plug-in module’s front-panel optical channel
SETUP
key.
2 Press
Calibrate
, and then
O/E cal
.
3 Input the correct wavelength, and follow the instructions on the screen.
Figure 3-2. Plug-in calibration menu
To use an O/E user-wavelength calibration
1 Press the plug-in module’s front-panel optical channel SETUP key.
2 Press Bandwidth/wavelength and then wavelength .
3 Press Usr
wavelength
and then Enter .
NOTE
The optical channel calibration accuracy is heavily dependent on the accuracy to which
you know the optical source power. For best results, measure the optical source power
with an optical power meter such as the Agilent 8153A and use precision optical con-
nectors. In addition, proper connector cleaning procedures are essential to obtaining an
accurate calibration.