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Common Commands   133
Measurement Instructions   146
CALCulate1 Subsystem    157
CALCulate2 Subsystem    162
CALCulate3 Subsystem    174
CONFigure Measurement Instruction   196
DISPlay Subsystem   196
FETCh Measurement Instruction   199
HCOPy Subsystem    200
MEASure Measurement Instruction   200
READ Measurement Instruction   201
SENSe Subsystem    201
STATus Subsystem    206
SYSTem Subsystem    211
TRIGger Subsystem   216
UNIT Subsystem    218

6 Performance Tests

Test 1. Absolute Wavelength Accuracy   221
Test 2. Sensitivity   222
Test 3. Polarization Dependence   223
Test 4. Optical Input Return Loss   224
Test 5. Amplitude Accuracy and Linearity   226

7 Specifications and Regulatory Information

Definition of Terms   233
Specifications    235
General Safety Information   239
Compliance with Canadian EMC Requirements   239
Notice for Germany:   239
Declaration of Conformity   240
Product Overview   241

8 Reference

Instrument Preset Conditions   244
Menu Maps   246
Error Messages   253
Connector interfaces (order separately)   259
Power Cords   260
For Assistance and Support   262

Summary of Contents for 86120B

Page 1: ...Keysight 86120B Multi Wavelength Meter User s Guide...

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Page 4: ...r legal theory Assistance Product maintenance agree ments and other customer assis tance agreements are available for Keysight Technologies prod ucts For any assistance contact your nearest Keysight T...

Page 5: ...instruments with firmware version number 2 0 When first turned on the instrument briefly displays the firmware ver sion These instruments have the added capability of measuring broadband devices and...

Page 6: ...ctor Program the instrument for automatic measurements The Keysight 86120B offers an extensive set of GPIB programming commands These commands allow you to perform automated measurements on manufactur...

Page 7: ...s and accessories The Keysight 86120B s front panel INPUT connector is no exception When you use improper cleaning and handling techniques you risk expensive instrument repairs damaged cables and comp...

Page 8: ...h must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to maintain the product in a safe condition There is no output laser aperture The Keysight 86120B does not have an output laser aperture How...

Page 9: ...5 1 2007 Class 1 Max permissible CW output power 0 39 mW 1 Max CW output power is defined as the highest possible optical power that the laser source can produce at its output connector Laser Safety I...

Page 10: ...y dampened with water to clean the external case parts Do not attempt to clean internally WARN IN G This is a Safety Class 1 product provided with protective earth The mains plug shall only be inserte...

Page 11: ...ipated in the cabinet is greater than 800 watts then forced convection must be used C A U T I O N Always use the three prong ac power cord supplied with this instrument Failure to ensure adequate eart...

Page 12: ...10 General Safety Considerations...

Page 13: ...ulti Wavelength Meter Displaying Wavelength and Power 39 Changing the Units and Measurement Rate 49 Defining Laser Line Peaks 52 Measuring Laser Separation 56 Measuring Modulated Lasers 60 Measuring T...

Page 14: ...T Subsystem 218 6 Performance Tests Test 1 Absolute Wavelength Accuracy 221 Test 2 Sensitivity 222 Test 3 Polarization Dependence 223 Test 4 Optical Input Return Loss 224 Test 5 Amplitude Accuracy and...

Page 15: ...onnect a Printer 17 Step 4 Turn on the Keysight 86120B 18 Step 5 Enter Your Elevation 20 Step 6 Select Medium for Wavelength Values 21 Step 7 Turn Off Wavelength Limiting 22 Cleaning Connections for A...

Page 16: ...hat the ON OFF switch is readily identifiable and is easily reached by the operator The ON OFF switch or the detachable power cord is the instrument disconnecting device It disconnects the mains circu...

Page 17: ...ials and notify both the shipping carrier and the nearest Keysight Technologies sales and service office Keysight Technologies will arrange for repair or replacement of damaged or incomplete shipments...

Page 18: ...this instrument Failure to ensure adequate earth grounding by not using this cord may cause instrument damage C A U T I O N Do not connect ac power until you have verified the line voltage is correct...

Page 19: ...right angle connector so that the Keysight 86120B can be used while sitting on its rear feet You can order additional ac power cables for use in different geographic areas Refer to Connector interface...

Page 20: ...isplay should look similar to the following figure The front panel LINE switch disconnects the mains circuits from the mains supply after the EMC filters and before other parts of the instrument 2 If...

Page 21: ...f the front panel OPTICAL INPUT connector Operator maintenance or precautions are not necessary to maintain safety No controls adjustments or performance of procedures result in hazardous radia tion e...

Page 22: ...ss the Setup key 2 Press the MORE softkey 3 Press the CAL softkey 4 Press ELEV 5 Use the and softkeys to enter the elevation in meters Entries jump in 500 meter steps from 0 m to 5000 m The elevation...

Page 23: ...two mediums vacuum and standard air 1 Press the Setup key 2 Press the MORE softkey 3 Press the CAL softkey 4 Make the following selection Press VACUUM for wavelength readings in a vacuum Press STD AIR...

Page 24: ...limited to measuring lasers between 1200 nm and 1650 nm You can easily expand the input range to the full 700 nm to 1650 nm range with the following steps 1 Press the Preset key 2 Press the Setup key...

Page 25: ...e mechanical assembly that holds the ferrule in position against another identical ferrule Connectors also vary in the polish curve and concentricity of the core within the cladding Mating one style o...

Page 26: ...a good compromise between performance reliability and cost If prop erly maintained and cleaned this connector can withstand many repeated connec tions However many instrument specifications require t...

Page 27: ...ickel silver to fix the fiber in a near center location then uses a post active staking to shift the fiber into the desired position within 0 2 m This process plus the keyed axis allows very precise c...

Page 28: ...is recommended Figure 1 4 shows the end of a clean fiber optic cable The dark circle in the center of the micrograph is the fiber s 125 m core and cladding which carries the light The surrounding are...

Page 29: ...e the best possible performance when making measurements on a fiber optic system Never use metal or sharp objects to clean a connector and never scrape the connector Avoid matching gel and oils Figure...

Page 30: ...at an angle can scrape material off the inside of the connector or even break the inside sleeve of connectors made with ceramic material When inserting a fiber optic connector into a connector make su...

Page 31: ...good return loss mea surement The quality of the polish establishes the difference between the PC physical contact and the Super PC connectors Most connectors today are physi cal contact which make g...

Page 32: ...ecting the fiber ends Disable all optical sources before disconnecting fiber optic cables Failure to do so may result in permanent injury to your eyes Cleaning Connectors The procedures in this sectio...

Page 33: ...osits on fiber ends that can degrade performance 1 Apply pure isopropyl alcohol to a clean lint free cotton swab or lens paper Table 1 2 Cleaning Accessories Item Keysight Technologies Part Number Pur...

Page 34: ...gas or compressed dust remover can also be used C A U T I O N Do not shake tip or invert compressed air canisters because this releases particles in the can into the air Refer to instructions provide...

Page 35: ...the inside of adapters greatly outweighs the risk of contamination by foam swabs 2 Clean the adapter with the foam swab 3 Dry the inside of the adapter with a clean dry foam swab 4 Blow through the a...

Page 36: ...e terms of the warranty or contract the warranty is at the front of this manual If the instrument is no longer under war ranty or is not covered by a Keysight Technologies maintenance plan Keysight Te...

Page 37: ...rst received the instrument C A U T I O N Cover electrical connectors to protect sensitive components from electrostatic damage Cover optical connectors to protect them from damage due to physical con...

Page 38: ...protect the instrument and prevent it from moving in the carton If packing foam is not available the best alternative is S D 240 Air Cap from Sealed Air Corpo ration Commerce California 90001 Air Cap...

Page 39: ...ts and Measurement Rate 49 Defining Laser Line Peaks 52 Measuring Laser Separation 56 Measuring Modulated Lasers 60 Measuring Total Power Greater than 10 dBm 62 Calibrating Measurements 63 Printing Me...

Page 40: ...nm and 1200 nm on page 44 10 dBm maximum total displayed input power Laser linewidths assumed to be less than 10 GHz If you change the elevation where you will be using your Agilent 86120B refer to C...

Page 41: ...elength List by wavelength or power Average wavelength and total power If the measured amplitudes are low clean the front panel OPTICAL INPUT connec tor This section includes Peak WL mode 40 List by W...

Page 42: ...ition to the digital readouts there is a power bar It provides a convenient ana log meter movement for tuning laser power Although the Peak WL mode shows one signal at a time softkeys are provided tha...

Page 43: ...of the following Press the green Preset key Press Peak WL 3 To move the cursor to view other signals press PREV WL to select next previous shorter wavelength NEXT WL to select next longer wavelength P...

Page 44: ...e cursor displayed Annotation in the upper right corner of the display indicates whether the signals are ordered according to wavelength BY WL or power BY PWR The cursor shows the currently selected l...

Page 45: ...he laser lines The following equation shows how individual wavelengths of laser lines are summed together to obtain the average wavelength value where n is the number of laser lines included in the av...

Page 46: ...l line it is considered a peak Its displayed power level may be greater than that of the fundamental because the amplitude correction at 775 nm is much greater by about 15 dB than that at 1550 nm the...

Page 47: ...range to the region of interest minimizes the number of spurious wavelengths displayed Also the graphical dis play uses these start and stop wavelength values to plot the power spectrum whether the wa...

Page 48: ...of the integration limits Care must be taken to ensure that the integration limits are above any noise This is especially true when measur ing devices with sloping noise floors like an EDFA amplifier...

Page 49: ...e Power Offset value In most cases the noise floor will be visible if the total input power is greater than about 5 dBm The Agilent 86120B graphical display The Peak Threshold value is displayed as a...

Page 50: ...o noise is on when an instrument state is saved it is off when that state is recalled To save an instrument state 1 Press the Setup key 2 Press the SAV RCL softkey 3 Press the SAVE softkey 4 Press one...

Page 51: ...ent rate This section includes Displayed units 49 Measurement rate 50 Continuous or single measurements 51 Displayed units As described below it s easy to change the wavelength and amplitude units You...

Page 52: ...te mode that maximum accuracy and wavelength resolution are achieved However should a faster update be desired for example when real time feedback is required to tune a laser to its des ignated channe...

Page 53: ...h between normal and fast update modes the rate that the asterisk blinks changes You can specify that the instrument perform a measurement only when the front panel Single key is pressed This is the s...

Page 54: ...o 40 dB The peak threshold s default value is 10 dB This ensures that any modulated signals being measured are not confused with their AM sidebands For unmodulated lasers or Fabry Perot lasers it may...

Page 55: ...are identified as one laser line the minimum point between 4 and 5 does not drop to the peak excursion limit This response has the highest power shown which is peak 4 Whenever the peak threshold limit...

Page 56: ...lent 86120B s specified sensi tivity may be accompanied by second harmonic or other distortion For example a low power laser line at 1550 nm has a second harmonic line at 775 nm If this second harmoni...

Page 57: ...k wavelength is identified The default value is 10 dB Pressing the green PRESET key changes the peak excursion and peak threshold val ues to their default settings It also turns wavelength range limit...

Page 58: ...ivision multiplexed WDM systems where channel spacing must be adhered to The Agilent 86120B can display the wavelength and amplitude of any laser line relative to another In fact the fol lowing types...

Page 59: ...as the reference It is shown in absolute units The wavelengths and powers of the remaining responses are shown relative to this reference For example the first response is 2 596 nm below the referenc...

Page 60: ...reference laser line 6 Press SELECT Press SELECT at any time to select a new reference Press RESET at any time to turn off the delta calculation Measuring flatness You can use relative power measureme...

Page 61: ...List by Power This lists the input signals by power with the largest response listed first 3 Press the Delta On key 4 Select PWR 5 Use the and softkeys to select the first laser line 6 Press SELECT 7...

Page 62: ...d Refer to Defining Laser Line Peaks on page 52 Even when the laser is amplitude modulated the correct wavelength and power is displayed The spurious wavelengths caused by low frequency amplitude modu...

Page 63: ...peak excursion peak threshold and wavelength range limiting How ever increasing peak threshold can cause spurious wavelengths to be displayed To control the wavelength range refer to on page 44 Even...

Page 64: ...e maximum total input power that can be applied to the Agilent 86120B before damage occurs is 18 dBm The maximum total input power that can be measured is 10 dBm 1 Connect an optical attenuator betwee...

Page 65: ...6120B by entering the elevation Elevations from 0 to 5000 meters can be entered The elevation correction is immediately applied to the current measure ment even if the instrument is in the single meas...

Page 66: ...ith the softkeys must be within 250 meters of the actual elevation 6 Press RETURN to complete the entry To select the medium for light 1 Press the Setup key 2 Press the MORE softkey 3 Press the CAL so...

Page 67: ...up to 100 The measurement values printed depend on the set tings of the instrument when the Print key is pressed The following is an example of a typical printout Agilent 86120B SER US36151025 Firmwar...

Page 68: ...You can use the ABORT and CONT softkey to stop and restart a print job that is in progress...

Page 69: ...3 Measuring Signal to Noise Ratios 69 Measuring Signal to Noise Ratios with Averaging 73 Measuring Laser Drift 75 Measuring Coherence Length 78 Measurements Applications...

Page 70: ...ts Applications Measurements Applications Measurements Applications In this chapter you ll learn how to make a variety of fast accurate measurements using the measurement tools accessed by pressing th...

Page 71: ...ing figure has a signal to noise ratio of 30 0 dB Signal to noise display During a signal to noise measurement the absolute power of the carrier in dBm is compared to the absolute power of the noise a...

Page 72: ...the two channels and an equal distance to the other side of the signal of interest See points Pn1 and Pn2 in the following fig ure If the closest signal is more than 200 GHz from the signal of intere...

Page 73: ...measurements to a bandwidth of 0 1 nm The annotation 0 1 nm is displayed to show that the noise bandwidth is being normalized to a 0 1 nm bandwidth To measure signal to noise 1 Press the front panel P...

Page 74: ...interpolate the wavelength or press USER to select the last wavelength manually entered b If you chose USER you can specify the wavelength by pressing USER WL Use the softkey to select the digit that...

Page 75: ...ured Averaging can also improve the accuracy of measuring signal to noise of unmodu lated lasers Signal to noise with averaging display Averaging is performed on the noise not on the wavelength or pow...

Page 76: ...0B must account for the noise bandwidth used during the measurement Because noise bandwidth varies with mea surement bandwidth a wide bandwidth allows more noise to the Keysight 86120B s detector than...

Page 77: ...ance over time temperature or other condition The following display shows power and wavelength drift measured on five laser lines The DRIFT annotation item tells you that drift measurements are being...

Page 78: ...a lesser value Note that the maximum wavelength and maximum power may not have occurred simultaneously Display shows absolute minimum values since the drift measurement was started This measurement g...

Page 79: ...avelength and power drift values subtracted from the maximum drift values 5 In the List by WL and List by Power displays use the and softkeys to view the reference values wavelength and power values o...

Page 80: ...annot measure coherence length of light emitting diodes LEDs or distributed feedback DFB lasers When you select coherence length measurements the Keysight 86120B displays the following four values Coh...

Page 81: ...of the envelope peaks is given by the following equation OPD is the optical path delay and Lc is the coherence length Thus at an optical path delay equal to the coherence length the envelope peaks ar...

Page 82: ...s defined as the height of the fringe visibility envelope midway between the zero optical path delay peak and the next peak relative to the height of the envelope peak at zero path delay The beta fact...

Page 83: ...data 95 Monitoring the Instrument 96 Status registers 96 Queues 101 Reviewing SCPI Syntax Rules 103 Example Programs 108 Example 1 Measure a DFB laser 110 Example 2 Measure WDM channels 112 Example 3...

Page 84: ...rial Description of Hewlett Packard Interface Bus 1987 Hewlett Packard Company SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instru ments 1995 International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers...

Page 85: ...nts the LOCAL softkey from being displayed If the instrument is in local lockout mode all the softkeys may be blanked For example if the instrument is first placed in local lockout mode and then place...

Page 86: ...ommand is that it sets the Keysight 86120B into the single measurement acquisition mode Because the READ and MEASure data queries expect this mode their proper operation is ensured Establish the wavel...

Page 87: ...rrected data buffer and a corrected data buffer With each scan of the input wavelength range the analog to digital converter loads 65 536 data values into the uncorrected data buffer This is considere...

Page 88: ...nsists of an amplitude and wavelength measurement Amplitude and wavelength correction factors are applied to this data For a listing of the programming commands including a cross reference to front pa...

Page 89: ...elevation correction values selects readings for air or vacuum and enters amplitude offsets Configures instrument for measuring broadband devices and chirped lasers Queries time domain values of the...

Page 90: ...Figure FETCh READ and MEASure MEASure ARRay POWer Average Wavelength Wavenumber or Frequency CALCulate2 PWAVerage STATe CALCulate2 DATA Total Power W dBm CALCulate2 PWAVerage STATe CALCulate2 DATA Las...

Page 91: ...e following command MEASure SCALar POWer WAVelength MAX Specifying SCALar places the display in the single wavelength format and returns a single value to the computer Specifying ARRay places the disp...

Page 92: ...continuous measurement acquisition mode Because READ contains an INIT IMM command which expects the single measurement acquisition mode an error is generated and the INIT command is ignored FETCh comm...

Page 93: ...tion setup by the CONFigure command The instrument returns a string which is the last instrument function sent by a CONFigure command or MEASure query The returned string is in the short command form...

Page 94: ...WLIMit STOP WNUMber CALCulate3 SNR AUTO SENSe CORRection ELEVation INITiate CONTinuous INITiate IMMediate The following additional commands are also non sequential commands if CALCu late3 SNR AUTO is...

Page 95: ...se the ELEVation command causes the recalculation of the data which is like sending the INIT IMM command When the actual INIT IMM is sent the error occurs because the command is already in progress OU...

Page 96: ...ect a drift measurement you can additionally select one of the following additional states CALC3 DRIF DIFF STAT difference CALC3 DRIF MAX STAT maximum drift CALC3 DRIF MIN STAT minimum drift CALC3 DRI...

Page 97: ...ed in the string The string does not contain a first value which specifies the string length This is shown in the following example OUTPUT 720 CALCulate1 POINts ENTER 720 Length OUTPUT 720 CALCulate1...

Page 98: ...us Subsystem on page 206 Status registers The Keysight 86120B provides four registers which you can query to monitor the instrument s condition These registers allow you to determine the following ite...

Page 99: ...methods is that the serial poll command reads bit 6 as the Request Service RQS bit and clears the bit which clears the SRQ interrupt The STB command reads bit 6 as the Master Summary Status MSS and do...

Page 100: ...98 Programming Monitoring the Instrument...

Page 101: ...5 ESB in the Status Byte Register Table 4 7 Bits in Operation Status Register Bit Definition 0 not used 1 SETTling indicating that the instrument is waiting for the motor to reach the proper position...

Page 102: ...asks for the OPERation Status and QUEStionable Status registers are set and queried using the STATus subsystem s ENABle commands Use the ESE common command to set or query the mask for the Standard Ev...

Page 103: ...gister bits that are not enabled still respond to their corre sponding conditions that is they are set if the corresponding event occurs How ever because they are not enabled they do not generate a su...

Page 104: ...queue is 30 29 positions for the error messages and 1 position for the Queue overflow message The error queue is read with the SYSTEM ERROR query Executing this query reads and removes the oldest err...

Page 105: ...command string from the commands listed in this book and place the string in your program lan guage s output statement For commands other than common commands include a colon before the subsystem name...

Page 106: ...racters Instrument responses however are always returned in uppercase Combine commands in the same subsystem You can combine commands from the same subsystem provided that they are both on the same le...

Page 107: ...n the following line OUTPUT 720 INIT CONT ON Separate multiple parameters with a comma Spaces can be added around the commas to improve readability OUTPUT 720 MEAS SCAL POW FREQ 1300 MAX White space W...

Page 108: ...instruction terminator is received The terminator may be either a new line NL character the End Or Identify EOI line asserted or a combination of the two All three ways are equivalent Asserting the E...

Page 109: ...SIC the controller input statement ENTER 720 Range passes the value across the bus to the controller and places it in the variable Range A newline character is appended to the response Sending another...

Page 110: ...HP BASIC programming language Many subroutines are repeated in the examples The first five example programs contain several common subroutines These rou tines along with one function are described in...

Page 111: ...bits enabled by the Set_ese subroutine BIT Cme 5 BIT Cme 4 BIT Cme 2 This subroutine is called in examples 1 through 5 However it is modified in exam ples 3 4 and 5 to allow it to indicate the last p...

Page 112: ...nstrument Mwm ASSIGN Mwm TO 720 Set_ese PRINT USING 37A 33A Multi Wavelength Meter Identity is FNIdentity OUTPUT Mwm INIT CONT OFF ON TIMEOUT 7 5 CALL Err_mngmt OUTPUT Mwm MEAS SCAL POW WAV ENTER Mwm...

Page 113: ...Programming Example Programs Identity DEF FNIdentity COM Instrument MwmV DIM Identity 50 Identity OUTPUT Mwm RST OUTPUT Mwm OPC ENTER Mwm Opc_done OUTPUT Mwm IDN ENTER Mwm Identity RETURN Identity FN...

Page 114: ...on to this section for a description of each subroutine that is contained in this program COM Instrument Mwm ASSIGN Mwm TO 720 ON ERROR GOTO Error_msg Set_ese PRINT USING 37A 33A Multi Wavelength Mete...

Page 115: ...RR ENTER Mwm Err_msg PRINT Err_msg UNTIL NOT BIT Cme 2 AND NOT BIT Cme 4 AND NOT BIT Cme 5 AND Err 0 Subend SUBEND Set_ese SUB Set_ese COM Instrument Mwm OUTPUT Mwm ESE IVAL 00110100 2 SUBEND Identity...

Page 116: ...introduction to this section for a description of each subroutine that is contained in this program COM Instrument Mwm ASSIGN Mwm TO 720 DIM Key 1 ON ERROR GOTO Error_msg Set_ese PRINT USING 37A 33A...

Page 117: ...ON Tempo 10 ALLOCATE Current_diff_wl 1 Nb_pt ALLOCATE Current_diff_pw 1 Nb_pt Query drift wavelengths and powers OUTPUT Mwm CALC3 DATA WAV ENTER Mwm USING K Current_diff_wl OUTPUT Mwm CALC3 DATA POW...

Page 118: ...IL NOT BIT Cme 2 AND NOT BIT Cme 4 AND NOT BIT Cme 5 AND POS Err_msg 0 Subend SUBEND Set_ese SUB Set_ese COM Instrument Mwm OUTPUT Mwm ESE IVAL 00110100 2 SUBEND Identity DEF FNIdentity COM Instrument...

Page 119: ...i Wavelength Meter Identity is FNIdentity ON TIMEOUT 7 5 CALL Err_mngmt Cmd_opc RST Change to list by wavelength display Cmd_opc CONF ARR POW WAV Trigger and wait for one measurement Cmd_opc INIT Cmd_...

Page 120: ...Err_mngmt SUB Err_mngmt OPTIONAL Cmd_msg COM Instrument Mwmt DIM Err_msg 255 INTEGER Cme CLEAR Mwm REPEAT OUTPUT Mwm ESR ENTER Mwm Cme OUTPUT Mwm SYST ERR ENTER Mwm Err_msg IF NPAR 0 AND NOT POS Err_m...

Page 121: ...Identity is FNIdentity ON TIMEOUT 7 5 CALL Err_mngmt Cmd_opc RST OUTPUT Mwm MEAS ARR POW WAV ENTER Mwm USING K Nb_pt ALLOCATE Current_wl 1 Nb_pt ENTER Mwm USING K Current_wl OUTPUT Mwm FETC ARR POW E...

Page 122: ...UTPUT Mwm SYST ERR ENTER Mwm Err_msg IF NPAR 0 AND NOT POS Err_msg 0 THEN PRINT This command Cmd_msg makes the following error IF NOT POS Err_msg 0 THEN PRINT Err_msg UNTIL NOT BIT Cme 2 AND NOT BIT C...

Page 123: ...Keysight 86120B s absolute accuracy at 1550 nm In order to run this program the tunable laser source s firmware must support the automatic alignment command WAVEACT The program uses the following mea...

Page 124: ...What wavelength nm do you wish to have Target_wl Target_wl Target_wl 1 OE 9 PRINT the target wavelength is Target_wl Set wavelength of tunable laser source OUTPUT Tls WAVE VAL Target_wl OUTPUT Tls OUT...

Page 125: ...s instrument SAV Saves an instrument state SRE Sets bits in service request enable register STB Queries value of status byte TRG Triggers acquisition of measurement data TST Performs an instrument sel...

Page 126: ...ngth for the wavelength limit range I CALCulate2 WLIMit STARt WNUMber Sets the starting wavenumber for the wavelength limit range I CALCulate2 WLIMit STOP FREQuency Sets the stopping frequency for the...

Page 127: ...into the reference list I CALCulate3 DRIFt REFerence STATe Turns the drift state on and off so that CALC3 DATA will return the reference signal list I CALCulate3 DRIFt STATe Turns the drift measureme...

Page 128: ...ection OFFSet MAGNitude Sets the power offset value used by the instrument S SENSe CORRection MEDium Sets the instrument to return the wavelength reading in a vacuum when the parameter is on Parameter...

Page 129: ...Gger Subsystem ABORt Stops the current measurement sequence S INITiate IMMediate Places the instrument into the initiated state and initiates a new measurement sequence S INITiate CONTinuous Sets the...

Page 130: ...GRAPhics STATe BAR ON DISPlay WINDow GRAPhics STATe BROAD SENSe CORRection DEVice BROad CAL See ELEV PWR OFS STD AIR and VACUUM CM 1 MEASure ARRay POWer WNUMber COH LEN MEASure LENGth COHerence CLENgt...

Page 131: ...OWer STATe PEAK DISPlay MARKer MAXimum Peak WL See NEXT PK NEXT WL PEAK PREV PK and PREV WL PK EXC CALCulate2 PEXCursion PK THLD CALCulate2 PTHReshold POWER UNIT POWer Preset SYSTem PRESet PREV PK DIS...

Page 132: ...Z MEASure ARRay POWer FREQuency UNITS UNIT POWer UPDATE Measurement Instructions and CALCulate1 TRANsform FREQuency POINts USER CALCulate3 SNR AUTO OFF USER WL CALCulate3 SNR REFerence WAVelength UW U...

Page 133: ...ystem 174 CONFigure Measurement Instruction 196 DISPlay Subsystem 196 FETCh Measurement Instruction 199 HCOPy Subsystem 200 MEASure Measurement Instruction 200 READ Measurement Instruction 201 SENSe S...

Page 134: ...le brackets indicate values entered by the programmer Or indicates a choice of one element from a list Square brackets indicate that the enclosed items are optional When several items are enclosed by...

Page 135: ...gister Syntax CLS Description With the exception of the output queue all queues that are summarized in the status byte register are emptied The error queue is also emptied Neither the event status ena...

Page 136: ...do not change the register The ESE query returns the value of the event status enable register Query Response integer is a mask from 0 to 255 Example OUTPUT 720 ESE 32 In this example the ESE 32 comma...

Page 137: ...read the byte The following table shows each bit in the event status register and its bit weight The register is cleared when it is read Query Response integer ranges from 0 to 255 Table 5 15 Standard...

Page 138: ...ment s serial number The last entry in the string is the firmware version number this value may vary between instruments Agilent 86120B USaaaabbbb 2 000 Example DIM Id 50 OUTPUT 720 IDN ENTER 720 Id P...

Page 139: ...e ASCII 1 is returned by the instrument Be sure the computer s timeout limit is at least two seconds since some of the Keysight 86120B commands take approximately one second to complete Query Response...

Page 140: ...urrent data is marked as invalid and a measurement query such as FETCh results in error number 230 Data corrupt or stale You must initiate a new sweep with INIT IMM before you can use the FETCh com ma...

Page 141: ...39 Programming Commands Common Commands excursion peak threshold power offset signal to noise auto mode on off wave length limit on off wavelength limit start wavelength limit stop and signal to noise...

Page 142: ...f Measurement acquisition single Wavelength calibration vacuum Elevation correction value 0 meters Wavelength units nm Amplitude units dBm Power offset 0 dB Peak threshold 10 dB Peak excursion 15 dB M...

Page 143: ...atus byte register A bit set to one in the service request enable register enables the corresponding bit in the status byte register to generate a service request A zero disables the bit The following...

Page 144: ...Response integer from 0 to 63 or from 128 to 191 Example OUTPUT 720 SRE 32 In this example the command enables ESB event summary bit 5 in the status byte register to generate a service request Table...

Page 145: ...l of the bit weights of all of the bits set to one at the time you read the byte The following table shows each bit in the status byte register and its bit weight The STB query does not affect the con...

Page 146: ...n error is generated Example The following example starts the data acquisition according to the current settings OUTPUT 720 TRG TST The TST test query starts a self test on the instrument Syntax TST D...

Page 147: ...e WAI command prevents the instrument from executing any further commands until the current command has finished executing Syntax WAI Description All pending operations are completed during the wait p...

Page 148: ...e domain by rectifying and low pass filtering the interferogram The resulting waveform is then curve fit into a decaying exponential Refer to To measure coher ence length on page 78 When the SCALar co...

Page 149: ...ds Measurement Instructions The commands in this subsystem have the following command hierarchy MEASure READ FETCh CONFigure ARRay SCALar POWer FREQuency WAVelength WNUMber SCALar LENGth COHerence ALP...

Page 150: ...e dis play is placed in the list by power mode Returned values are in the current power units Wavelength units are not affected expected_value Constants MAXimum Displays the highest power signal MINim...

Page 151: ...line is an example of a returned string when MEAS SCAL POW MAX is sent 5 88346500E 000 If six laser lines are located and MEAS ARR POW is sent the following string could be returned Notice that the fi...

Page 152: ...se value will be limited to either 0 01 or 0 001 whichever is closer MAXimum resolution is equivalent to the FAST measurement update mode MINi mum resolution is equivalent to the NORMAL measurement up...

Page 153: ...EQ 230 8THZ MIN READ SCAL POW FREQ 230 8THZ MEAS SCAL POW FREQ 230 8THZ Query Response The following line is an example of a returned string when MEAS SCAL POW FREQ MAX is sent 1 94055176E 014 If six...

Page 154: ...a unitless number whose value will be limited to either 0 01 or 0 001 whichever is closer Returned values are in meters Displayed units are nanometers Power units are not affected expected_value Const...

Page 155: ...00NM MEAS SCAL POW WAV 1300NM Query Response The following line is an example of a returned string when MEAS SCAL POW WAV MAX is sent 1 5529258E 006 If six laser lines are located and MEAS ARR POW WAV...

Page 156: ...mber whose value will be limited to either 0 01 or 0 001 whichever is closer Returned values are in inverse meters Displayed units are inverse centimeters Power units are not affected expected_value C...

Page 157: ...is present the following response would be returned to the computer 6 45286262E 005 Notice that the returned units are m 1 If six laser lines are measured and MEAS ARR POW WNUM is sent the following...

Page 158: ...nstant is a unitless ratio MEASure SCALar LENGth COHerence CLENgth Queries the coherence length of the input signal in meters Syntax LENGth COHerence CLENgth Attribute Summary Query Only MEASure SCALa...

Page 159: ...rrected frequency spectrum data In NORMAL measurement update mode 34 123 values are returned If the Keysight 86120B is set for FAST measurement update mode low resolution 4 268 values are returned The...

Page 160: ...lobytes of data 34 123 values can be returned to the computer When FAST measurement update is specified over 72 kilobytes of data 4 268 values can be returned The following string is a typical example...

Page 161: ...spacing between values is not uniform in wavelength units The values returned are in ascending optical frequency Only the frequency domain data corresponding to 700 1650 nm wavelength in vacuum is re...

Page 162: ...FFT size of 34 123 A FAST updated display corresponds to an FFT size of 4 268 These values are a subset of the uncor rected data buffer shown in the figure that is located in Making Measurements on p...

Page 163: ...161 Programming Commands CALCulate1 Subsystem Query Response For normal update 34123 For fast update 4268...

Page 164: ...Culate2 commands to query corrected values frequency spectrum data The commands in this subsystem have the following command hierarchy CALCulate2 DATA PEXCursion POINts PTHReshold PWAVerage STATe WLIM...

Page 165: ...CALC2 PWAV STAT is on the power weighted average wave number is returned Attribute Summary Preset State not affected SCPI Compliance standard Query Only Description Use the CALC2 POIN query to determ...

Page 166: ...n the peak excursion plus the amplitudes of the closest local minima on either side of the peak This command works in conjunction with the peak threshold setting Refer to PTHReshold on page 165 Changi...

Page 167: ...returned by the CALC2 DATA query Query Response For example if six laser lines are located 6 PTHReshold Sets the peak threshold limit used by the instrument to determine valid laser line peaks Syntax...

Page 168: ...ces the instrument in the power weighted average mode Syntax CALCulate2 PWAVerage STATe ON OFF 1 0 Attribute Summary Preset State off RST State off Description When the state is on the CALC2 DATA POW...

Page 169: ...peaks over the full wavelength range If you want to measure signals over a nar rower wavelength range set this function on to avoid identifying spurious second harmonic peaks Whenever the Keysight 86...

Page 170: ...liance instrument specific Description This command sets the starting range for the wavelength limit in Hertz The start frequency value must be less than or equal to the stop frequency value or the st...

Page 171: ...rt wavelength value must be less than or equal to the stop wavelength value or the start wavelength will be clipped to the stop wavelength and a Data out of range error will be generated Setting the s...

Page 172: ...liance instrument specific Description This command sets the starting range for the wavelength limit The default units for the real parameter value are m 1 The start wavenumber value must be less than...

Page 173: ...liance instrument specific Description This command sets the stopping range for the wavelength limit The default units for the real parameter are Hz The stop frequency value must be greater than or eq...

Page 174: ...e wavelength limit The default units for the real parameter are meters The stop wavelength value must be greater than or equal to the start wavelength value or the stop wavelength will be clipped to t...

Page 175: ...ance instrument specific Description This command sets the stopping range for the wavelength limit The default units for the real parameter are inverse meters The stop wavenumber value must be less th...

Page 176: ...ise mea surements The commands in this subsystem have the following command hierar chy CALCulate3 ASNR CLEar COUNt STATe DATA DELTa POWer STATe PRESet REFerence FREQuency POWer WAVelength WNUMber WAVe...

Page 177: ...This command clears the number of measurements used in the average signal to noise calculation The current measurement is used as the new reference for the average signal to noise calculation ASNR COU...

Page 178: ...the number of measurements to be used for the average signal to noise calculation If this count is changed while the average signal calculation is on and the new count is less than the number of meas...

Page 179: ...n is on will generate a Settings conflict error When the calculation is first turned on the lines measured in the current measure ment will be used as the reference values for the signal to noise rati...

Page 180: ...d by the query depends upon which calculation state is on If no cal culation state is on an error is generated The returned data is comma delimited The following string is a typical example of six val...

Page 181: ...s normalized to the power level of the reference laser line The power of the reference laser line is returned as an absolute power unnormalized The fre quency data returned is the array of absolute fr...

Page 182: ...700 nm SCPI Compliance instrument specific Description The reference will be the laser line at the frequency closest to the frequency entered Subsequent measurements will use the frequency closest to...

Page 183: ...00 0 nm MAXimum 1650 0 nm Attribute Summary Preset State 700 nm 428 6 THz RST State 700 nm 428 6 THz laser line SCPI Compliance instrument specific Description The reference will be the laser line at...

Page 184: ...61 cm 1 MAXimum 14 286 cm 1 Attribute Summary Preset State 14 286 cm 1 700 nm RST State 14 286 cm 1 700 nm SCPI Compliance instrument specific Description The reference will be the laser line at the w...

Page 185: ...the reference For the CALC3 DATA query the power data returned is the array of absolute pow ers measured for each laser line The frequency data is the array of frequency values normalized to the frequ...

Page 186: ...except the reference For the CALC3 DATA query the power data returned is the array of powers nor malized to the power of the reference laser line The power of the reference laser line is returned as a...

Page 187: ...strument specific Description Use the CALC3 DRIF PRES command to turn off all the drift states before turning on this state The CALC3 DATA query returns the maximum power and frequency minus the minim...

Page 188: ...iance instrument specific Description Use the CALC3 DRIF PRES command to turn off all the drift states before turning on this state The CALC3 DATA query returns the maximum power and frequency Note On...

Page 189: ...liance instrument specific Description Use the CALC3 DRIF PRES command to turn off all the drift states before turning on this state The CALC3 DATA query returns the minimum power or frequency Note On...

Page 190: ...cted by SCPI Compliance instrument specific Command Only Description This command allows the CALC3 DATA query to return the difference between the current measurement and the reference DRIFt REFerence...

Page 191: ...n this command is set to on the CALC3 DATA command returns the refer ence laser lines Use the CALC3 DRIF PRES command to turn off all the drift states before turning on the drift reference state Note...

Page 192: ...e reference All subsequent measurements take the new data subtract the reference data and display the differences in wavelengths and powers The CALC3 DATA query returns the power and frequency of the...

Page 193: ...ific Query Only Description The value returned is the number of points returned by the CALC3 DATA query PRESet Turns off any CALCulate3 calculation that is on Syntax CALCulate3 PRESet Attribute Summar...

Page 194: ...rated reference frequency OFF Selects user entered reference frequency Attribute Summary Preset State on RST State on SCPI Compliance instrument specific Description The command argument allows you to...

Page 195: ...a frequency value that is within the following limits Constant Description MINimum 181 6924 THz MAXimum 428 2750 THz Attribute Summary Preset State unaffected by RST State 193 4145 THz 1550 0 nm in a...

Page 196: ...in the following limits Constant Description MINimum 700 0 nm MAXimum 1650 0 nm Attribute Summary Preset State unaffected by RST State 1550 0 nm in a vacuum SCPI Compliance instrument specific Descrip...

Page 197: ...tribute Summary Preset State unaffected by RST State 6451 614 cm 1 SCPI Compliance instrument specific Description After entering this value use the SNR AUTO command to configure the instrument to use...

Page 198: ...stem The commands in this subsystem have the following command hierarchy DISPlay MARKer MAXimum LEFT NEXT PREVious RIGHt WINDow GRAPhics STATe Note Only one STATe command can be turned on at any one t...

Page 199: ...er line Syntax DISPlay MARKer MAXimum LEFT Attribute Summary Preset State marker set to maximum power laser line RST State marker set to maximum power laser line SCPI Compliance instrument specific Co...

Page 200: ...has the next higher power level Syntax DISPlay MARKer MAXimum PREVious Attribute Summary Preset State marker set to maximum power laser line RST State marker set to maximum power laser line SCPI Compl...

Page 201: ...marker is moved WINDow GRAPhics STATe Turns on and off the display of the power bars Syntax DISPlay WINDow GRAPhics STATe ON OFF 1 0 Attribute Summary Preset State on RST State on SCPI Compliance sta...

Page 202: ...Prints measurement results on a printer Syntax HCOPy IMMediate Attribute Summary Preset State none RST State none SCPI Compliance standard Command Only Description Connect the printer to the Keysight...

Page 203: ...ent Instructions on page 146 SENSe Subsystem Use the SENSe commands to correct measurement results for elevation above sea level and to select between measurements in air or vacuum You can also enter...

Page 204: ...tate NARRow RST sets this value to NARRow SCPI Compliance instrument specific Description The narrow bandwidth algorithm used for measuring lasers determines the wave length based upon the peak The br...

Page 205: ...ific Description Changing the elevation value causes the current data to be reprocessed Query Response The query form returns the current elevation setting as shown in the following example 1500 CORRe...

Page 206: ...pressure 760 torr Temperature 15 C Relative humidity 0 CORRection OFFSet MAGNitude Enters an offset for amplitude values Syntax SENSe CORRection OFFSet MAGNitude real MINimum MAXimum real is the loga...

Page 207: ...e pattern on the photodetector as a function of the Michelson interferometer optical path delay The time domain data is sampled at uniform optical path delay increments of half the reference laser wav...

Page 208: ...000 Notice that only values are returned to the computer There is no first value that indi cates the number of values contained in the string as there is for example with the FETCh READ and MEASure c...

Page 209: ...UTPUT 720 STATUS OPERATION CONDITION OPERation QUEStionable ENABle Sets the enable mask for the questionable or operation event register Syntax STATus OPERation QUEStionable ENABle value integer an in...

Page 210: ...ummary Preset State none RST State none SCPI Compliance standard Query Only Description The response will be a number from 0 to 32767 indicating which bits are set Read ing the register clears the reg...

Page 211: ...bits in the event register which can be set by positive transitions of the corre sponding bits in the condition register Syntax STATus OPERation PTRansition integer integer an integer from 0 to 65535...

Page 212: ...e none SCPI Compliance standard Command Only Description The PRESet command is defined by SCPI to affect the enable register If you want to clear all event registers and queues use the CLS command Exa...

Page 213: ...ion The Keysight 86120B has a 30 entry error queue The queue is a first in first out buffer Repeatedly sending the query SYSTEM ERROR returns the error numbers and descriptions in the order in which t...

Page 214: ...character is followed by one digit which indicates how many of the following digits convey the byte count The next digits give the actual byte count For example in the listing below 4387 bytes are ind...

Page 215: ...able 5 20 Instrument Conditions 1 of 2 Item Settings after Preset Key Pressed Settings after Power Turned On Display mode single wavelength last statea Wavelength range limiting on last state Start wa...

Page 216: ...eference signal position 700 nm 700 nm Signal to Noise Measurements measurement off off wavelength reference auto last state user wavelength not affected last state number of averages 100 last state G...

Page 217: ...ht 86120B complies with Syntax SYSTem VERSion Attribute Summary Preset State none RST State none SCPI Compliance standard Query Only Description The SCPI version used in the Keysight 86120B is 1995 0...

Page 218: ...the following command hierarchy ABORt INITiate CONTinuous IMMediate ABORt Halts the current measurement sequence and places the instrument in the idle state Syntax ABORt Attribute Summary Preset Stat...

Page 219: ...continuously measures the input spectrum INITiate IMMediate Initiates a new measurement sequence Syntax INITiate IMMediate Attribute Summary Non sequential command Preset State none SCPI Compliance st...

Page 220: ...tts linear or dBm logarithmic Syntax UNIT POWer W DBM Attribute Summary Preset State dBm RST State dBm SCPI Compliance standard Non sequential command Always use an OPC query or a WAI command to ensur...

Page 221: ...6 Test 1 Absolute Wavelength Accuracy 221 Test 2 Sensitivity 222 Test 3 Polarization Dependence 223 Test 4 Optical Input Return Loss 224 Test 5 Amplitude Accuracy and Linearity 226 Performance Tests...

Page 222: ...omputer None of these tests require access to the interior of the instrument Test 1 Absolute Wavelength Accuracy Test 2 Sensitivity Test 3 Polarization Dependence Test 4 Optical Input Return Loss Test...

Page 223: ...s HeNe gas lasers C A U T I O N Do not exceed 18 dBm source power The Keysight 86120B s input circuitry can be damaged when total input power exceeds 18 dBm Procedure Use three or four light standards...

Page 224: ...for a reading of 0 dBm on the power meter Record the attenuator s setting Attenuation at 0 dBm ____________ 4 Adjust the attenuator for a reading of 35 dBm on the power meter Record the attenuator s...

Page 225: ...and allow them to warm up 2 Set the polarization controller to a scan rate of 5 3 On the Keysight 86120B press the Preset key 4 Connect the laser s optical output to the polarization controller s opt...

Page 226: ...10 HRL end of the patchcord to the return loss module s OUTPUT connector Terminate the other end of the cable 5 Zero the return loss module 6 Turn on the source module 7 Remove the termination from t...

Page 227: ...to FC PC cable 10 Make a low reflection termination in the HMS 10 HRL to FC APC patchcord Do this by wrapping the cable 6 times around a 5 mm diameter mandrel 11 The return loss module measures the t...

Page 228: ...er meter for 1550 nm 6 Adjust the optical attenuator so that the power meter measures a power level of 0 dBm 7 Enter the attenuator setting and the measured power level in the first row of Table 6 22...

Page 229: ...he following line minimum drift ____________ 18 Use the values recorded in Step 8 Step 16 and Step 17 to calculate the power correction offset value as shown in the following equation Enter the calcul...

Page 230: ...d Linearity amplitude steps are within the linearity specification Table 6 22 Linearity Data Values Desired Power dBm Attenuator Setting Power Meter Reading Keysight 86120B Power Reading Linearity 0 1...

Page 231: ...229 Performance Tests Test 5 Amplitude Accuracy and Linearity...

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Page 233: ...7 Definition of Terms 233 Specifications 235 General Safety Information 239 Specifications and Regulatory Information...

Page 234: ...e temperature range 0 C to 55 C and relative humidity 95 unless otherwise noted All specifications apply after the instrument s temperature has been stabilized after 15 minutes of continuous operation...

Page 235: ...icates the minimum wavelength separation of two laser lines required to measure each wavelength simultaneously Two laser lines closer in wavelength than the minimum resolvable separation are not resol...

Page 236: ...s the ability to measure the wavelength and power of a weak laser line in the proximity of a specified stronger laser line and separated by the specified amount Input Power Maximum displayed level ind...

Page 237: ...ly when the in strument is configured to measure broadband devices Refer to Measuring broad band devices and chirped lasers on page 46 Wavelength Range 700 1650 nm 182 428 THz Absolute accuracy lines...

Page 238: ...earity 1200 nm to 1600 nm lines above 30 dBm 0 3 dB Polarization dependence 1200 1600 nm 0 5 dB 700 1650 nm characteristic 1 0 dB Display resolution 0 01 dB Sensitivity 700 900 nm single line input 20...

Page 239: ...connectors 35 dB With angled contacting connectors Option 022 50 dB Measurement Cycle Time Normal update mode characteristic 1 0 s 1 measurement per second Fast update mode characteristic 0 33 s 3 me...

Page 240: ...W max Voltage 100 115 230 240 V Frequency 50 60 Hz Altitude Up to 2000 m 6600 ft Operating temperature 0 C to 55 C Maximum relative humidity 80 for temperatures up to 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 r...

Page 241: ...Compliance with Canadian EMC Requirements This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES 001 Cet appareil ISM est conforme la norme NMB 001 du Canada Notice for Germany Noise Declaration of Conformity A...

Page 242: ...240 Specifications and Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity For latest DoC please click on the following link http keysight com go conformity...

Page 243: ...241 Specifications and Regulatory Information Product Overview Product Overview Front view of instrument Rear view of instrument...

Page 244: ...242 Specifications and Regulatory Information Product Overview...

Page 245: ...8 Instrument Preset Conditions 244 Menu Maps 246 Error Messages 253 Connector interfaces order separately 259 Power Cords 260 For Assistance and Support 262 Reference...

Page 246: ...last statea Wavelength range limiting on last state Start wavelength 1200 nm last state Stop wavelength 1650 nm last state Graphical display off off Measurement acquisition continuous last state Wave...

Page 247: ...rence signal position 700 nm 700 nm Signal to Noise Measurements measurement off off wavelength reference auto last state user wavelength not affected last state number of averages 100 last state GPIB...

Page 248: ...eys The maps show which softkeys are displayed after pressing a front panel key they show the relationship between softkeys The softkeys in these maps are aligned vertically instead of horizontally as...

Page 249: ...247 Reference Menu Maps Appl s Menu Display Avg WL Menu There is no menu associated with this key Measurement Cont Menu There is no menu associated with this key...

Page 250: ...248 Reference Menu Maps Display List by Power Menu Display List by WL Menu...

Page 251: ...249 Reference Menu Maps Delta On Menu Delta Off Menu...

Page 252: ...250 Reference Menu Maps Display Peak WL and System Preset Menus Measurement Single Menu There is no menu associated with this key...

Page 253: ...251 Reference Menu Maps System Print Menu...

Page 254: ...252 Reference Menu Maps System Setup Menu...

Page 255: ...t Specific Error Messages 1 of 3 Error Number Error Message 1 BAD CHECKSUM FROM MOTOR 2 MOTOR COMMUNICATION PROBLEM 3 MOTOR NOT MOVING 4 MOTOR INDEX PULSE NOT FOUND 5 MOTOR CHIP SET INIT FAILED 6 MOTO...

Page 256: ...AD CAL ROM DATA 27 BAD CAL ROM DATA 28 BAD CAL ROM DATA 29 BAD CAL ROM DATA 30 NVSRAM WRITE OPERATION FAILED 31 SOFTWARE INITIALIZATION FAIL 32 HARDWARE INITIALIZATION FAIL 33 INITIALIZATION TIMEOUT 3...

Page 257: ...D IN COH LEN 44 NOT ALLOWED IN S N 45 UNKNOWN KEYPRESS 46 NUM LINES NUM REFS 47 NUM LINES NUM REFS 48 NO REFERENCE SIGNAL 49 GAIN RANGING ERROR 50 INCOMPATIBLE HARDWARE 51 UNKNOWN ERROR Table 8 24 Ins...

Page 258: ...e error 105 GET not allowed 108 Parameter not allowed 109 Missing parameter 112 Program mnemonic too long 113 Undefined header 120 Numeric data error 121 Invalid character in number 123 Exponent too l...

Page 259: ...continuous measurement mode 221 Settings conflict Caused by trying to set the instrument to a state that is not allowed For example turning on drift maximum and drift minimum state simultaneously or t...

Page 260: ...350 Too many errors 400 Query error 410 Query INTERRUPTED 420 Query UNTERMINATED 430 Query DEADLOCKED 440 Query UNTERMINATED after indef resp Query was unterminated after an indefinite response Table...

Page 261: ...t Number Description 81000FI FC connector interface FC PC 81000HI E 2000 connector interface 81000KI SC connector interface 81000LI LC connector interface 81000MI MU connector interface 81000NI FC con...

Page 262: ...NZSS198 ASC 90 79 200 87 221 Gray Mint Gray Australia New Zealand 250V 8120 1689 8120 1692 8120 2857p Straight CEE7 Y11 90 Straight Shielded 79 200 79 200 79 200 Mint Gray Mint Gray Coco Brown East a...

Page 263: ...rk 250V 8120 4211 8120 4600 Straight SABS164 90 79 200 79 200 Jade Gray Republic of South Africa India 100V 8120 4753 8120 4754 Straight MITI 90 90 230 90 230 Dark Gray Japan Plug Type Cable Part No P...

Page 264: ...262 Reference For Assistance and Support For Assistance and Support Please click on the following link http www keysight com find assist...

Page 265: ...ternal attenuation audio modulation effects of 52 60 AUTO programming command 192 softkey 72 AVERAGE annotation 43 average wavelength 3 43 Avg WL key 43 44 B BAR OFF softkey 48 BAR ON softkey 48 beta...

Page 266: ...s 31 covers dust 260 cursor 42 D damaged shipment 15 data corrupt or stale 106 138 257 data questionable 257 DATA programming command 158 163 178 204 DBM softkey 50 default GPIB address 83 DELay progr...

Page 267: ...ity function 109 foam swabs 31 FREQuency programming command 150 180 193 front panel adapters 259 labels 241 lockout 83 G GPIB address 83 address changing from front panel 83 address default 83 softke...

Page 268: ...acquisition 51 cycle time 234 237 definition of peaks 52 elevation effects of 63 flatness 59 via GPIB 85 instructions 103 146 laser drift 75 laser line separation 56 low power laser lines effects of...

Page 269: ...THLD softkey 55 POINts programming command 160 165 191 polarization dependence 234 236 power bar 4 40 48 maximum input 4 maximum measurable 38 measuring total 43 163 166 peak 41 separation 56 state wh...

Page 270: ...nt 15 service 34 request enable register 100 141 returning for 34 sales and service offices 262 Set_ese subroutine 108 settings conflict error 94 166 177 179 183 184 186 187 189 190 196 257 Setup key...

Page 271: ...rogramming command 203 VACUUM softkey 21 64 vacuum measurements in 63 VERSion programming command 215 W WAI 145 wave number 50 wavelength definition of 233 input range 38 peak 41 range 44 84 167 separ...

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Page 273: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2000 2014 Edition 3 November 2014 www keysight com...

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