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Setting Up Your High Performance Power Meter
High Performance Power Meter
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Selecting the Measurement Unit
To delete a wavelength from the list:
1.
From the Settings function tab, click the List tab.
2. From, the
Wavelength
list, select the wavelength to be deleted.
3. Click to confirm the operation.
Note:
It is not possible to delete a wavelength that is currently being used.
Selecting the Measurement Unit
Power measurements can be displayed in dB, dBm, W, or W/W (the latter
indicating the ratio between the power received and the reference for the
current wavelength and channel). When W or W/W is selected, the
software automatically selects W units (pW, nW,

W, mW), depending on
the measured power and sensitivity of the detector.
When a relative unit is selected (dB or W/W), the most recent reference
value used will become the current reference value.
To select the measurement unit (either from the Instrument or
Settings function tab):
1.
Select the channel for which you want to set the measurement unit (if
you have a multiple-channel power meter).
2. Use the arrow buttons next to the Unit list to change the value.
3. click
Apply
to confirm your new setting.
Note: You can also use the All Channels button to modify all channels identically.
If other values were set before, but are different from those you are setting,
any value you change will turn red to indicate that it is different.