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126 – Programming Guide
Polarization Dependent Loss Functions
The following functions are used to acquire PDL traces from the SWS.
It is not necessary to triggerTrace before calling getPDLreferences, as in the case of using
getReference for IL Zero Loss Reference.
Follow the programming flowcharts in the Programming Guide to tie these functions together.
Function Name
Description
getPDLReferences
Gets all four zero loss references for all four polarization states S1,
S2, S3, and S4 required for a PDL measurement
acquirePDL
Acquires all insertion loss data required for a PDL measurement
processPDL
Processes the four insertion loss traces acquired through a call to
the function acquirePDL to compute PDL
getPDLTrace
Gets all four PDL traces for a specific channel, after all acquired
channel traces have been computed by the processPDL function
getTracePolarization
Determines the polarization state of the last trace collected
setPolarizationControl
Sets the polarization flag that enables or disables polarization
change
getPolarizationControl
Gets the status of the polarization flag
getChannelPolarization
Retrieves the polarization of the trace for the specified channel in
cache memory.
Choosing between C and L Band
Use this function to toggle between C and L Bands when using a Dual Band Selector Switch
Module (DBSSM).
Function Name
Description
setBand
Sets the wavelength band (C or L) to be processed next
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