
2
P
ower
as
a
function
of
the
angle
of
linear
polarization
for
laser
light
1.
Connect
the
output
of
the
polarization
controller
to
a
power
meter
.
Setup
for
maximizing
the
test
signal
2.
With
all
the
instruments
turned
on,
press
4
Home
5
on
the
polarization
controller
.
This
resets
the
positions
of
all
the
plates
.
3.
Select
the
polarization
lter
.
Y
ou
may
need
to
press
4
Pos
5
and/or
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Pol
if
the
lter
is
not
already
selected.
4.
Move
the
lter
to
nd
the
maximum
signal
through
the
polarization
controller
.
One
way
of
doing
this
is
a.
Press
the
right
Cursor
key
twice
to
select
the
units
digit.
b.
W
atching
the
power
meter
,
and
using
the
Modify
knob
,
adjust
the
angle
of
the
polarization
lter
,
until
you
are
in
the
area
of
one
of
the
maxima.
c.
Select
the
tenths
digit.
d.
W
atching
the
power
meter
,
and
using
the
Modify
knob
,
adjust
the
angle
of
the
polarization
lter
,
until
you
nd
the
maximum.
e.
Select
the
hundredths
digit,
and
adjust
the
angle
of
the
polarization
lter
if
necessary
to
get
the
absolute
maximum.
2-2
Setting
a
State
of
P
olarization