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IM AQ6373-01EN

Contents

Chapter 1 Part Names and Functions

1.1

Front Panel ....................................................................................................................... 1-1

1.2

Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................... 1-2

1.3

Panel Keys and Knobs ..................................................................................................... 1-3

1.4

LCD Screen ...................................................................................................................... 1-6

Chapter 2 Functions

2.1

System Structure .............................................................................................................. 2-1

2.2

Measurement ................................................................................................................... 2-2

2.3

Waveform Display ........................................................................................................... 2-7

2.4

Analysis ...........................................................................................................................2-11

2.5

Other .............................................................................................................................. 2-13

Chapter 3 Preparing for Measurement

3.1

Installing the Instrument ............................................................................................................................. 3-1

3.2

Connecting a Communication Interface ........................................................................... 3-3

3.3

Turning the Power ON/OFF ........................................................................................................................ 3-6

3.4

Connecting the DUT ........................................................................................................3-11

3.5

Alignment Adjustment ...............................................................................................................................3-13

3.6

Wavelength Calibration .................................................................................................. 3-15

3.7

Important Points During Measurement ........................................................................... 3-19

Chapter 4 Common Operations

4.1

Description of Soft Keys ................................................................................................... 4-1

4.2

Using the Mouse and External Keyboard ......................................................................... 4-3

4.3

Entering Numerical Values and Strings ............................................................................ 4-5

4.4

Screen Display ................................................................................................................. 4-7

4.5

Setting the Date and Time ................................................................................................ 4-8

4.6

Printing Out Using the Internal Printer (Optional) ............................................................. 4-9

Chapter 5 Mesurement

5.1

Auto Measurement ........................................................................................................... 5-1

5.2

Horizontal/Vertical Axis Settings ....................................................................................... 5-2

5.3

Sub Scale ......................................................................................................................... 5-8

5.4

Setting the Reference Level ........................................................................................... 5-12

5.5

Center Wavelength (Center Frequency) Setting ............................................................ 5-16

5.6

Sweep Width Settings .................................................................................................... 5-21

5.7

Wavelength (Frequency) Resolution Settings ................................................................ 5-25

5.8

Sampling Point/Interval Settings .................................................................................... 5-28

5.9

Sensitivity Settings ......................................................................................................... 5-30

5.10 Averaging Times Setting................................................................................................. 5-32

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Index

Summary of Contents for AQ6373

Page 1: ...User s Manual AQ6373 Optical Spectrum Analyzer IM AQ6373 01EN 2nd Edition ...

Page 2: ...asing YOKOGAWA products YOKOGAWA provides registered users with a variety of information and services Please allow us to serve you best by completing the product registration form accessible from our homepage http tmi yokogawa com PIM 103 03E ...

Page 3: ...ions AQ6373 Optical Spectrum Analyzer Getting Started Guide IM AQ6373 02EN Explains instrument handling precautions and basic operating procedures Notes The contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice as a result of improvements in the instrument s performance and functions Display contents illustrated in this manual may differ slightly from what actually appears on your scr...

Page 4: ...A1009WD maximum rated voltage 250 V R AS standard power cord part no A1024WD maximum rated voltage 250 V Q BS standard power cord part no A1054WD maximum rated voltage 250 V H GB standard power cord complies with the CCC part no A1064WD maximum rated voltage 250 V Options B5 Built in thermal printer 1 Make sure that the attached power cord meets the designated standards of the country and area tha...

Page 5: ...tection provided by the instrument may be impaired Yokogawa Electric Corporation assumes no liability for the customer s failure to comply with these requirements The following symbols are used on this instrument Danger Refer to the user s manual This symbol appears on dangerous locations on the instrument which require special instructions for proper handling or use The same symbol appears in the...

Page 6: ...e power cord that comes with the instrument is a three prong type power cord Connect the power cord to a properly grounded three prong outlet Do not Impair the Protective Grounding Never cut off the internal or external protective earth wire or disconnect the wiring of the protective earth terminal Doing so poses a potential shock hazerd Do not Operate with Defective Protective Grounding or Fuse D...

Page 7: ...vely Safety Precautions for Laser Products This instrument uses a laser light source This instrument is a Class 1 laser product as defined by IEC 60825 1 Safety of Laser Products Part 1 Equipment Classification Requirements and User s Guide CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Laser Class 1 Label If the laser output is observed at a distance of 100mm or less from the laser beam emitting part by means of optical ...

Page 8: ... EC marking requirement This marking indicates that you must not discard this electrical electronic product in domestic household waste Product Category With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE directive Annex 1 this product is classified as a Monitoring and Control instrumentation product Do not dispose in domestic household waste When disposing products in the EU contact your local Yoko...

Page 9: ...Note Calls attention to information that is important for proper operation of the instrument Notations Used on Pages Describing Operating Procedures On pages that describe the operating procedures in Chapter 3 through 11 the following notations are used to distinguish the procedures from their explanations Procedure This subsection contains the operating procedure used to carry out the function de...

Page 10: ...nt Other Settings Waveform Display Displaying Calculated Waveforms Marker Display Searching Waveform Analysis Waveform Analysis GO NO GO Judgment Saving Display Data and Printing Out Storage Media Saving Data Internal Printer Optional Section 3 1 Section 3 3 Section 3 5 Section 5 1 Section 5 2 to 5 11 Section 6 1 to 6 4 Section 6 5 Section 6 8 Section 6 12 Section 7 1 to 7 9 Section 7 11 Section 8...

Page 11: ... the DUT 3 11 3 5 Alignment Adjustment 3 13 3 6 Wavelength Calibration 3 15 3 7 Important Points During Measurement 3 19 Chapter 4 Common Operations 4 1 Description of Soft Keys 4 1 4 2 Using the Mouse and External Keyboard 4 3 4 3 Entering Numerical Values and Strings 4 5 4 4 Screen Display 4 7 4 5 Setting the Date and Time 4 8 4 6 Printing Out Using the Internal Printer Optional 4 9 Chapter 5 Me...

Page 12: ... 7 4 7 3 SMSR Measurement 7 6 7 4 POWER Measurement 7 8 7 5 DFB LD FP LD and LED Measurement 7 9 7 6 PMD Measurement 7 10 7 7 OSNR Analysis WDM Analysis 7 12 7 8 Chromaticity coordinate analysis COLOR analysis 7 19 7 9 Optical Filter Characteristics Measurement 7 22 7 10 Measurement of Level Fluctuations in Single Wavelength Light 0 nm Sweeping 7 26 7 11 Go No Go Judgment Template 7 29 7 12 Specif...

Page 13: ...10 6 Replacing Fuses 10 7 10 7 Daily Maintenance 10 8 10 8 Care during Storage 10 9 10 9 Recommended Replacement Parts 10 10 10 10 Warning Display Function 10 11 Chapter 11 Specifications 11 1 Specifications 11 1 11 2 External Dimensions 11 4 Appendix Appendix 1 Data Calculation Algorithms for Spectrum Widths App 1 Appendix 2 Details of Each Analytical Functions App 10 Appendix 3 Detailed Explanat...

Page 14: ...oft keys on the right side of the LCD display 3 FUNCTION section Used to enter settings pertaining to all measurements sweep measurement conditions data analysis and various functions 4 DATA ENTRY section Used for measurement condition parameter input label input etc 5 POWER Used to start and shut down the instrument 6 USB interface Used to connect USB storage media 7 UNDO LOCAL See the following ...

Page 15: ...puter 2 GP IB2 GP IB port that allows this unit to serve as a system controller on the GP IB bus for controlling an external device 3 SERIAL RS 232 interface 4 TRIGGER IN Trigger input 5 TRIGGER OUT Trigger output 6 ANALOG OUT Analog output 7 MAIN POWER Used to turn the main power ON OFF 8 Power cord connector Connect the power cord to this connector 9 VIDEO OUT SVGA Analog RGB video signal SVGA c...

Page 16: ...de LEVEL The LEVEL key contains functions related to level axis settings When you press the LEVEL key the soft key menu for setting reference level appears SETUP The SETUP key contains functions related to measurement condition settings ZOOM The ZOOM key contains the zoom function which allows the user to freely enlarge or reduce a measured waveform in order to check a small area of the measured w...

Page 17: ...ut the measurement screen to the internal printer or a file When you press the COPY key the measured waveforms and lists displayed on the screen are output to the internal printer or a file The FEED key is used to feed printer paper Paper feeding continues as long as you hold down the FEED key UNDO LOCAL The key s function changes depending on the status of the instrument when the UNDO LOCAL key i...

Page 18: ...ntered or the increase decrease step for numerical values Each time you press this key the setting toggles between ON and OFF When ON the lamp lights Numeric keypad You can enter numerical values directly into the parameter input window by pressing keys of the numeric keypad After you have pressed a parameter soft key to display the current setting in the parameter display area you can press a num...

Page 19: ...haracters 8 Displays wavelength resolution 9 Displays measurement sensitivity 10 Displays averaging times 11 Displays the number of measurement samples 12 Displays date and time 13 Displays each trace status 14 Only displayed when ZOOM function is used 15 Displays the statuses of main settings When a setting is ON its display is depressed or is displayed with white on black background if the displ...

Page 20: ...EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 App Index Part Names and Functions 19 Parameter display area 20 Parameter input area 21 OVERVIEW display screen Only displayed when ZOOM function is used 22 Displays sub scale 1 4 LCD Screen ...

Page 21: ...STEM ADVANCE PROGRAM OREMOTE UNDO LOCAL HELP COPY FEED COARSE 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 0 BACK SPASE nm ENTER m ENTER OPTICAL INPUT CALIBRATION OUTPUT Splitter cable PS 2 mouse PS 2 mouse PS 2 keyboard Control target Control target GP IB2 interface GP IB1 interface RS 232 interface Ethernet interface PC Built in printer optional Video signal output trigger output USB mouse USB storage medium USB 101 keybo...

Page 22: ...d is 350 1200 nm The measurement conditions that are set automatically are as follows 1 Span SPAN 2 Center wavelength CENTER 3 Reference level REF LEVEL 4 Resolution RESOLUTION Other measuring conditions sensitivity averaging times number of sampling points and interval settings are set to their defaults The horizontal and vertical axes of the displayed spectrum waveform are zoomed to an appropria...

Page 23: ...eform MKR L1 L2 SPAN Sets spacing between line markers 1 and 2 for sweep width PEAK ZOOM CTR Sets the peak wavelength of the active trace measurement waveform to center wavelength or center frequency of zoom display MARKER ZOOM CTR Sets the wavelength of the moving marker to center wavelength or center frequency of zoom display MKR L1 L2 ZOOM SPAN Sets spacing between line markers 1 and 2 for swee...

Page 24: ...he instrument measures these lights measured power will vary depending on the resolution setting In order to deal with this issue the instrument is equipped with the dBm dBm nm soft key to allow the level axis displays to switch from the absolute power dBm mW μW nW pW per resolution to power density dBm nm mW nm μW nm nW nm pW nm In the case of power density displays a measured value is converted ...

Page 25: ...in units of 0 1 µs Note that after the measurement points are set input trigger signals during the movement to the next measurement point are ignored The time varies depending on the measurement wavelength band and the number of sampling points sampling intervals Since the SMPL TRG IN terminal is pulled up internally it can be set to the HIGH level while it is in the open state and to the LOW leve...

Page 26: ...dBm or more 20 REF 30 7 dBm or more 30 REF 17 dBm or more At wavelength 700 to 900 nm ANALOG OUT Output Specifications Output saturation voltage 6 V or more Offset voltage including noise 5 mVp p Bandwidth 10 kHz or more Load 1 kΩ or more Correcting the Wavelength Resolution See section 5 7 for the operating procedure Since the wavelength resolution function is set according to the monochromator s...

Page 27: ... section 5 11 for the operating procedure A trace shows a waveform and measurement conditions The instrument has a total of seven independent traces A through G Multiple traces can be displayed at the same time on the waveform screen In addition display ON OFF and mode settings can be set separately for each trace Traces can be set to the following modes WRITE mode Section 6 2 FIX mode Section 6 2...

Page 28: ...s normalized display or curve fit display is performed according to the set CALCULATE mode Note that CALCULATE mode can only be set for traces C F and G Also the available calculations vary from trace to trace For more information see chapter 6 Normalized Display Function See section 6 6 for the operating procedure This function is one of the trace CALCULATE modes It normalizes and displays the tr...

Page 29: ...ne markers two wavelength line markers and two level line markers Wavelength line markers show wavelength and wavelength difference and level line markers show level values and level difference Also you can use line markers to specify a sweep or analysis range Displaying Wavelength Difference and Level Difference This function places a fixed marker and measures the wavelength difference and level ...

Page 30: ...owed settings for the noise mask setting are OFF 210 dBm and the range from 100 to 0 dBm fine in steps of 1 coarse in steps of 10 Peak Bottom Search See section 6 12 for the operating procedure Sets a moving marker at the waveform peak maximum level value or bottom minimum level value and displays that value You can also search for the next peak or bottom There is also an auto search function that...

Page 31: ...waveform of each light source DFB LD FP LD LED DFB LD SMSR Measurement The side mode suppression ratio SMSR can be measured from the DFB LD measured waveform FP LD and LED TOTAL POWER Measurement Optical power can be measured by integrating the measured waveform level measurements PMD Measurement See section 7 6 for the operating procedure It is possible to measure the polarization mode dispersion...

Page 32: ...form In addition if a function for displaying the target spectrum target line on the measurement screen is used the target spectrum can be referenced while adjusting the optical axis of an optical device The following three templates are provided Upper limit line Lower limit line Target line Go No Go Judgment See section 7 11 for the operating procedure The Go No Go test function compares the acti...

Page 33: ...l keys are unregistered Data Initialization See section 9 2 for the operating procedure You can restore all settings to their factory defaults The parameter setting values and data of each function are initialized Help See section 9 3 for the operating procedure Displays an explanation of the soft key menus Certain soft keys have additional help text MORE INFO MORE INFO contains detailed explanati...

Page 34: ...ials that are unable to sufficiently absorb vibrations and shocks occurring during transport This can adversely affect the accuracy of the internal monochromator and inhibit performance When unpacking When the instrument is packaged in a box and moved prevent condensation by allowing sufficient time for the instrument to acclimatize before removing it from the box Installation Conditions Install t...

Page 35: ...ns or fires exists In direct sunlight or near heat sources Where an excessive amount of soot steam dust or corrosive gas is present Location where mechanical vibration is high In an unstable place Where the instrument is exposed to water or other liquids General Handling Precautions Take Proper Care When Carrying the Instrument The instrument should always be carried by two people Hold the instrum...

Page 36: ... not connect a mouse to each port at the same time In addition to a mouse you can connect a USB storage device Supported PS 2 Mouse The PS 2 wheel mouse by Microsoft Corporation is recommended for this instrument Connections The PS 2 mouse is connected to the KBD interface PS 2 terminal on the rear panel of the instrument through the keyboard 1 Confirm that the MAIN POWER switch on the rear panel ...

Page 37: ...to the KBD connector PS 2 terminal on the rear panel of the instrument 1 Confirm that the MAIN POWER switch on the rear panel is OFF 2 Orient the PS 2 keyboard to match the direction of the connector then connect to the KBD connector on the rear panel TRIGGER IN TRIGGER OUT ANALOG OUT GP IB1 IEEE488 1 488 2 GP IB2 IEEE488 1 FOR TLS ETC WARNING Do not operate without reading the safety precautions ...

Page 38: ...on the front panel of the instrument USB POWER USB connector Removing See section 8 1 Using the REMOVE USB STORAGE soft key CAUTION Do not remove the USB storage device or turn the power OFF while the USB storage device access indicator is blinking This can damage the data on the device or the device itself Connecting with Other Devices You can use the GP IB RS 232C or Ethernet interface to connec...

Page 39: ...not provide appropriate protective grounding Preparing to Turn ON the Power The AQ6373 has a MAIN POWER switch for turning the main power ON OFF and a POWER switch for starting and shutting down the instrument The POWER switch is a push button switch press once to turn it ON and press again to turn it OFF Confirm that the MAIN POWER switch on the rear panel of the instrument is OFF Connect the pow...

Page 40: ...panel of the instrument lights orange OF F MA IN PO WE R ON 100 24 0V AC 150 VA MA X 50 60 Hz FU SE 25 0V T 5A 3 Press the POWER switch on the front panel of the instrument The color of the switch turns from orange to green The operating system starts up and initialization of the instrument begins US B PO WER The initialization screen appears and the internal initialization process starts STEP 1 9...

Page 41: ...rried out the wavelength accuracy of the instrument cannot be guaranteed When the Power on Operation Does Not Finish Normally Turn off the power switch and check that The instrument is installed properly See section 3 1 installing the instrument The power cord is connected properly See the previous page If the instrument still does not work properly contact your nearest YOKOGAWA dealer for repairs...

Page 42: ...do not wish to shut down press the NO soft key The screen returns to the original soft key menu 3 After the POWER switch changes from green to orange turn OFF the MAIN POWER switch on the rear panel of the instrument CAUTION Do not cut the power to the instrument with the MAIN POWER switch on the rear panel when an operation is in progress The operating system configuration file will not be backed...

Page 43: ...lly hold down the POWER switch for approximately four seconds or longer to force standby mode Note that the operating system configuration file will not be backed up possibly resulting in malfunctions upon start up the next time the instrument is turned on 3 3 Turning the Power ON OFF ...

Page 44: ...oing so may damage the instrument s optical connector s components or the connector itself Before connecting the input light make sure that it does not exceed the AQ6373 s maximum rated level If input light exceeding the maximum rated level is introduced the optical section may be damaged Press the optical connector hard against the cleaning surface of the special cleaner to clean it If it is not ...

Page 45: ... SMALL and LARGE If the core diameter of the fiber under test is 100 µm or less choose SMALL If larger than 100 µm choose LARGE Connecting the DUT Light Source 7 Clean the top of the optical connector on the other end of the optical fiber with a fiber cleaner 8 Connect the optical connector on the other end of the optical fiber to the optical connector on the DUT Measuring System AQ6373 Light sour...

Page 46: ... ON Turn ON the MAIN POWER switch and press the POWER switch For instructions on turning the power ON and OFF see section 3 3 2 Use a 50 125 µm GI optical fiber to connect the instrument s optical input connector with the optical output connector Length Up to 10 m GI optical fiber 50 125 µm AQ6373 3 Press SYSTEM The soft key menu is displayed 4 Press the OPTICAL ALIGNMENT soft key 5 Press the EXEC...

Page 47: ...justments will be incorrect if an external light source is used The alignment adjustment has no effect if the process is stopped The instrument remains in the state prior to execution of the alignment adjustment Correct alignment adjustment may not be obtained with optical fibers other than 50 125 µm GI 3 5 Alignment Adjustment ...

Page 48: ...earest Yokogawa representative If the level of the light source used for calibration is 40 dBm or less Connecting the External Light Source 1 Turn the power to the instrument ON Press the MAIN POWER switch and press the POWER switch For instructions on turning the power ON and OFF see section 3 3 2 Use a single mode optical fiber to connect the external light source s optical output connector with...

Page 49: ...entering a calibration wavelength value on the instrument 4 Select the laser wavelength value using the rotary knob or the arrow keys The allowed wavelength range is 350 1200 nm 5 Press nm ENTER The wavelength value is set 6 Press the EXECUTE soft key Wavelength calibration is executed The previous screen is displayed again after the calibration process ends 7 Press the CANCEL soft key during wave...

Page 50: ...rst time or using it after it has been severely shaken while being moved you must perform the alignment adjustment procedure after warm up ends It is not necessary to perform calibration on multiple wavelengths If calibration is performed on multiple wavelengths only the results from the final calibration are applied When performing wavelength calibration specify on the instrument whether the wave...

Page 51: ...TABLE soft key The level calibration table appears along with a soft key menu for editing calibration values 3 Press arrow soft keys to move the cursor to the wavelength to be edited then press the LEVEL EDIT soft key A screen for entering numerical values is displayed 4 Enter a value using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric keypad 5 Press ENTER Note Normally it is not necessary to use this fun...

Page 52: ...he table below will simply result in an inaccurate measurement level without improving resolution Optical fibers with a thick core diameter are especially useful for inputting spatial light for measurement but they have poor resolution Choose the best type of optical fiber for your particular application Note that the instrument is designed for input through optical fiber only It will not work wit...

Page 53: ...s laser or DFB LD light source propagates in multiple modes speckle noise contained in the optical fiber output light may become unstable by the optical fiber s form resulting in an inaccurate measurement level In such cases improving the coupling between the light source and the optical fiber will lessen the level inaccuracy Measurement Sensitivity and Vertical Axis Effective Range When the measu...

Page 54: ...HOP MODE set to SWITCH CHOP MODE Function List CHOP MODE Function Merit Defect OFF Measurement according to the stray light Stray light suppression ratio 40 dB or more Measurement time is rapid even for high sensitivity measurements Since the stray light is also measured the low level component is not accurate if the light source is of high power SWITCH Two sweeps per measurement are performed The...

Page 55: ...s calculated and sweeping resumes Switching of the Diffraction Order The instrument can measure wider bandwidths by changing the diffraction order according to the wavelength to be measured The instrument switches between second and first order diffracted light for its measurements The division of orders is shown in the figure below Order switching point First order light Division of diffraction o...

Page 56: ... to 460 nm or higher 470 nm when the center wavelength is set to less than 460 nm or 480 nm when the center wavelength is set to 490 nm or higher 500 nm when the center wavelength is set to less than 490 nm 2 690 nm when the center wavelength is set to 695 nm or higher 700 nm when the center wavelength is set to less than 695 nm It is impossible to completely eliminate the unwanted higher and lowe...

Page 57: ...ween displayed and actual wavelength 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Wavelength displayed on screen nm Actual wavelength nm 40dB 40dB 40dB 15dB 35dB 40dB 20dB 20dB 30dB 3 7 Important Points During Measurement ...

Page 58: ...diately Contains a submenu Indicates that there is a submenu of additional items related to the current item Press to display the submenu A separate window will be displayed Press to display a separate window in the screen for entry of numerical parameters A submenu and separate window will be displayed Press to move to the submenu and display a separate window This softkey returns to the previous...

Page 59: ...dB km SUB LIN D dB D REF LEVEL POSITION DIV LEVEL 1 2 LEVEL 2 2 The LEVEL soft key menu is split into two parts This key switches between the menus In addition in some cases this may change to a function that closes the window For example when the MORE 1 2 soft key is pressed the menu changes to the LEVEL 2 2 soft key menu and the key display changes to MORE 2 2 Shows the submenu of the soft key m...

Page 60: ...s the Panel Keys Displaying the Top Menu Right click the mouse in the screen The names of the front panel keys in the instrument s FUNCTION section are displayed CENTER SPAN LEVEL SWEEP ZOOM SETUP TRACE DISPLAY MARKER PEAK SEARCH ANALYSIS USER MEMORY FILE PROGRAM ADVANCE SYSTEM UNDO LOCAL COPY FEED HELP Selecting Items Move the pointer to the item you wish to select and click A setting menu for th...

Page 61: ...ZOOM SHIFT F7 Sets display scale DISPLAY SHIFT F8 Sets screen display Analysis functions MARKER SHIFT F9 Sets marker SEARCH SHIFT F10 PEAK BOTTOM search function ANALYSIS SHIFT F11 Sets analysis function Other USER ALT F1 User settings menu MEMORY ALT F2 Memory FILE ALT F3 Saves opens files file actions PROGRAM ALT F4 Program Functions ADVANCE ALT F5 Advanced functions SYSTEM ALT F6 System setting...

Page 62: ...rror when inputting values with the numeric keypad 4 Press BACK SPACE The last right most entered character in the numeric keypad input area is removed allowing entry of the correct character Note If the value entered with the numeric keypad is not in the allowed value range the nearest allowed value will be set By holding the BACK SPACE key down you can erase the entire entry in the numeric keypa...

Page 63: ...the character in the character selection area that you wish to enter Use the rotary knob or arrow keys to move the cursor in the character selection area 4 Press the ENTER soft key The character selected at the cursor position in the label input area is displayed 5 To move the cursor or insert or delete a character in the label input area press the corresponding soft key 6 When the character strin...

Page 64: ...mber of level data display digits below the decimal point to 3 digits Transparent Display Changing the Display Colors Transparent Display 3 Continuing on from step 2 press the WINDOW TRANSPARENT OFF ON soft key Transparent display turns ON or OFF When ON the parameter input window and overview display window are displayed transparently Changing the Display Colors 3 Continuing on from step 2 press ...

Page 65: ... screen is displayed Entering the Date and Time 4 Press the CURSOR soft key then move the cursor to the item you wish to input The cursor moves each time you press the soft key 5 Press a numeric key button to enter a number 6 Press ENTER The input number is entered Changing the Display Format 7 Press the MO DY YR soft key The date is displayed in the order Month Day Year Press the DY MO YR soft ke...

Page 66: ...ions must be taken Store the paper in a dry cool place Use the paper as quickly as possible after opening the package If plastic film containing plasticizers such as vinyl chloride film or cellophane tape are allowed to come into contact with the paper for long periods of time recorded items can fade For example if storing the printouts in a binder use one made of polypropylene If using adhesive o...

Page 67: ...e edge of the roll paper evenly between the roller and black colored guide then turn the paper feed knob until the edge of the roll paper protrudes about 10 cm from the top of the roller FREE HOLD Move the release arm to the FREE position adjust the slack of the roll paper then move the release arm to the HOLD position If the arm is left in the FREE or MAN FEED position a printer error will occur ...

Page 68: ...starts again If the printer runs out of recording paper during printing or if you press COPY without returning the release arm to the HOLD position the following warning is displayed WARNING 160 Printer paper empty WARNING 161 Printer head up When printing continuously for a long period of time the printer head can become hot causing printer failure The following warning is displayed WARNING 164 P...

Page 69: ... measurement executes Explanation The wavelength range of input light that can be auto measured is 350 1200 nm The following four items are set automatically after which measurement is performed Center wavelength CENTER Sweep width SPAN Reference level REF LEVEL Resolution RESOLUTION After performing one auto sweep and setting optimal measurement conditions a repeat sweep is made for measurement D...

Page 70: ...g the HORIZON SCALE nm THz soft key repeatedly toggles between nm and THz Setting the Measured Wavelength to Air Wavelength or Vacuum Wavelength 1 Press SETUP The soft key menu for sweep condition settings appears 2 Press the MEAS WL AIR VACUUM soft key The measured wavelength is changed to either a vacuum wavelength or an air wavelength Note This function only applies to measurements taken after ...

Page 71: ...een is displayed 3 Enter a log scale value using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 4 Press ENTER Setting to Linear Scale Display 1 Press LEVEL The soft key menu for vertical axis settings appears along with the reference level setting screen 2 Press the LIN SCALE soft key The vertical axis is displayed with the currently specified linear scale values 3 Press the LIN BASE LEVEL soft key...

Page 72: ...displayed with divisions as selected Note This is only available when the main scale is a log scale When it is a linear scale the number of divisions is fixed at 10 Reference Level Screen Position Setting for LOG SCALE 4 Continuing on from step 3 press the REF LEVEL POSITION soft key A screen for setting the screen position of the reference level REF position is displayed 5 Enter a value starting ...

Page 73: ...ange is 0 1 to 10 0 dB DIV Settings can be adjusted in steps of 0 1 dB If you press the COARSE key you can change the numerical value in 1 2 5 steps for example 1dB DIV 2dB DIV 5dB DIV When the setting is changed the displayed waveform is redrawn according to the changed scale If the value is set to a scale larger than 5 dB DIV in range fixing mode SENS NORMAL HOLD or pulse light measurement mode ...

Page 74: ...ity Display The power per 1 nm is called the power density The level axis of the AQ6373 indicates the absolute power per wavelength resolution For example if the resolution is set to 0 1 nm the power per 0 1 nm will be displayed Since the optical spectrum of such devices as a gas laser or a laser diode is narrower than the wavelength resolution of the instrument the entire power is accommodated wi...

Page 75: ...between traces is used for such cases as A B A B C or B A B A C results will be the same whether the absolute power display or the power density display is used Since the power measurement function performs different calculations according to the level axis display correct results will be available whichever display is employed Note Specifications such as level accuracy measurement level range and...

Page 76: ...or the sub scale appears 3 Press the AUTO SUB SCALE OFF ON soft key to select ON Setting the Sub Scale REF Position 1 Press LEVEL 2 Press the MORE 1 2 soft key 3 Press the SUB REF LVL POSITION soft key The REF position setting screen is displayed 4 Enter a value using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad Note The sub scale is displayed when a differential waveform based on LOG values and ...

Page 77: ...ress the SUB SCALE dB km soft key The instruments of the sub scale change to dB km At the same time the log scale value setting screen is displayed 4 Enter a value using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 5 Press ENTER When displaying the loss characteristics of the optical fiber per unit of length km 6 Continuing on from step 5 press the LENGTH soft key The optical fiber length entry s...

Page 78: ...row keys or numeric key pad 5 Press ENTER Setting the Sub Scale Units to D 1 Press LEVEL 2 Press the MORE 1 2 soft key 3 Press the SUB SCALE D soft key The instruments of the sub scale display change to At the same time the log scale value setting screen is displayed 4 Enter a value using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 5 Press ENTER Setting the Sub Scale Lower End Value 1 Press LEVE...

Page 79: ...or dB km 0 99 9 dB km in steps of 0 1 SCALE MIN Sets the scale lower end value This is available when the sub scale is LIN or The range that can be set is as follows For LIN 0 to the sub scale value D x 10 For 0 to the sub scale value D x 10 LENGTH km Sets the length of the optical fiber This is available when the sub scale is dB km The setting range is 0 001 to 99 999 km Settings can be adjusted ...

Page 80: ...The soft key menu for vertical axis settings appears along with the reference level setting screen 2 When the vertical axis is not using a log scale press the LOG SCALE soft key If a log scale is displayed continue to step 4 3 Press the REF LEVEL soft key The reference level setting screen is displayed 4 Enter a reference value using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 5 Press ENTER Note...

Page 81: ...soft key If a linear scale is displayed continue to step 4 3 Press the REF LEVEL soft key The reference level setting screen is displayed 4 Enter a reference value using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad When a value is input a soft key menu for selecting the instrument appears 5 Press the soft key corresponding to the desired units The reference level is set Note When entered with the...

Page 82: ...t ON Note Sets the peak level of the measured waveform of the active trace as the reference level This does not operate if the active trace is not set to WRITE i e if it is set to MAX HOLD MIN HOLD CALCULATE or ROLL AVG When set to ON is displayed at the bottom of the screen in inverse video Sets the moving marker level as the reference level 1 Press MARKER 2 With the moving marker displayed press...

Page 83: ...orm is displayed for the active trace PEAK REF LEVEL Sets the peak level of the waveform of the active trace to the reference level Displays the specified reference level peak level value and waveform in the reference level setting screen The reference level setting can be changed after being set initially The setting can be changed within the range of 90 0 30 0 dBm for LOG scale or 1 00 pW 1000 m...

Page 84: ...ars along with the center wavelength or center frequency setting screen 2 Press the CENTER WL soft key for center wavelength or the CENTER FREQ soft key for center frequency 3 Enter a center wavelength or center frequency using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 4 Press nm ENTER Note It is not necessary to press nm ENTER when using the rotary knob or arrow keys The set value is applied ...

Page 85: ...TER Setting the Stop Wavelength or Stop Frequency 5 Press the STOP WL soft key for stop wavelength or the STOP FREQ soft key for stop frequency The stop wavelength or stop frequency setting screen is displayed 6 Enter a stop wavelength or stop frequency using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 7 Press nm ENTER Note It is not necessary to press nm ENTER when using the rotary knob or arro...

Page 86: ...wavelength The peak wavelength or peak frequency of the waveform measured every sweep can be set automatically to the center wavelength or center frequency 3 Continuing on from step 1 press the AUTO CENTER OFF ON soft key to select ON Setting peak to center Setting THRESH 3dB center to center Automatic setting Using zoom scale Also you can set the wavelength of the moving marker placed on the meas...

Page 87: ...eform and set as the center wavelength automatically for each sweep The active trace must be set to WRITE When ON is selected at the bottom of the screen is displayed in reverse video One Action Keys This is the general name for a key that uses data from the active trace waveform the currently displayed waveform to set measurement conditions Setting conditions requires that a waveform is displayed...

Page 88: ...d in the active trace waveform and set as the center frequency automatically for each sweep The active trace must be set to WRITE When ON is selected at the bottom of the screen is displayed in reverse video One Action Keys You can set the center frequency with the one action key in the same manner as for the wavelength PEAK CENTER Sets the frequency of the waveform peak value of the active trace ...

Page 89: ...eep width settings appears along with the sweep width setting screen 2 Press SPAN WL for wavelength measurement or SPAN FREQ for frequency measurement 3 Enter a sweep width using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 4 Press nm ENTER Note It is not necessary to press nm ENTER when using the rotary knob or arrow keys The set value is applied to the measurement conditions area When a setting...

Page 90: ...length or Stop Frequency 5 Press the STOP WL soft key for stop wavelength or the STOP FREQ soft key for stop frequency The stop wavelength or stop frequency setting screen is displayed 6 Enter a stop wavelength or stop frequency using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 7 Press nm ENTER Note It is not necessary to press nm ENTER when using the rotary knob or arrow keys The set value is a...

Page 91: ...isplayed press the MK L1 L2 SPAN soft key Sets spacing between line markers 1 and 2 for sweep width For details on displaying line markers see the explanation in section 6 8 Note If only one of the line markers is displayed for L1 the wavelength on the right edge of the screen is set to the measurement stop wavelength For L2 the wavelength on the left edge of the screen is set to the measurement s...

Page 92: ...nter wavelength value is also changed at the same time One Action Keys This is the general name for a key that uses data from the active trace waveform the currently displayed waveform to set measurement conditions Setting conditions requires that a waveform is displayed for the active trace Δλ SPAN Sets the sweep width as six times the spectrum width threshold 20 dB of the active trace measuremen...

Page 93: ...t appears when you press the RESOLUTION soft key the soft key value that is closest to the entered value is set The value displayed in parentheses within each soft key for each resolution is the effective resolution in the specified center wavelength When RESOLN CORRECT is ON no values are displayed in parentheses because the set resolution and the effective resolution match The instrument display...

Page 94: ...resolution may not match For this instrument if the resolution is set to 0 1 nm the actual resolution will be 0 1 nm for a 450 nm wavelength and 0 07 nm for a 850 nm wavelength If the Resolution Correction function is turned ON measured data is processed by the software so that it matches the set resolution The Resolution Correction function is available when the resolution is set between 0 1nm an...

Page 95: ...ents of a light source such as a DFB laser in which with the spectral width is narrower than the instrument s resolution very small spikes may occur at the skirts of the waveform This type of spike occurs due to characteristics of the optical block and is not an indication of any problem Even if such spikes occur satisfactory performance in terms of resolution dynamic range and the like can be ens...

Page 96: ...ng interval respectively To automatically set the sampling points and interval according to the span and wavelength frequency resolution settings press SAMPLING POINT AUTO The sampling points or interval setting screen is displayed If you pressed SAMPLING POINT AUTO the sampling points and interval are set automatically 3 Enter a number of samples or interval using the rotary knob arrow keys or nu...

Page 97: ...formation about the allowed setting for the span see the explanation in section 5 6 Sweep Width Setting Note Increasing the number of sampling points or decreasing the sampling interval reduces the sweeping speed Settings that would cause the number of samples in the sweep range to be extremely few cannot be entered If the setting for the number of samples is changed the sampling interval value al...

Page 98: ...ey corresponding to the desired choice The screen returns to the previous stage and the value specified by the SENS MODE soft key is displayed CHOP MODE Settings 2 Press the SENS MODE soft key 3 Press the CHOP MODE soft key 4 Press the SWITCH soft key 5 To turn CHOP MODE OFF press the OFF soft key Note If you set the CHOP MODE to SWITCH the corresponding sensitivity soft key display will change to...

Page 99: ...ormed The first sweep measures the stray light component and high dynamic measurement is possible through subtraction measurement can be taken with stray light removed If the measurement duration is long it is influenced by temporal changes in the measured light Stray light suppression ratio 60 dB or more Stray Light from the Monochromator The instrument has a newly designed high performance monoc...

Page 100: ... keys or numeric key pad 4 Press ENTER The value specified by the AVERAGE TIMES soft key is displayed Note Increasing the averaging times reduces the sweeping speed but the S N improves Explanation AVERAGE TIMES This key is used to set the average times for each point The setting range is 1 to 999 If you press the COARSE key you can use the rotary knob or arrow keys to change the numerical value i...

Page 101: ...races appears 2 Press the ACTIVE TRACE soft key Traces A through G appear in soft keys 3 Press the soft key corresponding to the trace you wish to use That trace is set as the active trace in the example below this will be trace B 4 Press the VIEW B soft key and select DISP 5 Press the WRITE B soft key Trace B is placed in write mode Note Waveforms of traces for which VIEW A VIEW G are set to BLAN...

Page 102: ...nges to BLK When you press this key the highlight toggles between VIEW DISP and VIEW BLANK Note that if BLANK is set markers applied to the trace set in DISP will be cleared The at symbol indicates the currently selected trace One is included from A G Write Mode WRITE This key is used to set the active trace to write mode When a trace is set to write mode waveform data are written to it and update...

Page 103: ...ng Sweep interval setting Note Sweeping can also be performed by clicking the sweep icons located at the bottom of the screen During a sweep the sweep bar is displayed below the X axis indicating conditions during the current sweep During a sweep a sweep icon indicating the sweep status is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen Sweep progress from the start wavelength to the sweep wavele...

Page 104: ...EGMENT POINT soft key and performs measurement SEGMENT POINT This key is used to set the number of sampling points for performing SEGMENT MEASURE When you press this key the current number of sampling points is displayed in the parameter entry window The number of sampling points can be set in the range of 1 to 50 001 in the DATA ENTRY section When the setting value of SEGEMENT POINT is larger tha...

Page 105: ... soft key and select ON When set to ON is displayed at the very bottom of the screen 4 Press the REPEAT or SINGLE soft key Sweeping between line markers begins 5 To cancel press the SWEEP MKR L1 L2 OFF ON soft key and select OFF Sweeping is performed over the entire screen Sweep range Note If both L1 and L2 are set sweeping is executed between line markers 1 and 2 If just L1 is set the sweep occur...

Page 106: ...e setting screen is displayed 5 Enter a peak hold value using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad A value larger than the period of the pulse light being measured must be entered for the peak hold value 6 Press ENTER Displaying the Pulse Light Measurement Waveform 7 Press SWEEP The soft key menu for sweep appears 8 Press the SINGLE or REPEAT soft key Sweeping begins and a waveform is dis...

Page 107: ...rement Sensitivity and Corresponding Pulse Width The measurement sensitivity is determined based on the light pulse width Select the appropriate sensitivity level based on the pulse width in the table below Sensitivity Name and Corresponding Pulse Width Sensitivity setting CHOP MODE On Screen Notation Corresponding Pulse Width Min Normal PEAK HOLD Setting EXT TIRG Setting NORM HOLD OFF NORM HOLD P...

Page 108: ...e MORE soft key The MORE 2 4 soft key menu is displayed 3 Press the TRIG INPUT MODE soft key The trigger input mode s setting menu is displayed 4 To set sample trigger mode or sweep trigger mode press the SMPL TRIG or SWEEP TRIG soft key respectively If you set SWEEP TRIG that concludes the settings If you press the EXEC soft key the instrument returns to the original screen ...

Page 109: ... EXT TRIGGER MODE soft key External trigger mode is set Setting Trigger Conditions for SMPL TRIG 9 Press the TRIGGER SETTING soft key The trigger condition setting menu is displayed 10 Press the EDGE soft key RISE switches to FALL or vice versa 11 Press the DELAY soft key 12 Enter a delay time and press ENTER Note When AVERAGE TIMES is set sweeping stops when a number of external signals equaling ...

Page 110: ...e delay time between trigger signal edge detection and data measurement The setting range is 0 to 1000 0 µs fine steps of 0 1 coarse steps of 1 For information about the external trigger measurement function see section 2 2 Measurement Sensitivity and Corresponding Pulse Width The measurement sensitivity is determined based on the light pulse width Select the appropriate sensitivity level based on...

Page 111: ...ayed 3 Press the TRIG OUTPUT MODE soft key The trigger output setting menu is displayed 4 Press the SWEEP STATUS soft key Note When pulse light measurement is specified external trigger output cannot be performed Turn OFF PLS LIGHT MEASURE Explanation You can synchronize sweeping from the trigger output terminal on the rear panel of the instrument and output a positive logic signal Signals are onl...

Page 112: ... be smoothed out when measured Note that when noise is superimposed on abrupt changes in the spectrum the peaks and valleys of the spectrum are integrated thereby reducing the measurement resolution Therefore it is recommended not to use the Smoothing function all the time but rather to use it judiciously checking the effects on the measured spectrum Also if a relatively small number of samples is...

Page 113: ...SETUP The soft key menu for sweep condition settings appears 2 Press the SENS MODE soft key Seven sensitivity choices appear in the soft key menu 3 Press the NORM HOLD soft key The screen returns to the previous stage and NORM HOLD is displayed for the SENS MODE soft key 4 Press SWEEP The soft key menu for sweep appears 5 Press the SINGLE or REPEAT soft key An analog voltage is output correspondin...

Page 114: ...aturation level REF LEVEL dBm or dBm nm Saturation Level dBm REF 0 23 dBm or more 0 REF 10 13 dBm or more 10 REF 20 3 dBm or more 20 REF 30 7 dBm or more 30 REF 17 dBm or more At wavelength 700 to 900 nm ANALOG OUT Output Specifications Output saturation voltage 6 V or more Offset voltage including noise 5 mVp p Bandwidth 10 kHz or more Load 1 kΩ or more 5 18 Analog Output ...

Page 115: ... PEAK ZOOM CTR soft key The peak wavelength is set as the zoom center wavelength Proceed to step 6 3 Press the ZOOM CENTER WL soft key The zoom center wavelength setting screen is displayed 4 Enter a zoom center wavelength using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 5 Press nm ENTER 6 Press the ZOOM SPAN WL soft key A screen for specifying the display sweep width the range to zoom in out o...

Page 116: ... 3 Enter a zoom start wavelength using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 4 Press nm ENTER 5 Press the ZOOM STOP WL soft key A screen for specifying the zoom stop wavelength is displayed 6 Enter a zoom stop wavelength using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 7 Press nm ENTER Waveform display example The zoom area is displayed as a dotted line in the overview window After chan...

Page 117: ...is indicated with a dotted line range in the overview window Drag the mouse in the waveform display area to set the zoom area Zoom After changing the display scale zooming is displayed The zoom area is displayed as a dotted line in the overview window Note If you change the display scale to a value different from the measurement scale ZOOMING appears on screen Also an overview window that shows th...

Page 118: ... Window and Setting the Display Position 1 Press ZOOM 2 Press the OVERVIEW DISPLAY OFF L R soft key Each time the soft key is pressed the setting changes in the order Hide Display Left and Display Right Setting the Window Size 1 Press ZOOM 2 Press the OVERVIEW SIZE LARGE SMALL soft key The window switches between large and small Waveform display example OVERVIEW DISPLAY OFF L R set to L and OVERVI...

Page 119: ... the mouse pointer changes to a hand tool Changing the Zoom Start Stop Wavelength 1 Move the mouse pointer into the overview window 2 Drag a vertical dotted line of the zoom area When doing so the mouse pointer changes to an arrow Specifying a New Zoom Area 1 Move the mouse pointer into the overview window 2 Drag outside of the zoom area A new zoom area is created When doing so the mouse pointer c...

Page 120: ...e in 1 nm steps If you do not press it the value changes in 0 1 nm steps Zoom Stop Wavelength The setting range is 350 050 to 1625 000 nm The value changes in 1 nm steps if you press the COARSE key If you do not press it the value changes in 0 1 nm steps Zoom stop wavelength Zoom start wavelength Waveform display sweep width Zoom center wavelength Note Changing the zoom center wavelength changes t...

Page 121: ...e the numerical value in 0 1 THz steps The value changes in 0 01 THz steps if you do not press the COARSE key Zoom Stop Frequency The setting range is 250 0050 to 999 9000 THz The value changes in 0 1 THz steps if you press the COARSE key If you do not press it the value changes in 0 01 THz steps Zoom stop frequency Zoom start frequency Frequency display sweep width Zoom center frequency Note Chan...

Page 122: ...ime you press the soft key DISP switches to BLANK or viceversa Trace B is given as an example Updating a Waveform 5 Press the WRITE soft key The trace area display switches to WRITE 6 Perform measurement The wavelength data is updated Fixing a Waveform 5 Press the FIX soft key The trace area display switches to FIX 6 The waveform data is fixed Even if measurement is performed the waveform data is ...

Page 123: ... the waveform on the screen The trace display changes to BLK When you press this key the highlight toggles between VIEW DISP and VIEW BLANK Note that if BLANK is set markers applied to the trace set in DISP will be cleared The at symbol indicates the currently selected trace One is included from A G Write Mode WRITE This key is used to set the active trace to write mode When a trace is set to writ...

Page 124: ...t key DISP switches to BLANK or vice versa Trace B is given as an example Holding the Maximum Minimum Value 5 Press the HOLD soft key The soft key menu for selecting MAX MIN appears 6 To hold the maximum value press the MAX HOLD soft key To hold the minimum value press the MIN HOLD soft key The maximum or minimum value is held 7 Perform measurement If you selected MAX HOLD and the measured value i...

Page 125: ...he active trace and becomes the target of the operation below 4 Press the VIEW soft key of the selected trace and select DISP Each time you press the soft key DISP switches to BLANK or viceversa Trace B is given as an example Setting the Averaging Times 5 Press the ROLL AVE soft key The averaging times dialog box is displayed 6 Enter a number of averaging times using the rotary knob step keys or n...

Page 126: ...uation Wj i Wj 1 i n 1 n W i 1 n i 1 2 N Wj i Newly displayed waveform Wj 1 i Previously displayed waveform W i Newly obtained waveform N Number of sampling points n Number of averagings Note The setting values of the NOISE MASK function are not affected by sweep averaging The noise mask is executed when the results of the sweep average are displayed When CHOP MODE in the measurement sensitivity s...

Page 127: ... or viceversa Selecting a Calculation 5 Press the CALCULATE soft key The LOG and Linear selection menus are displayed 6 For log calculations press the LOG MATH soft key For linear calculations press the LIN MATH soft key The soft key menu showing the choices for calculation appears 7 Press the soft key corresponding to the desired calculation The calculation executes Note Trace to trace calculatio...

Page 128: ... trace B from trace A in LOG form C B A LOG Subtracts trace A from trace B in LOG form C A B LOG Adds trace A and trace B in LOG form LIN MATH This key is used to perform linear calculations on trace to trace data and write the results to trace F Calculations can be applied to trace A and trace B The calculation results are displayed in the main scale C A B LIN Adds trace A and trace B in linear f...

Page 129: ...ACE B TRACE C Transmitted light Reflected light The value of k is an absorption coefficient which is used in determining the DUT reflectivity and transmission efficiency Different algorithms are used depending on whether transmission efficiency or reflectivity is estimated so the k value also varies accordingly The following equation can be used to determine kr and kt In the equation Pin is the le...

Page 130: ... trace D in LOG form F D E LOG Subtracts trace E from trace D in LOG form F E D LOG Subtracts trace D from trace E in LOG form F D E LOG Adds trace D and trace E in LOG form LIN MATH This key is used to perform linear calculations on trace to trace data and write the results to trace F Calculations can be applied to trace C trace D and trace E The calculation results are displayed in the main scal...

Page 131: ...IN Subtracts trace F from trace C in linear form G F C LIN Subtracts trace C from trace F in linear form G E F LIN Adds trace E and trace F in linear form G E F LIN Subtracts trace F from trace E in linear form G F E LIN Subtracts trace E from trace F in linear form NORMALIZE This is one of the trace calculation modes The trace data is normalized and displayed The normalization results can be writ...

Page 132: ... soft key and select DISP Each time you press the soft key DISP switches to BLANK or viceversa 5 Press the CALCULATE G soft key 6 Press the NORMALIZE soft key 7 To normalize Trace A press the G NORM A soft key to normalize Trace B press G NORM B and to normalize Trace G press G NORM C Example of waveform before normalization Example of waveform after normalization Note Normalization is not possibl...

Page 133: ...eys 3 Press the Trace G soft key The Trace G setting menu is displayed 4 Press the VIEW G DISP BLANK soft key and select DISP Each time you press the soft key DISP switches to BLANK or viceversa 5 Press the CALCULATE G soft key 6 Press the CURVE FIT soft key The menu for selecting the trace to curve fit is displayed 7 To curve fit Trace A press the G CRV FIT A soft key to curve fit Trace B press G...

Page 134: ...s displayed 12 Press the soft key corresponding to the range to be set as the calculation target Entire range Between L1 and L2 Outside L1 and L2 Note For information about the calculation target range see the explanation Selecting the Curve Fitting Algorithm 13 Press the FITTING ALGO soft key The algorithm setting menu is displayed 14 Press the soft key corresponding to the algorithm you wish to ...

Page 135: ...IT soft key 7 To peak curve fit Trace A press the G PKCVFIT A soft key to peak curve fit Trace B press G PKCVFIT B and to peak curve fit Trace G press G PKCVFIT C Step 8 and thereafter are the same as for curve fitting Example of the screen for running peak curve fitting when the curve fitting function is set to GAUSS 6 7 Curve Fitting ...

Page 136: ...teps of 1 The trace display at the side of the data area changes to CRV FIT and MKR FIT Curve Fit Target Trace Soft Key Display G CRV FIT A Curve fits trace A G CRV FIT B Curve fits trace B G CRV FIT C Curve fits trace C G MKR FIT Make the curve fit data form markers which are set currently MKR FIT is independent on the trace Example of a curve fitted waveform data range OUTSIDE L1 L2 Example of a...

Page 137: ...e G Calculations are applied to mode peaks at the threshold value or more The threshold value is set in the range of 0 to 99 dB steps of 1 The trace display at the side of the data area changes to PKCVFIT Peak Curve Fit Target Trace Soft Key Display G PKCVFIT A Peak curve fits trace A G PKCVFIT B Peak curve fits trace B G PKCVFIT C Peak curve fits trace C 6 7 Curve Fitting ...

Page 138: ...ine Marker 1 Line Marker 1 Line Marker 2 Line Marker 1 Line Marker2 Line Marker 1 or Line Marker 2 Line Marker 2 or Line Marker 1 OPERATION AREA when set to OUTSIDE L1 L2 OPERATION AREA when set to INSIDE L1 L2 OPERATION AREA Curve Fitting Algorithm Soft Key Display Description GAUSS Normal distribution curve LORENZ Lorenz curve 3RDPOLY 3rd poly 4THPOLY 4th poly 5THPOLY 5th poly Note If G MKR FIT ...

Page 139: ...c key pad then press nm ENTER 4 Or refer to the following and move the moving marker Direction Moving Procedure Move to right Turn the rotary knob to the right Press the UP arrow key Move to left Turn the rotary knob to the left Press the DOWN arrow key Placing Fixed Markers 3 With the moving marker displayed press the SET MARKER soft key The SET soft key and marker number screen are displayed 4 P...

Page 140: ...fixed marker to be cleared is entered in the DATA ENTRY section 5 Press the CLEAR soft key Clearing All Markers 3 Press the ALL MARKER CLEAR soft key All markers moving markers and fixed markers displayed on the screen are cleared In addition the MARKER ACTIVE soft key turns OFF 6 8 Marker Display ...

Page 141: ... the Zoom Center Wavelength With the moving marker displayed press the MARKER ZOOM CTR soft key The zoom center wavelength setting screen and setting value are displayed For information on the zoom center wavelength see section 6 1 Zooming In Out on a Wavelength The zoom center wavelength can be set by continuing from the DATA ENTRY section Note The MARKER ZOOM CTR soft key cannot be used under th...

Page 142: ...to OFFSET the difference between the moving marker and each fixed marker is displayed When set to SPACING the difference between the moving marker and the smallest numbered fixed marker is displayed along with the difference from each of the fixed markers Automatically Updating the Level Value of the Fixed Markers The fixed marker s level value is updated to track the waveform each time the displa...

Page 143: ...e marker value wavelength or frequency can be set independently of the waveform display s horizontal axis units wavelength or frequency that were specified using the HORIZON SCALE nm THz soft key Printing Out Marker Values 1 Press MARKER 2 Press the MORE soft key twice The MORE 3 3 key menu is displayed 3 Press the MARKER LIST PRINT soft key The marker value is printed out from the internal printe...

Page 144: ... is 0 000 nm When both wavelength line markers 1 and 2 are displayed the wavelength difference L2 L1 is shown below the marker values Moving Line Markers 4 Refer to the following and move the line marker Direction Moving Procedure Move to right Turn the rotary knob to the right Press the UP arrow key Move to left Turn the rotary knob to the left Press the DOWN arrow key Clearing Line Markers 1 Pre...

Page 145: ...rker 1 to Line Marker 2 as the Display Scale ZOOM SPAN With line marker 1 and 2 displayed press the MRK L1 L2 ZOOM SPAN soft key The display sweep width setting screen and setting value are displayed You can also rewrite the currently displayed waveform according to the specified ZOOM SPAN Note If only one of the line markers is displayed for L1 the wavelength on the right edge of the screen is se...

Page 146: ...level line markers 3 and 4 are displayed the level difference L4 L3 is shown below the marker values Moving Level Line Markers 4 Refer to the following and move the level line marker Direction Moving Procedure Move upward Turn the rotary knob to the right Press the UP arrow key Move downward Turn the rotary knob to the left Press the DOWN arrow key Clearing All Cursors Press the LINE MARKER ALL CL...

Page 147: ...ed markers are assigned marker numbers in order starting from 001 You can enter an arbitrary number using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad A number up to 1024 can be set Marker Data in the Data Area Marker values wavelength values and level values for the displayed moving and fixed markers are shown in the data area If there are five or more fixed markers they cannot all be displayed ...

Page 148: ...is 0 000 nm If a fixed marker is placed at the 210 dBm wavelength value is displayed as the level difference from that fixed marker When a fixed marker is positioned and the moving marker is set to a wavelength value of 210 dBm the level difference is set to 23 22 dB regardless of the fixed marker s level OFFSET Sets the difference value display as the difference between each marker and the moving...

Page 149: ... 3 and 4 are displayed the level difference L4 L3 is shown below the marker values Marker values displayed Wavelength L2 L1 and level L4 L3 difference displayed Note You can move line markers by dragging them As you drag the line markers in the overview window move accordingly Line Markers in the Overview Window The instrument s OVERVIEW window is displayed when the display scale is enlarged or re...

Page 150: ...pper The default for Trace C F and G is Lower Fixing a Trace 3 Press the HOLD soft key Fixing Releasing the Upper Trace 4 Press the UPPER HOLD OFF ON soft key The trace assigned to the upper split is fixed along with the scale To release the trace press the UPPER HOLD OFF ON soft key again The display scale and waveform are updated Fixing Releasing the Lower Trace 4 Press the LOWER HOLD OFF ON sof...

Page 151: ...lower screen HOLD has the characteristics below These are the same for the upper and lower splits The display scale is fixed The trace is fixed When HOLD is applied to a screen with the active trace WRITE the active trace automatically changes to the FIX state FIX When a screen setting is changed from the HOLD state to NORMAL DISPLAY the last set display scale is set as the display scale When a tr...

Page 152: ...tting screen is displayed 3 Enter a noise mask value using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 4 Press ENTER 5 Press the MASK LINE VERT HRZN soft key and select VERT or HRZN Trace clearing Note The allowed setting range for the noise mask value is OFF 999 and 100 0 Settings can be adjusted in steps of 1 The value changes in steps of 10 if you press the COARSE key ...

Page 153: ...splays the waveform with level values at or below the mask value as the mask value Mask line VERT Displays the waveform with level values at or below the mask value as the display lower limit value 210 dBm Mask line Note The noise mask function is disabled when the vertical axis is linear 6 10 Noise Mask ...

Page 154: ...race A to G The screen returns to the previous state after a selection is made 5 Press the DESTINATION TRACE soft key and select the copy destination trace A to G The screen returns to the previous state after a selection is made 6 Press the COPY EXECUTE soft key The copy executes Note After the copy is executed the copy destination trace status changes to FIX and DISP If the copy source and desti...

Page 155: ...Press the MORE 1 2 soft key 3 Press the TRACE CLEAR soft key 4 Press the soft key A through G corresponding to the trace of the data you wish to clear 5 To clear the data from all traces press the ALL TRACE soft key Trace List 1 Press TRACE The soft key menu for trace settings appears 2 Press the TRACE LIST soft key 6 11 Copying and Clearing Traces ...

Page 156: ...P Even if you press PEAK SEARCH the moving marker is displayed Finding the Next Peak Bottom Level 3 With the moving marker displayed at a waveform peak or bottom press the NEXT LEVEL SEARCH soft key The moving marker is placed on the next peak maximum level value or bottom minimum level value Finding the Level Peak Bottom to the Right of the Marker 3 With the moving marker displayed at a waveform ...

Page 157: ...key screen is displayed 3 Press the MODE DIFF soft key The screen for setting the minimum peak bottom difference of the mode judgment reference is displayed 4 Enter a peak bottom difference using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 5 Press nm ENTER Auto Search 1 Press PEAK SEARCH The menu for searching for the peak value is displayed 2 Press the MORE 1 2 soft key The 2 2 soft key screen ...

Page 158: ...peak maximum level value or bottom minimum level value which follows the currently set moving marker value level value in the active trace waveform If there is no such peak or bottom a warning data is displayed WARNING 103 No data in active trace NEXT SEARCH RIGHT Sets a moving marker at the peak maximum level value or bottom minimum level value to the right of the currently set moving marker valu...

Page 159: ...e set execution applies over the span between line markers 1 and 2 If just WL1 is set execution applies over the span from line marker 1 to the right edge of the screen If just WL2 is set execution applies over the span from the left edge of the screen to line marker 2 SEARCH ANA ZOOM AREA OFF ON When set to ON peak searching bottom searching PEAK SEARCH key and analysis function ANALYSIS key are ...

Page 160: ...med and the results are displayed in the data area Data area When changing the analysis parameters 4 Continuing on from step 3 press the PARAMETER SETTING soft key The analysis parameter setting screen is displayed 5 Move the cursor with the arrow keys and enter a setting value with the numeric key pad 6 Press the CLOSE WINDOW soft key The analysis parameter setting screen closes and the soft key ...

Page 161: ...h sweep the SPEC WIDTH ANALYSIS 1 or ANALYSIS 2 function that was selected is executed automatically Note If the AUTO SEARCH soft key is ON when the AUTO ANALYSIS soft key is turned ON AUTO SEARCH is automatically turned OFF When the AUTO ANALYSIS soft key is set to ON is displayed at the bottom of the screen in inverse video Printing Out Analysis Results 2 Continuing on from step 1 press the MORE...

Page 162: ...see section 7 2 Notch Width Measurement Results Display The analysis results are displayed in the data area Analysis results λ Spectrum width λc Spectrum width center Analysis parameter setting value SPEC WIDTH THRESH You can set threshold values for each spectrum width analysis algorithm After the setting is made analysis is executed and the display is updated The setting range is 0 01 to 50 00 d...

Page 163: ...ANALYSIS The soft key menu for analyzing measured waveforms appears 2 Press the SPEC WIDTH soft key The analysis algorithm selection menu is displayed 3 Press the NOTCH soft key Analysis is performed and the results are displayed in the data area Notch width measured waveform BOTTOM Data area Analyzes the waveform with the minimum level value as a referemce Notch width measured waveform PEAK Data ...

Page 164: ... To switch PEAK and BOTTOM press the SELECT soft key 6 Press the CLOSE WINDOW soft key The analysis parameter setting screen closes and the soft key menu returns to the previous stage 7 Press the ANALYSIS EXECUTE soft key Analysis is performed according to the changed parameters and the results are displayed in the data area Analysis parameter setting screen Note For details about the notch width ...

Page 165: ...e analysis parameters 4 Continuing on from step 3 press the PARAMETER SETTING soft key The SMSR measurement parameter setting screen is displayed 5 Move the cursor with the arrow keys or soft keys and enter a setting value with the numeric key pad To switch SMSR1 and SMSR2 press the SELECT soft key 6 Press the CLOSE WINDOW soft key The SMSR measurement parameter setting screen closes and the soft ...

Page 166: ...ce of DFB LDs and the like MASK AREA SMSR Mode peak Side mode Note For details on SMSR analysis algorithms see appendix 3 Details of Analysis Functions Results Display The analysis results are displayed in the data area Analysis results PK Mode peak wavelength level value 2nd PK Side mode wavelength level value Analysis parameter setting value MODE 1 Set the 2nd peak excluding the MASK AREA as the...

Page 167: ...rea When changing the analysis parameters 4 Continuing on from step 3 press the PARAMETER SETTING soft key The power offset setting screen is displayed 5 Enter a setting value with the numeric key pad 6 Press the CLOSE WINDOW soft key The power offset setting screen closes and the soft key menu returns to the previous stage 7 Press the ANALYSIS EXECUTE soft key Analysis is performed according to t...

Page 168: ...a area When changing the analysis parameters 4 Continuing on from step 3 press the PARAMETER SETTING soft key The measurement parameter setting screen for the type of light source selected is displayed 5 Move the cursor with the arrow keys or soft keys and enter a setting value with the numeric key pad To select a check box align the cursor then press the SELECT soft key 6 Press the CLOSE WINDOW s...

Page 169: ...ting value with the numeric key pad 6 Press the CLOSE WINDOW soft key The thresh level setting screen closes and the soft key menu returns to the previous stage 7 Press the ANALYSIS EXECUTE soft key Analysis is performed according to the changed parameters and the results are displayed in the data area Note When PMD measurement is performed waveform data at or below the threshold level from the pe...

Page 170: ...conditions so that the entire wavelength range of the wideband light source is measured Set the resolution to about 0 050 nm 2 Press SWEEP Next press the REPEAT soft key Repeat sweeping begins 3 While watching the waveform during repeat sweeping adjust the polarization controller so as to maximize the waveform s peak bottom difference the level difference between the maximum and minimum values 4 A...

Page 171: ...waveforms appears 2 Press the ANALYSIS 2 soft key The analysis function selection menu is displayed 3 Press the OSNR WDM soft key Analysis is performed and the results are displayed in a list The analysis results display screen is switched with the SWITCH DISPLAY soft key Data area Note When zooming a waveform if you click in the list of analysis results the waveform of the selected channel is dis...

Page 172: ... value with the numeric key pad To select a check box align the cursor then press the SELECT soft key Analysis parameter setting screen 6 Press the CLOSE WINDOW soft key The OSNR WDM analysis parameter setting screen closes and the soft key menu returns to the previous stage 7 Press the ANALYSIS EXECUTE soft key Analysis is performed according to the changed parameters and the results are displaye...

Page 173: ...meters may be broadly divided into the following three configurations Parameter settings may be changed as desired according to the details of the particular analysis Parameters related to channel detection CHANNEL DETECTION SETTING Parameters related to noise level measurement INTERPOLATION SETTING Parameters related to analysis results display method DISPLAY SETTING These are explained below See...

Page 174: ...RESH LEVEL MODE DIFF DISPLAY MASK Parameter Settings Related to Noise Level Measurement These parameters are used to set the interpolation method and bandwidth for noise level measurement NOISE ALGO Select one of the five algorithms shown below for measuring the noise level If AUTO FIX or AUTO CTR is set the measurement parameters at another noise level are set automatically To set the values manu...

Page 175: ...ed to be set manually NOISE AREA This parameter is used to set the range of waveform data to be used in determining the noise level through interpolation This parameter is only set when NOISE ALGO is set to MANUAL FIX MASK AREA This parameter is used to set the range of signal light to be masked when determining the noise level through interpolation This parameter is only set when FITTING ALGO is ...

Page 176: ...to the following adjacent channel 2 If OFFSET is selected the reference channel is set through REF CH If the highest channel is used as a reference Set to HIGHEST If any desired channel is used as a reference Set the reference channel number in CH DRIFT MEAS Drift display using past measurement wavelength as a reference The procedure for this display type varies depending on the reference Press th...

Page 177: ...sults POINT DISPLAY This parameter is used to display the range of data used in interpolation for determining the noise level Data used for fitting blue Fitting curve red MASK AREA NOISE AREA between X X Noise measurement point Other parameter settings SIGNAL POWER You can set the signal power calculation method INTEGRAL RANGE You can set the integral range for determining signal power 7 7 OSNR An...

Page 178: ...agram peripheral coordinate data spectrum locus 1 Press ANALYSIS The soft key menu for analysis of measured waveforms appears 2 Press the ANALYSIS 2 soft key A selection menu for the Analysis function appears 3 Press the COLOR soft key Analysis is performed and the chromaticity diagram is displayed on screen The display screens for analysis results can be switched with the SWITCH DISPLAY soft key ...

Page 179: ...7 20 IM AQ6373 01EN Displaying the spectrum 5 Press the TRACE soft key 7 8 Chromaticity coordinate analysis COLOR analysis ...

Page 180: ...tching functions CIE 1931 based on a 2 degree field of view and CIE 1964 based on a 10 degree field of view The instrument uses the color matching function based on the 2 degree field of view Chromaticity diagram This is a diagram that expresses the characteristics of color through chromaticity coordinates and spectrum loci Chromaticity coordinates This is the numerical rendering of the characteri...

Page 181: ...t key Analysis is performed and the results are displayed in the data area When changing the analysis parameters 4 Continuing on from step 3 press the PARAMETER SETTING soft key The FILTER PK analysis parameter setting screen is displayed If a setting screen has multiple pages press the NEXT PAGE soft key to display the next screen 5 Move the cursor with the arrow keys or soft keys and enter a set...

Page 182: ...uing on from step 3 press the PARAMETER SETTING soft key The FILTER BTM analysis parameter setting screen is displayed If a setting screen has multiple pages press the NEXT PAGE soft key to display the next screen 5 Move the cursor with the arrow keys or soft keys and enter a setting value with the numeric key pad To select a check box align the cursor then press the SELECT soft key 6 Press the CL...

Page 183: ...M optical filter Acquiring Waveforms Required for Analysis The following configuration and general procedure is used to measure WDM optical filter characteristics A pass band type WDM optical filter is used as an example Reference spectrum Wideband light source AQ6373 ex TRACE A Spectrum measurement after passing through the filter Wideband light source AQ6373 DUT ex TRACE B 7 9 Optical Filter Cha...

Page 184: ...ce B is set to write mode in the next step Writing the Waveform of the Output Light from the Optical Filter to Trace B 1 Input the emitted light from the light source to the optical filter then input the light that is output from the optical filter into the instrument 2 Press TRACE followed by the ACTIVE TRACE soft key then select B 3 Press the VIEW B soft key and select DISP 4 Press the WRITE B s...

Page 185: ...pad 4 Press nm ENTER Setting the Resolution to 2 000 nm 5 Press SETUP The soft key menu for sweep condition settings appears 6 Press the RESOLUTION soft key The resolution selection menu is displayed 7 Press the 2 000nm soft key 8 Press nm ENTER Setting the Sweep Width to 0 nm 9 Press SPAN The soft key menu for setting the sweep width appears 10 Press the SPAN WL soft key The sweep width setting s...

Page 186: ...is is set as the time axis as a result The sweeping time varies depending on the measurement sensitivity SENS MODE soft key under SETUP If the setting for this key is less than the sweeping time for each sensitivity the setting for the key is invalid and the MINIMUM setting is used 7 10 Measurement of Level Fluctuations in Single Wavelength Light 0 nm Sweeping ...

Page 187: ... horizontal axis is set as the time axis The time required to measure from the left edge to the right edge of the screen is set The allowed settings are MINIMUM and the range of 1 to 50 s The value changes in 1 s steps If you press the COARSE key you can change the setting in 1 2 5 steps If 0 is entered MINIMUM is shown on the display Also the sweeping time varies depending on the measurement sens...

Page 188: ...E B Extrapolation type B NONE No extrapolation 7 To edit template data move the cursor to the location of the data to be edited using the rotary knob or arrow keys then press the VALUE EDIT soft key Enter a value using the numeric key pad rotary knob or arrow keys 8 To add template data press the INSERT soft key The data at the cursor location is added Edit the value using the procedure in step 7 ...

Page 189: ...ata type appears 2 Press the TEMPLATE soft key 3 Press the READ soft key 4 Press the FILE soft key The load target line selection menu is displayed where is the currently set contents 5 Press the UPPER LINE LOWER LINE or TARGET LINE soft key once The screen returns to the previous stage 6 Move the cursor to the template data file to load from the file list then press the EXECUTE soft key Template ...

Page 190: ... or numeric key pad Note Use of this function does not change the template data Use of this function does not query the template type Both absolute and relative are supported Shifts set by this function apply to all three line types UPPER LIMIT LINE LOWER LIMIT LINE AND TARGET LINE To shift just one line edit the template data Switching Absolute and Relative Value and Shifting the Template This fu...

Page 191: ...elative mode Changing ZOOM CENTER WL and REF LEVEL ZOOM CENTER WL 406 182 nm REF LEVEL 10 00 dBm 4 Press ZOOM followed by the ZOOM CENTER WL soft key 5 Enter 1544 000 using the rotary knob or arrow keys then press nm ENTER 6 Press LEVEL followed by the REF LEVEL soft key 7 Enter 10 00 using the rotary knob or arrow keys then press nm ENTER The template relative value does not change after editing ...

Page 192: ...Press ADVANCE followed by the TEMPLATE soft key 9 Press the TEMPLATE EDIT soft key The edit menu is displayed 10 Press the MODE ABS REL soft key then select ABS The instrument enters Absolute mode The results and template are shifted 0 1 nm to the left on screen 7 11 Go No Go Judgment Template ...

Page 193: ...displayed 3 Press the soft keys for each of the three lines UPPER LINE DISPLAY LOWER LINE DISPLAY and TARGET LINE DISPLAY and select ON or OFF The selection changes each time you press the key Note If the GO NO GO soft key is set to ON a Go No Go test is performed according to the test type even if the TEMPLATE DISPLAY soft key indicator is set to OFF 7 11 Go No Go Judgment Template ...

Page 194: ...rement screen without comparing it to the measured waveform Upper Limit Line Judgment 70 50 30 10 10 597 5 600 602 5 REF PASS Wavelength nm Level dBm Upper Limit Line Judgment result Judgment conditions measured data upper limit line Go PASS upper limit line measured data No Go FAIL Lower Limit Line Judgment 70 50 30 10 10 597 5 600 602 5 REF FAIL Level dBm Wavelength nm Lower Limit Line Judgment ...

Page 195: ... SEARCH ANA L1 L2 key and zoom area search function SEARCH ANA ZOOM AREA key are enabled Target Line The target line function displays the targeted spectrum on the measurement screen without comparing it to the measured waveform This function can be used for displaying and adjusting the target spectrum serving as a reference for adjustments such as adjusting the optical axis of an optical device T...

Page 196: ...ionship between Go No Go Judgment and Wavelength Range 70 50 30 10 10 597 5 600 602 5 REF FAIL Upper Limit Line Lower Limit Line Level dBm Wavelength nm NG points 70 50 30 10 10 599 600 601 REF PASS Upper Limit Line Lower Limit Line Level dBm Wavelength nm If the waveform is zoomed and the NG point is outside the displayed range the judgment result is PASS Note When performing Go No Go judgment di...

Page 197: ...L 600 nm When ZOOM CENTER WL is changed to 598 5 nm template also moves in synch with the waveform RELATIVE Templates RELATIVE template data are specified as relative values with respect to the display scale These template data are fixed to the scale position even if the center wavelength or display sweep width of the display scale is changed not linked to the waveform When ZOOM CENTER WL 600 nm W...

Page 198: ...data and the adjacent data point None No extrapolation For Type A and Type B 70 50 30 10 10 595 600 605 REF Wavelength nm Level dBm Extrapol Type A Extrapol Type B Template data point Tem plate data area For Extrapolation Type of None Wavelength nm Level dBm NG area Upper limit line Lower limit line Template data point 595 600 605 Note Data created through extrapolation is limited by the LOG LIMIT...

Page 199: ...ELATIVE Extrapolation type A or B or None Wavelength and level data Up to 50001 points of data sorted in order starting from the data of the smallest wavelength CSV file containing the above template data AQ6373 TEMPLATE TYPE ABSOLUTE EXTRAPOL A 405 782 30 00 406 182 30 00 406 232 5 00 406 332 5 00 406 382 30 00 406 782 30 00 Note Only English capital letters and numbers are supported for all temp...

Page 200: ... very bottom of the screen 5 Press ANALYSIS The soft key menu for analyzing measured waveforms appears 6 Press the ANALYSIS 1 soft key The analysis function selection menu is displayed 7 Press the POWER soft key Analysis is performed between line markers and the results are displayed in the data area 8 To cancel press the SEARCH ANA L1 L2 soft key and select OFF Analysis is performed over the enti...

Page 201: ...ft keys in succession 4 Press the SEARCH ANA ZOOM AREA soft key and select ON 5 Press ANALYSIS The soft key menu for analyzing measured waveforms appears 6 Press the ANALYSIS 1 soft key The analysis function selection menu is displayed 7 Press the POWER soft key Analysis is performed between display scales and the results are displayed in the data area Data area Note When the zoom area search func...

Page 202: ...the intersection of the two ranges is the range for analysis The following shows the POWER measurement analysis range when both the SEARCH ANA L1 L2 and SEARCH ANA ZOOM AREA soft keys are ON As both of these soft keys are ON and at the bottom of the screen are displayed in inverse video The area between line markers overlaps the zoom area 7 12 Specifying an Analysis Range ...

Page 203: ... amount using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 4 Press ENTER Setting the Level Shift Amount 1 Press SYSTEM 2 Press the LEVEL SHIFT soft key The level shift setting screen is displayed 3 Enter a level shift amount using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 4 Press ENTER Note After entering the wavelength or level shift amount the setting is applied to the displayed values upon...

Page 204: ...ength shift amount is displayed at the bottom of the screen in inverse video LEVEL SHIFT dB This key is used to set the level shift When the level shift is changed the set value is added to the display value on the level axis This key is used for purposes such as correcting level errors due to differences in the NA values of 9 5 125 μm SM optical fibers connected to the instrument and correcting l...

Page 205: ...RAGE soft key is enabled or disabled dimmed If the REMOVE USB STORAGE soft key is disabled dimmed the USB storage media can be safely removed 2 If the REMOVE USB STORAGE soft key is enabled press the REMOVE USB STORAGE soft key If the REMOVE USB STORAGE soft key is disabled dimmed the USB storage media can be safely removed Note If there are 2 or more USB storage devices only the first connected d...

Page 206: ...the internal memory Temporarily Saving Trace Data to Internal Memory 1 Press MEMORY The soft key menu for the internal memory appears 2 Press the SAVE soft key The internal memory list and trace list are displayed 3 Select a destination memory number using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad 4 Press the soft key corresponding to the trace to be saved The trace data is saved to the select...

Page 207: ... memory number 5 Returning to the waveform display screen data of the selected memory number is displayed in the specified trace number Change display contents Clearing Memory Data 1 Press MEMORY The soft key menu for the internal memory appears 2 Press the CLEAR soft key The internal memory list and trace list are displayed 3 Select the memory number of the data to be cleared using the rotary kno...

Page 208: ...played 3 Press the LIST PARAMETER soft key then select either LBL label or CONDTN data measurement condition The displayed items of the memory list change to labels or measurement conditions You can also change the display contents of the memory list by using the SAVE RECALL and CLEAR menus LBL Label CONDIN Measurement conditions 8 2 Temporarily Saving and Redisplaying Traces to and from Internal ...

Page 209: ...ximum value detection display waveforms MAX_H Minimum value detection display waveforms MIN_H Curve fit waveforms CRV FIT A CRV FIT B CRV FIT C Peak curve fit waveforms PKCVFIT A PKCVFIT B PKCVFIT C LOG calculation display waveforms A B B A A B C D D C C D D E E D D E C F F C C F E F F E E F F E E F Linear calculation display waveforms A B LIN A B LIN B A LIN 1 k A B 1 k B A C D LIN C D LIN D C LI...

Page 210: ...an damage the data on the medium or the device itself Also always place a USB storage medium in the removable state following the procedure in section 8 1 before removing it Saving Trace Data Setting the Type of the File to Be Saved to TRACE 1 Press FILE The soft key menu for saving and loading data appears 2 Press the ITEM SELECT soft key The menu for selecting the type of files to be saved is di...

Page 211: ...NT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium 6 Press the FILE TYPE soft key and specify a data format of BIN binary or CSV ASCII format Selecting a Trace to Save 7 Press the TRACE FILE soft key where is the currently selected trace number The trace selection menu is displayed 8 Press the soft key corresponding to the trace to be saved Selected trace 8 3 Saving Loading Displayed Data ...

Page 212: ... corresponding soft key menu are displayed 11 Follow the instructions in section 4 3 to enter a file name 12 Press the DONE soft key The file name is confirmed and the screen returns to the previous stage Executing the Save 13 To overwrite an existing file move the cursor to the file name to be overwritten 14 Press the EXECUTE soft key The save executes When the RETURN soft key is pressed the data...

Page 213: ...he text entry window and corresponding soft key menu are displayed Enter a directory name in the same manner as when entering a file name 18 Press the EXECUTE soft key The directory is created Press the CANCEL soft key to cancel creation of the directory 19 Press the FILE SORT soft key The file sort menu is displayed 20 Press the soft key corresponding to the item by which to sort The files are so...

Page 214: ...he previous stage 4 Press the READ soft key The file list is displayed on screen Trace list File list Selecting the File to Be Loaded 5 Press the MEMORY soft key and specify INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium A file list of the selected medium is displayed 6 Select a file to load from the file list using the rotary knob or the arrow keys If the VIEW soft key is pressed the display toggl...

Page 215: ...s the soft key corresponding to the trace to be assigned Executing the Load 9 Press the EXECUTE soft key The file is loaded and displayed as the specified trace number When the RETURN soft key is pressed the file is not loaded The screen returns to the previous stage Note After loading waveform files WV6 that were saved by the AQ6370 under the CHOP MODE of CHOP the sensitivity setting becomes SWIT...

Page 216: ...Y is selected and the screen returns to the previous stage 4 Press the WRITE soft key The memory list and file list are displayed Memory list File list Selecting the Save Destination and Data Format 5 Press the MEMORY soft key and specify a save destination of INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium 6 Press the FILE TYPE soft key and specify a data format of BIN binary or CSV ASCII format 8 ...

Page 217: ...atically assigned in the form WXXXX CSV or WXXXX WV9 where XXXX is a serial number For creating a directory and sorting the file list see the page 8 9 9 Press the CURSOR soft key then set the cursor selection to DOWN on the file list side An underscore is displayed with the memory number selected in step 8 10 Using the rotary knob or arrow keys move the cursor to the line in the file list displayi...

Page 218: ...overwritten 15 Press the EXECUTE soft key The save executes When the RETURN soft key is pressed the data is saved The screen returns to the previous stage 16 When overwriting during a save a confirmation message appears Press the YES soft key To cancel the save press NO soft key 8 3 Saving Loading Displayed Data ...

Page 219: ... soft key The memory list and file list are displayed Memory list File list Selecting the File to Be Loaded 5 Press the MEMORY soft key and specify INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium A file list of the selected medium is displayed 6 Press the CURSOR soft key then set the cursor selection to UP on the file list side 7 Select a file to load from the file list using the rotary knob or the ...

Page 220: ...elect the memory number of the load destination using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad Executing the Load 10 Press the EXECUTE soft key The file is loaded and registered into the specified memory number When the RETURN soft key is pressed the file is not loaded The screen returns to the previous stage 8 3 Saving Loading Displayed Data ...

Page 221: ...haracters allowed in file names by MS DOS when changing a file name The maximum file name length is 56 characters including the extension The following characters can be used in file names 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Data Format Data can be saved in the following two formats BIN Saves the file in binary format With this selection the waveform data cannot be dir...

Page 222: ..._0 10511 RESCAL1_1 51286 RESCAL1_2 32464047 CORESIZE 0 TRACE DATA 350 0 00000004145 352 0 0000001841 Waveform data 750 0 000000006633 Header 73CSV File header AQ6373 OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER Label 57 characters 35 No of measurement condition parameters Measurement Condition Parameters CTRWL 550 Center wavelength SPAN 400 Span START WL 350 Measurement start wavelength STOP WL 750 Measurement stop ...

Page 223: ...solution effective value correction coefficient RESCAL0_2 10129760 Resolution effective value correction coefficient RESCAL1_0 10511 Resolution effective value correction coefficient RESCAL1_1 51286 Resolution effective value correction coefficient RESCAL1_2 32464047 Resolution effective value correction coefficient CORESIZE 0 Fiber core size setting 0 Standard mode 1 Large core size fiber mode Th...

Page 224: ...NORM AUTO NORM AUTO NORMAL NORMAL MID MID HIGH 1 HIGH 1 CHOP OFF HIGH 2 HIGH 2 CHOP OFF HIGH 3 HIGH 3 CHOP OFF MID_SW MID SWITCH ON HI1_SW HIGH1 SWITCH ON HI2D_SW HIGH2 SWITCH ON HI3D_SW HIGH3 SWITCH ON Note If PEAK HOLD is selected in pulse light measurement mode a P is added to the front of the data above Similarly if EXTERNAL TRIGGER is selected an E is added 8 3 Saving Loading Displayed Data ...

Page 225: ...T A D C D C LOG C F C F LOG CVFTPK B PK CRV FIT B D E D E LOG E F E F LOG CVFTPK C PK CRV FIT C Waveform Data Measures waveform data are stored as wavelength values and level values for the number of measurement sampling points A waveform measured in frequency mode is also stored as wavelength values Level values are stored as log values if the vertical axis scale is LOG and as linear values if th...

Page 226: ...he data on the medium Also when removing the USB storage medium you must first place the medium in a removable state by following the instructions in section 8 1 Saving all trace data Setting the file type of files to save to ALL TRACE 1 Press the FILE key The soft key menu for data saving and loading appears 2 Press the ITEM SELECT soft key A menu for selecting files to save appears 3 Press the A...

Page 227: ...s not specified it is automatically set to AXXXX CSV where XXXX is a serial number starting from 0000 6 Using the rotary knob move the cursor to the row on the file list that displays NEW FILE 7 Press the FILE NAME soft key The text input window and corresponding soft key menu appear 8 Enter a file name according to the instructions in section 4 3 9 Press the DONE soft key The file name is entered...

Page 228: ...s the YES soft key To cancel saving overwriting press the NO soft key File Name Loading all trace data Setting the file type of files to load to ALL TRACE 1 Press the FILE key The soft key menu for data saving and loading appears 2 Press the ITEM SELECT soft key A menu for selecting files to save appears 3 Press the TRACE ALL soft key TRACE becomes selected and the screen returns to the previous m...

Page 229: ...cted medium is displayed 6 Using the rotary knob or arrow keys select the file to load from the file list See page 8 9 for information on file sorting Sorting files Executing the load 7 Press the EXECUTE soft key The file is loaded and the specified trace number is displayed If you press the RETURN soft key loading is cancelled The screen returns to the previous menu 8 4 Saving Loading Displayed D...

Page 230: ...me AXXXX CSV where XXXX is a serial number from 0000 to 9999 Note File names can only contain the same characters that are allowed for MS DOS file names File names can contain up to 56 characters including the extension The supported characters are as follows 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz File Size The maximum file size differs depending on the data being saved M...

Page 231: ...LYZER label 57 characters Measurement condition parameters Measurement conditions of each trace measurement conditions when files were saved and trace settings are saved MEAS SETTING section Measurement settings when files were saved TRACE SETTING section Trace settings active trace information each trace s settings presence absence of measured data TRACE A to TRACE G Measurement conditions for ea...

Page 232: ...icator is blinking This can damage the data on the medium or the device itself Also always place a USB storage medium in the removable state following the procedure in section 8 1 before removing it Setting the Type of the File to Be Saved to SETTING 1 Press FILE 2 Press the ITEM SELECT soft key The soft key menu switches 3 Press the SETTING soft key SETTING is selected and the screen returns to t...

Page 233: ... where XXXX is a serial number starting from 0000 For creating a directory and sorting the file list see the page 8 9 6 Using the rotary knob or arrow keys move the cursor to the line in the file list displaying NEW FILE 7 Press the FILE NAME soft key The text entry window and corresponding soft key menu are displayed 8 Follow the instructions in section 4 3 to enter a file name 9 Press the DONE s...

Page 234: ...ious stage 12 When overwriting during a save a confirmation message appears Press the YES soft key To cancel the save press NO soft key Loading Settings Setting the Type of the File to Be Loaded to SETTING 1 Press FILE 2 Press the ITEM SELECT soft key The soft key menu switches 3 Press the SETTING soft key SETTING is selected and the screen returns to the previous stage 4 Press the READ soft key T...

Page 235: ...ayed 6 Select a file to load from the file list using the rotary knob or the arrow keys You can also press the FILE SORT soft key to sort the files For more information see page 8 9 File sort Executing the Load 7 Press the EXECUTE soft key The file is loaded and the settings on the instrument are changed When the RETURN soft key is pressed the file is not loaded The screen returns to the previous ...

Page 236: ... file name is automatically assigned as follows File name SXXXX ST9 XXXX is a serial number from 0000 to 9999 Note Only use the characters allowed in file names by MS DOS when changing a file name The maximum file name length is 56 characters including the extension The following characters can be used in file names 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz File Size The fil...

Page 237: ...FF while the USB storage medium access indicator is blinking This can damage the data on the medium or the device itself Also always place a USB storage medium in the removable state following the procedure in section 8 1 before removing it Setting the Type of the File to Be Saved to DATA 1 Press FILE 2 Press the ITEM SELECT soft key The soft key menu switches 3 Press the DATA soft key DATA is sel...

Page 238: ...ist of the selected medium is displayed 6 Press the FILE TYPE soft key and specify a data format of DT9 ASCII or CSV ASCII format Selecting Data Items to Save 7 Press the OUTPUT ITEM SETTING soft key The menu for selecting data items to be saved is displayed 8 Press the Data Item soft key and specify ON save or OFF do not save 8 6 Saving Loading Analysis Results Data ...

Page 239: ... 11 Follow the instructions in section 4 3 to enter a file name 12 Press the DONE soft key The file name is confirmed and the screen returns to the previous stage Sets the file name Creates a directory Sorts the file list Setting the Save Method and Executing the Save 13 Press the WRITE MODE soft key and specify OVER overwrite or ADD add 14 To overwrite an existing file move the cursor to the file...

Page 240: ...ge 4 Press the READ soft key The file list is displayed Selecting the File to Be Loaded 5 Press the MEMORY soft key and specify INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium A file list of the selected medium is displayed 6 Select a file to load from the file list using the rotary knob or the arrow keys You can also press the FILE SORT soft key to sort the files For more information see page 8 9 S...

Page 241: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 App Index Executing the Load 7 Press the EXECUTE soft key The file is loaded When the RETURN soft key is pressed the file is not loaded The screen returns to the previous stage 8 6 Saving Loading Analysis Results Data ...

Page 242: ...EFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Saveable Data The following data can be saved Saved Item Initial Value Description DATE TIME ON Date and time LABEL ON Label DATA AREA ON Data area value CONDITION ON Measurement conditions TRACE DATA OFF Trace data OUTPUT WINDOW OFF Output window data used by program function File Size The file size differs depending on the data saved Be sure to c...

Page 243: ...UT 0 00dB ASE ALGO AUTO FIX FIT AREA AUTO MASK AREA FIT ALGO LINEAR NO WAVELENGTH INPUT LVL OUTPUT LVL ASE LVL RESOLN GAIN NF Header and data nm dBm dBm dBm nm dB dB analysis results 1 1544 4983 29 320 2 260 22 281 0 102 27 017 8 533 2 1545 3041 29 530 2 420 22 184 0 101 27 064 8 619 CTRWL 1551 670000 SPAN 20 000000 REFL 10 0 dBm LSCL 10 0 RESLN 0 100 Measurement condition parameter AVG 1 SMPL 200...

Page 244: ...AR and data NO WAVELENGTH nm INPUT LVL dBm OUTPUT LVL dBm ASE LVL dBm RESOLN nm GAIN dB NF dB 1 1544 4983 29 320 2 260 22 281 0 102 27 017 8 533 2 1545 3041 29 530 2 420 22 184 0 101 27 064 8 619 CTRWL 1551 670000 SPAN 20 000000 REFL dBm 10 0 Measurement condition parameter LSCL 10 0 RESLN 0 100 AVG 1 SMPL 2001 HIGH 2 NMSK OFF 1541 6700 23 200 Sampling point portion of the waveform data wavelength...

Page 245: ...s blinking This can damage the data on the medium or the device itself Also always place a USB storage medium in the removable state following the procedure in section 8 1 before removing it Setting the Type of the File to Be Saved to PROGRAM 1 Press FILE 2 Press the ITEM SELECT soft key The soft key menu switches 3 Press the PROGRAM soft key PROGRAM is selected and the screen returns to the previ...

Page 246: ...of INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium Selecting a Memory Number to Save 6 Press the CURSOR soft key then set the cursor selection to UP on the program list side 7 Select the program number of the data to save using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad Selected program number 8 7 Saving Loading Program Data ...

Page 247: ...isplaying NEW FILE 10 Press the FILE NAME soft key The text entry window and corresponding soft key menu are displayed 11 Follow the instructions in section 4 3 to enter a file name 12 Press the DONE soft key The file name is confirmed and the screen returns to the previous stage Moves the cursor Sets the file name Creates a directory Sorts the file list Executing the Save 13 To overwrite an exist...

Page 248: ...is displayed Program list File list Selecting the File to Be Loaded 5 Press the MEMORY soft key and specify INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium A file list of the selected medium is displayed 6 Press the CURSOR soft key then set the cursor selection to UP on the file list side 7 Select a file to load from the file list using the rotary knob or the arrow keys You can also press the FILE S...

Page 249: ...ion using the rotary knob arrow keys or numeric key pad Executing the Load 10 Press the EXECUTE soft key The file is loaded and registered to the specified program number When the RETURN soft key is pressed the file is not loaded The screen returns to the previous stage Note After loading program files PG6 that were saved by the AQ6370 when the parameter of the CHOPPER command was CHOP the paramet...

Page 250: ...signed as follows File name PXXXX PG9 XXXX is a serial number from 0000 to 9999 Note Only use the characters allowed in file names by MS DOS when changing a file name The maximum file name length is 56 characters including the extension The following characters can be used in file names 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz File Size The file size is approximately 13 KB ...

Page 251: ...SB storage medium access indicator is blinking This can damage the data on the medium or the device itself Also always place a USB storage medium in the removable state following the procedure in section 8 1 before removing it Setting the Type of the File to Be Saved to GRAPHIC 1 Press FILE 2 Press the ITEM SELECT soft key The soft key menu switches 3 Press the GRAPHIC soft key GRAPHIC is selected...

Page 252: ...MEMORY soft key and specify a save destination of INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium Selecting the Color and File Format 6 Press the MODE soft key and specify B W black and white or COLOR 7 Press the FILE TYPE soft key to select BMP or TIFF 8 8 Saving Screen Image Data ...

Page 253: ... the file list displaying NEW FILE 10 Press the FILE NAME soft key The text entry window and corresponding soft key menu are displayed 11 Follow the instructions in section 4 3 to enter a file name 12 Press the DONE soft key The file name is confirmed and the screen returns to the previous stage Sets the file name Creates a directory Sorts the file list Executing the Save 14 To overwrite an existi...

Page 254: ...ed in file names by MS DOS when changing a file name The maximum file name length is 56 characters including the extension The following characters can be used in file names 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Color You can save the file in black and white or color Data Format You can save the file as a bit mapped BMP or TIFF file File Size The file size differs depend...

Page 255: ...his can damage the data on the medium or the device itself Also always place a USB storage medium in the removable state following the procedure in section 8 1 before removing it Setting the Type of the File to Be Saved to TEMPLATE 1 Press FILE 2 Press the ITEM SELECT soft key The soft key menu switches 3 Press the TEMPLATE soft key TEMPLATE is selected and the screen returns to the previous stage...

Page 256: ...y a save destination of INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium Selecting a Template to Save 6 Press the FILE soft key where is UPPER LOWER or TARGET The template selection screen appears 7 Press the soft key corresponding to the template to be saved Selected template 8 9 Saving Loading Template Data ...

Page 257: ...file list displaying NEW FILE 10 Press the FILE NAME soft key The text entry window and corresponding soft key menu are displayed 11 Follow the instructions in section 4 3 to enter a file name 12 Press the DONE soft key The file name is confirmed and the screen returns to the previous stage Sets the file name Creates a directory Sorts files Executing the Save 13 To overwrite an existing file move ...

Page 258: ...4 Press the READ soft key The template list is displayed Template list File list Selecting the File to Be Loaded 5 Press the MEMORY soft key and specify INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium A file list of the selected medium is displayed 6 Select a file to load from the file list using the rotary knob or the arrow keys You can also press the FILE SORT soft key to sort the files For more i...

Page 259: ... or TARGET The template selection screen appears 9 Press the soft key corresponding to the template to be loaded to Executing the Load 10 Press the EXECUTE soft key The file is loaded as the specified template When the RETURN soft key is pressed the file is not loaded The screen returns to the previous stage 8 9 Saving Loading Template Data ...

Page 260: ...aracters can be used in file names 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz File Size The file size differs depending on the data Data Format You can save the file in CSV format Data Format AQ6373 Header indicating the AQ6373 TEMPLATE Header indicating template data TYPE ABSOLUTE Template type ABSOLUTE or RELATIVE EXTRAPOL A Extrapolation type A B or NONE 1540 000 20 00 Wav...

Page 261: ...ection 8 1 before removing it Selecting Medium of the File 1 Press FILE 2 Press the FILE OPERATION soft key The file operation menu is displayed 3 Press the MEMORY soft key and specify INT internal memory or EXT USB storage medium A file list of the selected medium is displayed Selecting the File Directory 4 Select a file or directory using the rotary knob or the arrow keys To move to a directory ...

Page 262: ...t key to clear the file selection Deleting a File Directory 5 Select a file or directory to delete using the procedure in step 4 6 Press the DELETE soft key A deletion confirmation message appears 7 Press the YES soft key The selected file or directory is deleted Press the NO soft key to cancel deletion of the file or directory The screen returns to the previous state 8 10 Creating Files ...

Page 263: ...g under a different name from the copy source press the FILE NAME soft key The text entry window and corresponding soft key menu are displayed 9 Follow the instructions in section 4 3 to enter a file name 10 Press the DONE soft key The file name is confirmed and the screen returns to the previous stage 11 Press the EXECUTE soft key The data is pasted under the specified file or directory name Pres...

Page 264: ...e text entry window and corresponding soft key menu are displayed 8 Follow the instructions in section 4 3 to enter a file name 9 Press the DONE soft key The file or directory name is confirmed and the screen returns to the previous stage 10 Press the EXECUTE soft key The data is changed to the specified file or directory name Press the CANCEL soft key to cancel changing of the file or directory n...

Page 265: ...t key menu are displayed 8 Follow the instructions in section 4 3 to enter a directory name 9 Press the DONE soft key The directory name is confirmed and the screen returns to the previous stage 10 Press the EXECUTE soft key A new directory is created Press the CANCEL soft key to cancel creation of the directory Sorting Files 5 Press the FILE SORT soft key The file sort menu is displayed 6 Press t...

Page 266: ...or file and directory names The maximum file name length is 56 characters including the extension The following characters can be used in file names 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz File Sort You can sort the file list in ascending order by file name file type file date or label 8 10 Creating Files ...

Page 267: ... key selected in step 4 It switches to the name of the soft key to register At the same time the registration key display area goes blank again If a soft key has already been registered it is overwritten 7 To clear a registered soft key register a blank soft key using the same procedure Soft key registered The name of the soft key to be registered is displayed Note In principle only soft keys that...

Page 268: ...o their factory defaults The following four types of initialization are available depending on the items to be initialized PARAMETER CLEAR The parameter setting value of each function is initialized Waveform data of TRACE A G is also initialized Use this to return the settings of the instrument to the already known states PARAM DATA CLEAR Parameter setting values as well as data including MEMORY a...

Page 269: ...Hz 610 00 610 00 10 05 START WL nm 350 000 1200 000 1 000 START FREQ THz 250 0000 856 5000 10 0000 STOP WL nm 1200 000 1625 000 350 000 STOP FREQ THz 856 5000 999 9000 250 0000 0nm SWEEP TIME s MINIMUM 50 MINIMUM LEVEL Function Initial Value Maximum Value Minimum Value REF LEVEL LOG 10 0 30 0 90 0 LINEAR 100mW 1000mW 1 00pW LOG SCALE dB D 10 0 ON 10 0 0 1 LIN SCALE OFF LIN BASE LEVEL mW 0 REF 0 9 ...

Page 270: ...wavelength during measurement of the trace that was measured or read last 1200 000 350 000 ZOOM CENTER FREQ THz Center frequency during measurement of the trace that was measured or read last 856 5000 250 0000 ZOOM SPAN WL nm Measurement span of the trace that was measured or read last 850 0 0 1 ZOOM SPAN FREQ THz Measurement span of the trace that was measured or read last 610 00 0 01 ZOOM START ...

Page 271: ...alue ACTIVE TRACE A B C D E F G TRACE A VIEW DISP BLANK TRACE A DISP TRACE B C D E F G BLANK FIX TRACE B C D E F G HOLD MAX HOLD No TRACE TRACE A C E G MIN HOLD No TRACE TRACE B D F ROLL AVG No TRACE 2 100 2 CALCULATE C LOG MATH C A B LOG ON LIN MATH C A B LIN OFF CALCULATE F LOG MATH F C D LOG ON LIN MATH F C D LIN OFF CALCULATE G LOG MATH G C F LOG ON LIN MATH G C F LIN OFF NORMALIZE G NORM A OF...

Page 272: ...FF ON OFF SEARCH ANA ZOOM AREA OFF ON ON PEAK SEARCH Function Initial Value Maximum Value Minimum Value PEAK SEARCH ON BOTTOM SEARCH OFF SET MARKER 1 1024 1 AUTO SEARCH OFF ON OFF MODE DIFF dB 3 00 50 00 0 01 SEARCH ANA L1 L2 OFF ON OFF SEARCH ANA ZOOM AREA OFF ON ON ANALYSIS Function Initial Value Maximum Value Minimum Value SPEC WIDTH THRESH THRESH LEVEL dB 3 00 50 00 0 01 K 1 00 10 00 1 00 MODE...

Page 273: ...H dB 20 00 50 00 0 01 THRESH2 dB 20 00 50 00 0 01 K 2 00 10 00 1 00 MODE FIT OFF ON OFF MODE DIFF dB 3 00 50 00 0 01 MEAN WAVELENGTH ALGO ENVELOPE THRESH RMS PK RMS PK RMS THRESH dB 20 00 50 00 0 01 THRESH2 dB 20 00 50 00 0 01 K 2 00 10 00 1 00 MODE FIT OFF ON OFF MODE DIFF dB 3 00 50 00 0 01 TOTAL POWER OFFSET LEVEL dB 0 00 10 00 10 00 MODE NO ALGO ENVELOPE THRESH RMS PK RMS PK RMS THRESH dB 20 0...

Page 274: ... OFF 0 0 100 0 INTERPOLATAION SETTING NOISE ALGO AUTO FIX MANUAL FIX AUTO CTR MANUAL CTR AUTO FIX NOISE AREA nm 0 40 10 00 0 01 MASK AREA nm 0 20 10 00 0 01 FITTING ALGO LINEAR GAUSS LORENZ 3RD POLY 4TH POLY 5TH POLY LINEAR NOISE BW nm 0 10 1 00 0 01 DUAL TRACE OFF ON OFF DISPLAY SETTING DISPLAY TYPE ABSOLUTE DRIFT MEAS ABSOLUTE CH RELATION OFFSET SPACING OFFSET REF CH HIGHEST CH HIGHEST 1024 1 OU...

Page 275: ...IT OFF ON OFF MODE DIFF dB 3 00 50 00 0 01 RIPPLE WIDTH SW OFF ON ON THRESH LEVEL dB 3 00 50 00 0 01 MODE DIFF dB 0 500 50 000 0 001 CROSS TALK SW OFF ON ON ALGO THRESH PK LEVEL GRID THRESH THRESH LEVEL dB 3 00 50 00 0 01 K 1 00 10 00 1 00 MODE FIT OFF ON OFF MODE DIFF dB 3 00 50 00 0 01 CH SPACE nm 0 40 50 00 0 00 SEARCH AREA nm 0 01 10 00 0 01 FILTER BTM BOTTOM LEVEL SW OFF ON ON BOTTOM WAVELENG...

Page 276: ... 10 00 0 01 Function Initial Value Maximum Value Minimum Value SPEC WIDTH THRESH dB 3 00 50 00 0 01 SWITCH DISPLAY TRACE TABLE TABLE TRACE TRACE TABLE AUTO ANALYSIS OFF ON OFF SEARCH ANA L1 L2 OFF ON OFF SEARCH ANA ZOOM AREA OFF ON ON MEMORY Function Initial Value Maximum Value Minimum Value SAVE LIST PARAMETER LBL CONDTN LBL RECALL LIST PARAMETER LBL CONDTN LBL CLEAR LIST PARAMETER LBL CONDTN LBL...

Page 277: ...R FILE TYPE BMP TIFF BMP DATA OUTPUT ITEM SETTING DATE TIME OFF ON ON LABEL OFF ON ON DATA AREA OFF ON ON CONDITION OFF ON ON TRACE DATA OFF ON OFF OUTPUT DISPLAY OFF ON OFF FILE TYPE CSV DT9 CSV WRITE MODE OVER ADD OVER PROGRAM CURSOR UP DOWN DOWN TEMPLATE FILE UPPER LINE FILE SORT FILE NAME READ DRIVE INT EXT INT TRACE FILE TRACE A MEMORY CURSOR UP DOWN DOWN FILE SORT FILE NAME ITEM SELECT TRACE...

Page 278: ...am number EXECUTE14 14 Program number EXECUTE15 15 Program number EXECUTE16 16 Program number EXECUTE17 17 Program number EXECUTE18 18 Program number EXECUTE19 19 Program number EXECUTE20 20 Program number EXECUTE21 21 Program number ADAVANCE Function Initial Value Maximum Value Minimum Value TEMPLATE GO NO GO OFF ON OFF TEMPLATE DISPLAY UPPER LINE DISPLAY OFF ON OFF LOWER LINE DISPLAY OFF ON OFF ...

Page 279: ... ON ON COMMAND FORMAT AQ6373 TLS ADDRESS 20 30 0 RS 232 SETTING BOUD RATE 9600BPS 115200BPS 1200BPS PARITY NONE FLOW NONE COMMAND FORMAT AQ6373 NETWORK SETTING TCP IP SETTING AUTO DHCP REMOTE PORT NO 10001 65535 1024 COMMAND FORMAT AQ6373 HARD COPY DEVICE FILE TRIG INPUT MODE SMPL TRIG TRIG OUTPUT MODE OFF AUTO OFFSET OFF ON ON UNCAL WARNING DISPLAY OFF ON ON BUZZER CLICK OFF ON ON WARNING OFF ON ...

Page 280: ...xplanation for the displayed menu appears 3 Select the soft key of the help text to display then press the SELECT soft key The help information is displayed 4 To quit press the QUIT HELP soft key Menu after pressing HELP Selection of soft keys for displaying help Displays the selected help text ...

Page 281: ...ified number Loading Character Strings 1 After moving the cursor over the place to enter a string in the string name entry screen press the PRESET WORD soft key The character string registering loading menu appears 2 Select the registration number of the string to load using the UP and DOWN arrow keys 3 Press the RECALL soft key The character string is registered to the specified number Deleting C...

Page 282: ... display the MORE 3 4 screen 3 Press the BUZZER soft key The menu for turning the click sound and warning sound ON OFF is displayed 4 Press the CLICK or WARNING soft key The settings turn ON and OFF each time you press the selected soft key When ON the buzzer sound is enabled Setting the Test Mode The test mode is adjusted at the factory and is not typically changed by end users 1 Press SYSTEM 2 P...

Page 283: ...ey The MORE 2 4 screen is displayed 3 Press the HARD COPY DEVICE soft key The output destination selection menu is displayed 4 Press the INTERNAL soft key to specify the built in printer as the output destination or the FILE soft key to specify a file Note The INTERNAL key is not available if no built in printer is installed If you select FILE files are saved to the current directory which is set ...

Page 284: ...ress the AUTO OFFSET OFF ON soft key to select ON The settings turns ON and OFF each time you press the key 5 Press the INTERVAL soft key 6 Enter the value on a ten key to set the offset interval of execution Note An offset interval of 10 minutes is recommended If the AUTO OFFSET key is OFF the offset can fluctuate over time and the level axis performance can degrade Always have it turned ON When ...

Page 285: ...the offset adjustment is executed immediately When switched to ON the offset adjustment is performed during repeat sweeping when sweeping reaches 100 During a single sweep the offset adjustment is performed when the sweep is completed During offset adjustment ZEROING is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen ZEROING Note During the offset process the receiving of remote commands executio...

Page 286: ...the SYSTEM INFORMATION soft key The system information menu is displayed 4 Press the SYSTEM INFO soft key The system information is displayed on screen 5 If you press the RETURN soft key you are returned to the original menu Display Contents MODEL Model No SPECIAL CODE not always displayed Special Code SERIAL NO Serial No MAC ADDRESS MAC address of the Ethernet port ...

Page 287: ...isplayed 4 Press the SYSTEM LOG soft key The system log menu is displayed 5 Press the VIEW soft key The system log is displayed on screen 6 If you press the DONE soft key you are returned to the original menu Clearing the system log 7 Press the CLEAR soft key followed by the YES soft key The system log is cleared Copying the system log to USB memory 8 After connecting the USB memory press the SAVE...

Page 288: ... connected to a network Upgrading the Firmware CAUTION During the upgrade do not manually turn the power OFF The instrument may not be able to start up again 1 Press SYSTEM The menu regarding the system appears 2 Press the MORE 1 4 soft key to display MORE 4 4 3 Press the VERSION soft key The software version is displayed 4 Press the UPDATE soft key The message Insert Update Files is displayed 5 I...

Page 289: ...urns to the previous screen Note The instrument can not up upgraded when connected to a network If connected to a network the message Please disconnect LAN CABLE from LAN cable and remove USB storage device appears and the YES soft key is disabled If you remove the cable from the Ethernet connector the message Please remove USB storage device appears and the YES soft key is enabled Displaying the ...

Page 290: ...become trapped in the various connectors malfunction or damage can result If any of the various types of connectors do not fit snugly the instrument may not operate normally If any abnormalities occur please contact your nearest Yokogawa representative Check the following That the instrument s exterior is not damaged or deformed That all switches connectors and other assembled parts are not loose ...

Page 291: ...he Built In Thermal Printer Optional 1 Open the cover of the printer inside the unit Check that the printer paper has been placed properly For instructions on installing the printer paper see section 4 6 Printing from the Built In Printer 2 When the window shows waveforms press the FEED switch and check that paper is being fed into the printer 3 Press the COPY switch and check that the indications...

Page 292: ... the measured spectrum matches the wavelength of the light source is within the wavelength accuracy standard For more information see section 7 1 Spectrum Width Measurement and chapter 11 Specifications 2 If the wavelength error is large use the reference light source to calibrate wavelengths For the calibration procedure see section 3 6 Wavelength Calibration 3 For performing wavelength calibrati...

Page 293: ...m the instrument and connect the light source to an optical power meter 9 Use the optical power meter to measure power values of the light source 10 Check that peak level values obtained in step 7 agree with the ones obtained by the optical power meter within the specified level accuracy For information on level accuracy see chapter 11 Specifications Note Please use a light source with a spectrum ...

Page 294: ...t a protective ground may result in injury due to electric shock Make sure the AC supply voltage is at the proper level before turning the MAIN POWER switch on If the AC supply voltage is not at the proper level turning the power switch on may damage the inside of the instrument After fixing the damage and replacing the fuse if the fuse blows again it could indicate additional internal damage Plea...

Page 295: ...ays being output from the optical output connector Never look into the optical output connector Infrared light entering the eyes can cause severe injury and loss of vision Cleaning the Optical Connector Connection Section It is recommended that the following cleaner be used for this procedure Recommended cleaner Cletop Stick Type NTT ME Open the optical connector cover at the front of the unit Use...

Page 296: ...o direct sunlight or excessive dust Where water droplets can contact the instrument or where high humidity can cause them to form on the instrument Where active gas is present or where the instrument may be subject to corrosion Where the humidity indicated below can occur Where temperatures can exceed 50 DEGC Where the temperature can fall below 10 DEGC Where the humidity can exceed 80 For extende...

Page 297: ...your nearest Yokogawa representative Part Name Lifespan Built in printer optional At normal operating conditions equivalent of 360 rolls of printer roll paper part no B9988AE LCD backlight At normal operating conditions approximately 25000 hours The following parts are wearable It is recommended to replace them after the time period indicated below For replacement of parts please contact your near...

Page 298: ...election of the AUTO REF LEVEL key was canceled 11 AUTO SUB SCALE off Selection of the AUTO SUB SCALE key was canceled 12 RESOLUTION CORRECT off The RESOLUTION CORRECT key was set to OFF No 50 199 Generation of a reason why a function cannot be executed 50 TLS does not respond The tunable laser source does not respond 51 TLS is not connected The tunable laser source is not connected 52 Unsuitable ...

Page 299: ...bration failed Calibration cannot be executed because the level of a light source is not sufficient during the wavelength calibration or because wavelength deviations exceed the calibration range 143 Optical Alignment failed Alignment adjustment cannot be executed because the level of a light source is not sufficient during the alignment adjustment 144 Go No go judgment stopped Go No go judgment s...

Page 300: ...n mode because an abnormality with the operation of the monochromator occurred No 300 399 Errors during the execution of program functions 300 Parameter out of range A variable value is out of range or is not defined for a command that sets a parameter using variables 302 Scale unit mismatch There is a difference between the Y axis scale of the active trace and the unit of a parameter in the LINE ...

Page 301: ...en formatted in a format not supported by this instrument 364 Directory full Directory is full therefore no file can be created 365 File not found The specified file cannot be read because it has not been found Or the file does not exist on the disk 366 File is write protected The file is specified to be read only so that it cannot be rewritten or deleted 367 No data No data to store 368 File is n...

Page 302: ... sampling points wavelength resolution measurement sensitivity high dynamic mode averaging times 1 to 999 sweep single repeat AUTO automatically sets measuring conditions sweep between marker function pulse light measurement function smoothing function external trigger measurement function sweep status output function analog output function air vacuum wavelength measurement function template based...

Page 303: ...od 1 year External dimensions 7 Approximately 426 W x 221 H x 459 D mm Mass Approximately 20 kg excluding built in printer Safety standards Conforming standards EN61010 1 EN60825 1 Pollution degree 2 9 Emissions Conforming standards EN61326 1 Class A EN55011 Class A Group 1 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EMC Regulatory Arrangement in Australia and New Zealand EN 55011 Class A Group 1 Korea Electromagneti...

Page 304: ...e OFF pulse light measurement mode OFF no of sampling points 1001 averaging count 1 and span of 100 nm or less excludes the wavelength at which the order of diffraction switches and the wavelength at which the optical filter switches 7 Note that this excludes the protector and handle 8 The LDC display may contain defective pixels always ON or always OFF 0 002 or fewer of all pixels including RGB D...

Page 305: ...58 18 06 1 26 REAR VIEW If not specified the tolerance is 3 However in cases of less than 10 mm the tolerance is 0 3 mm TRIGGER IN TRIGGER OUT ANALOG OUT SERIAL RS 232 ETHERNET 10 100BASE TX VIDEO OUT SVGA KBD GP IB1 IEEE488 1 488 2 GP IB2 IEEE488 1 FOR TLS ETC MAIN POWER ON OFF 100 240V AC 150VA MAX 50 60Hz FUSE 250V T 5A USB USB ...

Page 306: ...10 00 Multiplying factor MODE FIT MODE FIT OFF ON OFF Set whether the half of maximum point is aligned to the mode peak or not Algorithms differ depending on the number of mode peaks Algorithms for these numbers are described below In the case of one mode peak Threshold Value Δλ λ1 λ2 λC Perform a mode search to obtain the mode peak Set the wavelengths which cross the line below the mode peak by t...

Page 307: ... 2 If MODE FIT is ON use the following equations which incorporate multiplication by the multiplying factor K for λ1 and λ2 to obtain new λ1 and λ2 When MODE FIT is ON λ C λ2 λ1 2 λ1 K λ1 λ C λ C λ2 K λ2 λ C λ C When MODE FIT is OFF λ C λ 2 λ 1 2 λ 1 K λ 1 λ C λ C λ 2 K λ 2 λ C λ C Obtain spectrum widths from the following equations Δλ λ2 λ1 when MODE FIT is ON Δλ λ 2 λ 1 when MODE FIT is OFF Obta...

Page 308: ...nding on the number of valid mode peaks Valid mode peaks mean the mode peaks among the mode peaks obtained from a mode search whose level LOG is equal to or greater than the line that is below the peak level by the lower limit THRESH2 Algorithms for these numbers of valid modes are described below In the case of one valid mode peak Threshold Value Δλ λ1 λ2 λC Perform a mode search to obtain the mo...

Page 309: ... wavelength of the point where the line below the peak level by the threshold value THRESH dB and the straight line envelope cross to λ2 In the case of LG1 LG2 set the wavelength for the right mode peak λ2 Set the wavelength of the point where the line below the peak level by the threshold value THRESH dB and the straight line envelope cross to λ1 Use the following equations which incorporate mult...

Page 310: ... of LGp THRESH1 and the straight line envelope cross to λ1 Obtain λ2 in the following manner In the case of LGp LGn is threshold value THRESH1 dB or less Set the wavelength of the LG1 mode peak to λ2 In the case of LGp LGn is larger than threshold value THRESH1 dB i Obtain the rightmost mode peak with LGp THRESH1 or more ii Use a straight line to connect the mode peak obtained in i with the mode p...

Page 311: ...Algorithms for the analysis are described below Peak Level Threshold Value Take out the data points exceeding the threshold value TH within the displayed waveform and find the spectrum width by the following calculation When the wavelength at beach point isλi and the level at the point is Pi the mean wavelength λc can be found by the following expression λc λi Pi x Pi By using the mean wavelength ...

Page 312: ...the analysis are described below Peak Level Threshold Value Take out the data points exceeding the limit value TH within the displayed waveform and find the spectrum width by the following calculation The mode peak count above the TH is shown in the MODE data area When the wavelength at beach point is λi and the level at the point is Pi the mean wavelength λc can be found by the following expressi...

Page 313: ...nalysis are described below When TYPE is BOTTOM λA λC λB λmin LGmin TH LGmin Obtain the minimum level LGmin Also set the wavelength of this point to λmin Set the rightmost wavelength which is located on the left of λmin and which crosses the level LOG of LGmin threshold value THRESH dB to λA Set the leftmost wavelength which is located on the right of λmin and which crosses the level LOG of LGmin ...

Page 314: ...Of LG0 and LG1 set whichever is greater to Lp Between λ0 and λ1 set the leftmost wavelength crossing the level LOG of Lp threshold value THRESH dB to λA Between λ0 and λ1 set the rightmost wavelength crossing the level LOG of Lp threshold value THRESH dB to λB Obtain λA and λB through multiplication by the value which is set to the multiplying factor K λ C λB λA 2 λA K λA λ C λ C λB K λB λ C λ C O...

Page 315: ...ffer depending on the SMSR modes Algorithms for each mode of analysis are described below SMSR1 The next highest mode peak after excluding the highest mode peak level and the mask setting range is defined as the side mode MASK AREA SMSR Mode Peak LA Side Mode LB Algorithms of analysis for the SMSR1 mode are as follows Perform a mode search to obtain the mode peak Of the obtained mode peaks set the...

Page 316: ... mode search to obtain the mode peak Of the obtained mode peaks set the wavelength value of the mode peak at the highest level LOG to λA Of the mode peaks on either side of λA set the wavelength value at the higher level to λB If there is no mode peak other than λA λB λA shall be applicable Also set the levels linear values for each point of λA and λB to LA and LB Obtain SMSR and Δλ from the follo...

Page 317: ... AIR VACUUM soft key in the SET UP use the following equation to obtain λx λ0 λ λSHIFT λx λ0 N λ0 λOFST If the display mode on the X axis HORIZON SCALE nm THz soft key in the SET UP is the frequency display mode use the equation below to convert an actual resolution frequency Ri for all display points to a wavelength value Ri λi x λi x Rfi C λi Wavelength nm at each point Rfi Actual resolution THz...

Page 318: ...lysis are as follows F1 F2 Peak Level Threshold Value Perform a mode search to obtain mode peaks Of these mode peaks set the ones whose level LOG is equal to or greater than the line that is below the peak level by the lower limit THRESH to the valid mode peaks Set the frequency of the leftmost valid mode peak to F1 THz Set the frequency of the rightmost valid mode peak to F2 THz Set the number of...

Page 319: ...VELOPE THRESH RMS PK RMS THRESH 20 00 0 01 to 50 00 dB THRESH2 20 00 0 01 to 50 00 dB Valid only when ALGO is ENVELOPE K 1 00 1 00 to 10 00 MODE FIT OFF ON OFF Valid only when ALGO is THRESH MODE DIFF 3 00 0 01 to 50 00 dB SMSR SMSR MODE SMSR1 SMSR1 SMSR2 SMSR MASK 0 00 0 00 to 99 99 nm MODE DIFF 3 00 0 01 to 50 00 dB Concerning the algorithms for DFB LD analysis refer to data calculation algorith...

Page 320: ...O is THRESH MODE DIFF 3 0 01 to 50 00 dB MEAN WAVELENGTH ALGO PK RMS ENVELOPE THRESH RMS PK RMS THRESH 20 0 01 to 50 00 dB THRESH2 20 0 01 to 50 00 dB Valid only when ALGO is ENVELOPE K 2 1 00 to 10 00 MODE FIT OFF ON OFF Valid only when ALGO is THRESH MODE DIFF 3 0 01 to 50 00 dB TOTAL POWER OFFSET LEVEL 0 10 00 to 10 00 dB MODE NO ALGO PK RMS ENVELOPE THRESH RMS PK RMS THRESH 20 00 0 01 to 50 00...

Page 321: ...00 dB Valid only when ALGO is ENVELOPE K 1 1 00 to 10 00 MODE FIT OFF ON OFF Valid only when ALGO is THRESH MODE DIFF 3 0 01 to 50 00 dB MEAN WAVELENGTH ALGO RMS ENVELOPE THRESH RMS PK RMS THRESH 20 0 01 to 50 00 dB THRESH2 20 0 01 to 50 00 dB Valid only when ALGO is ENVELOPE K 2 1 00 to 10 00 MODE FIT OFF ON OFF Valid only when ALGO is THRESH MODE DIFF 3 0 01 to 50 00 dB TOTAL POWER OFFSET LEVEL ...

Page 322: ...djacent channel LVL DIFF Level difference from then adjacent channel NOISE Noise level LNi of the channel SNR SNR value SNi of the channel GRID WL Nearest GRID wavelength to the channel MEAS WL Center wavelength λi of the channel REL WL Relative wavelength to the nearest GRID wavelength of the channel Note Indications of dBm nm and dBm THz are forcibly changed to dBm indications before execution L...

Page 323: ...d within the waveform data while using the channel wavelength as its center When N_ALGO is AUTO FIX MANUAL FIX When F_ALGO is LINEAR Other cases input of parameter values AUTOL CTR MANUAL CTR When F_ALGO is LINEAR Other cases input of parameter values Limiter is applied during input to ensure NOISE AREA is MASK AREA or more PIT FITTING ALGO LINEAR LINEAR GAUSS LORENZ 3RD POLY 4TH POLY 5TH POLY Sel...

Page 324: ... to OFFSET This parameter is valid only when DISPLAY is set to ABSOLUTE and also when CH RELATION is set to OFFSET HIGHEST A channel at the highest level is used as the reference A th channel is used as the reference MAX MIN RESET If pressed MAX MIN is RESET Button valid only when DISPLAY is set to DRIFT OUTPUT SLOPE OFF ON OFF ON OFF of the function to obtain the least square approximation line o...

Page 325: ...here A dB is 3 dB or the MODE DIFF setting whichever is smaller 4 Determine the signal level LSi of each mode according to the parameter SIGNAL POWER setting For PEAK LSi Level LPi of each mode peak For INTEGRAL LSi The integral of the power value in the range of the center wavelength Δ f GHz of each mode Δ f parameter INTEGRAL RANGE setting value 5 Follow the setting of the parameter NOISE ALGO t...

Page 326: ...nt resolution of SNi calculation trace and the value of the noise measurement point NOISE AREA in accordance with the resolution and then obtain the values from the following equations NA_Ri λi NOISE AREA NA_Li λi NOISE AREA When the number of WDM channels n is 2 or more Obtain the channel spacing of each channel spacing of λi With the minimum spacing set to SPACING as well as NOISE AREA SPACING 2...

Page 327: ...or the fitting algorithm which is calculated as follow Obtain ELi and ERi as the level LOG of each position of the noise areas NA_Li and NA_Ri Use the data of the straight line connecting the two points of ELi and ERi to fill the inside of the fitting range Set the level of λi of the data generated in the fitting to the noise level LNi Note Due to being set to LINEAR it is not possible to set the ...

Page 328: ... possible to set the mask areas Setting of the Parameter DUAL TRACE This function enables more precise analyses by measuring waveforms with different measurement resolutions at trace A and trace B and also by performing measurements with resolutions different in noise level from the signal level of each channel When DUAL TRACE is ON targets for the analysis of each trace will be TRACE A trace subj...

Page 329: ...eter CH RELATION is OFFSET SPACING and LVL DIFF are displayed when the parameter CH RELATION is SPACING When ABSOLUTE and CH RELATION are OFFSET it is possible either to set the reference channel to the mode peak with the highest level or to set a mode peak that will become the reference arbitrarily When REF CH is HIGHEST The WDM mode peak with the highest level shall be the reference The waveleng...

Page 330: ... the relative wavelength to the reference wavelength of the channel REF LVL Reference level of the channel previous measurement level MEAS WL Measurement level of the channel DIFF MAX level Maximum value of the relative level to the reference level of the channel DIFF MIN level Minimum value of the relative level to the reference level of the channel Reference wavelength level can be changed under...

Page 331: ...of optical filters via multiple parameters It can be used for filter analysis only if the number of modes is one Items and algorithms for analysis are the same as in the AQ6317 series Items for analysis PEAK LVL Peak level PEAK WL Peak wavelength CENTER WL Center wavelength SPECTRUM WIDTH Wavelength width at threshold value TH RIPPLE WIDTH Ripple width CROSS TALK Cross talk ...

Page 332: ... FIT THRESH OFF RMS ON or OFF Whether half of maximum point is set to the mode peak or not Valid only when ALGO is THRESH SPECTRUM WIDTH MODE DIFF THRESH 3 00 RMS 0 0 to 50 0 dB Minimum value of the peak bottom dif ference during channel detection Valid only when ALGO is THRESH RIPPLE WIDTH SW ON ON or OFF ON OFF switchover of display THRESH LVL 3 0 1 to 50 0 dB Threshold value for channel detecti...

Page 333: ...algorithms Obtain the value of the level on the reference wavelength MEAN WL for THRESH and PEAK WL for PEAK LV Also obtain the value of the level at the wavelength which is λCH SPACE nm away from the reference wavelength Then set the difference in level value between the two to the cross talk 6 Ripple width RIPPLE WD Perform a spectrum width search Set the value of the peak level bottom level wit...

Page 334: ...idth THRESH LVL 3 0 1 to 50 0 dB Threshold value for channel detection MODE DIFF 3 0 0 to 50 0 dB Minimum value of the peak bottom difference during channel detection NOTCH SW ON ON or OFF ON OFF switchover of display WIDTH ALGO BOTTOM PEAK BOTTOM Selection of algorithm for spectrum width THRESH LVL 3 0 1 to 50 0 dB Threshold value for channel detection MODE DIFF 3 0 0 to 50 0 dB Minimum value of ...

Page 335: ...Value of center wavelength at the threshold value TH 4 Notch width NOTCH WD Notch width at the threshold value TH 5 Cross talk CRS TALK In the case of PEAK BOTTOM BOTTOM LV algorithms Obtain the level value at the reference wavelength MEAN WL for PEAK BOTTOM BOTTOM WL for BOTTOM LV Also obtain the level value at the wavelength which is λCH SPACE nm away from the reference wavelength Then set the d...

Page 336: ...wavelength frequency as the center wavelength Setting THRESH 3 dB center wavelength frequency of measured waveform to center wavelength frequency 2 2 5 5 For each sweep setting the peak wavelength frequency as the center wavelength frequency 5 5 Setting the current waveform display scale as the measurement scale for the next sweep 2 2 5 5 frequency 2 2 5 5 SPAN Measurement sweep width setting 5 6 ...

Page 337: ...l 5 4 7 Vertical axis units setting 5 2 8 Vertical axis setting 5 2 8 1 Setting the number of vertical axis divisions 5 2 8 2 Reference level screen position setting 5 2 9 Setting subscale to LOG 5 3 10 Setting subscale to LINEAR 5 3 11 Setting subscale to dB km 5 3 12 Setting subscale to 5 3 13 Linear subscale bottom setting or offset level settting for LOG 5 3 14 Optical fiber length setting 5 3...

Page 338: ...7 5 8 5 Manual sampling points setting 5 8 6 Sampling interval setting 5 8 7 Setting the measured wavelength to air vacuum 5 2 8 Horizontal axis units setting 5 2 9 Pulse light measurement settings 5 14 5 15 9 1 Pulse light measurement OFF 5 14 9 2 Peak hold time setting 5 14 9 3 External trigger mode setting 5 15 10 Trigger condition settings 5 15 10 1 Edge setting 5 15 10 2 Delay setting 2 2 5 1...

Page 339: ...length to the center wavelength Overview display position setting 6 1 Overview size setting 6 1 Display scale initialization 6 1 of zoom display 2 2 6 1 DISPLAY 3 4 5 6 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 Normal display 6 9 2 Split display 6 9 2 1 Display position setting 2 2 Display position fixing 3 Label setting 4 3 4 Noise mask setting 2 3 6 10 5 Mask method setting 6 10 6 Trace clearing 6 11 Appendix 5 Soft Key Tr...

Page 340: ...fixed mode on the active trace 6 2 7 8 7 9 5 Setting MAX MIN hold mode on the active trace 6 3 6 Active trace sweep average setting 6 4 7 Trace to trace calculation settings trace C F G only 6 5 6 7 7 9 7 1 LOG based between trace calculation 6 5 7 9 7 2 LIN based between trace calculation 6 5 7 3 Trace normalization trace G only 6 5 6 6 7 4 Trace curve fitting trace G only 6 5 6 7 7 5 Trace peak ...

Page 341: ...M AQ6373 01EN TRACE MORE 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 Copy trace 6 11 1 1 Copy source trace setting 6 11 1 2 Copy target trace setting 6 11 1 3 Execute copy 6 11 2 Trace clearing 6 11 Appendix 5 Soft Key Tree Diagram ...

Page 342: ...FF 6 8 9 Setting the measurement span to between line markers 1 and 2 2 2 5 6 6 8 10 Setting the zoom span to between line markers 1 and 2 2 2 6 8 11 Clear all displayed line markers 6 8 12 Marker display settings 6 8 13 Setting whether to automatically update the fixed marker s level values when updating active trace 6 8 14 Marker value units setting 6 8 7 10 15 Setting the peak search bottom sea...

Page 343: ...ting the moving marker to the fixed marker 6 8 6 12 7 Clearing fixed markers 6 8 6 12 8 Clearing all displayed moving and fixed markers 6 8 6 12 9 Turning ON OFF peak bottom search each sweep 6 12 10 Setting the minimum peak bottom difference of the mode judgment reference 6 12 7 6 7 8 11 Setting the peak search bottom search and analysis function ranges to between line markers L1 and L2 6 12 7 13...

Page 344: ...nalysis results display screen 7 7 7 9 8 Turning ON OFF automatic analysis each sweep 7 1 9 Printing analysis results 7 1 10 Saving analysis results 7 1 10 1 Setting the save destination 8 6 10 2 Entering a file name 8 6 10 3 Setting the data format 8 6 10 4 Setting overwrite or add 8 6 10 5 Creating a directory 8 6 10 6 Sorting a file 8 6 10 7 Executing saving 8 6 11 Setting the peak search botto...

Page 345: ...4 1 1 Temporarily saving a trace 8 2 2 Loading temporarily saved trace 8 2 3 Clearing temporarily saved traces 8 2 4 Displaying temporarily saved traces in a list 8 2 4 1 Changing list display contents 8 2 Appendix 5 Soft Key Tree Diagram ...

Page 346: ... 1 Setting the loading source for trace data 8 3 2 2 Setting the loading destination trace 8 3 2 3 Switching list thumbnail display 8 3 3 Setting the target item 7 12 chapter 8 4 Removing the USB storage medium 3 3 8 1 5 File manipulation 8 10 5 1 Setting the target storage device 8 10 5 2 Deleting a file 8 10 5 3 Copying a file 8 10 5 3 1 Setting the paste destination 8 10 5 3 2 File name when sa...

Page 347: ...RY 1 Setting the MEMORY data save destination 8 3 2 Entering a file name 8 3 3 Switching the cursor target window 8 3 setting the source destination memory number 4 Setting the data format 8 3 5 Switching the MEMORY list display contents 8 3 6 Setting the MEMORY data loading source 8 3 7 Switching the cursor target window 8 3 setting the source destination load file Appendix 5 Soft Key Tree Diagra...

Page 348: ...ngs 8 5 2 Entering a file name 8 5 3 Setting the loading source for settings 8 5 DATA 1 Setting the save destination for analysis results data 8 6 2 Entering a file name 8 6 3 Setting the items to save 8 6 4 Data format setting 8 6 5 Setting overwrite or add 8 6 6 Setting the loading source for analysis results data 8 6 Appendix 5 Soft Key Tree Diagram ...

Page 349: ...ng the cursor target window 8 7 setting the source destination load file GRAPHIC 1 Setting the save destination for image data 8 8 2 Entering a file name 8 8 3 Color mode setting 8 8 4 Data format setting 8 8 1 2 3 For TEMPLATE 4 5 TEMPLATE 1 Setting the save destination for template data 8 9 2 Entering a file name 8 9 3 Setting a template to save 8 9 4 Setting the loading source for template data...

Page 350: ... lines 2 2 2 Setting function commands 2 2 3 Editing parameters 2 2 4 Finalizing input values 2 2 5 Special command settings 2 2 6 Cutting pasting lines 2 2 6 1 Inserting lines 2 2 6 2 Setting the target area 2 2 6 3 Deleting an area 2 2 6 4 Copying an area 2 2 6 5 Pasting inserting 2 2 6 2 Pasting overwriting 2 2 7 Printing program lists 2 3 Copying programs 2 3 1 Overwriting 2 3 2 Copying and ad...

Page 351: ...h calibration using a laser type external reference light source 3 7 2 2 Wavelength calibration setting for wavelength calibration using an external reference light source 3 7 2 3 Executing wavelength calibration 3 7 3 Setting the wavelength shift amount value specified for the wavelength axis display value is added 7 13 4 Setting the level shift amount value specified for the level axis display v...

Page 352: ... 2 Setting the GP IB2 port address 5 17 2 3 System controller function ON OFF 5 17 2 4 Command mode setting 3 RS 232 interface settings see IM AQ6372 17EN 4 Ethernet interface settings see IM AQ6372 17EN 5 Setting the screen image data output destination 9 5 6 Setting the trigger input mode 5 15 7 Setting the trigger output mode 5 16 8 Auto offset ON OFF 9 5 8 1 Turning automatic offset ON OFF 9 5...

Page 353: ...he display color 4 4 7 Removing the USB storage medium 3 3 8 1 8 System information display 9 6 8 1 Displaying the serial number Ethernet port MAC address and other items 9 6 8 2 Displaying clearing and saving the system log to USB memory 9 6 9 Initializing settings 9 2 10 Displaying the software version and upgrading 10 1 10 1 Displaying the patch list 10 1 10 2 Upgrading the software 10 1 11 Ser...

Page 354: ...VE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE THIS LIMITATION SHALLAPPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL MS BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF U S TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS U S 250 00 Limitations on Reverse Engineering Decompilation and Disassembly You may...

Page 355: ...liates may disclose this information to others but not in a form that personally identifies you Internet Gaming Update Features If the SOFTWARE provides and you choose to utilize the Internet gaming or update features within the SOFTWARE it is necessary to use certain computer system hardware and software information to implement the features By using these features you explicitly authorize MS Mic...

Page 356: ... 38 Active Trace 5 34 ADVANCE 1 4 App 46 Air Wavelength 2 3 5 2 Algorithms for Spectrum Width Analysis 7 3 Alignment 2 2 3 8 ALL MARKER CLEAR 6 45 All Trace 8 22 Analog Out 2 6 5 45 ANALYSIS 1 3 App 39 Analysis between Line Markers 2 12 7 41 Analysis in the Zoom Area 2 12 7 42 Arrow keys 1 5 4 5 Automatic Analysis on Each Sweep 7 2 Automatic Offset 9 19 Auto Measurement 2 2 5 1 Auto Search 6 45 AU...

Page 357: ... Peak Curve Fit 2 8 Peak Curve Fit Target Range 6 23 Peak Curve Fit Target Trace 6 23 PEAK HOLD 5 39 PEAK RMS Method App 7 PEAK SEARCH 1 3 6 44 App 38 PLS LIGHT MEASURE 5 39 PMD 2 11 PMD Analysis Function App 13 POINT DISPLAY 7 18 POWER Analysis Function App 12 Power Density 2 4 Printing Out Analysis Results 7 2 Printing Out Marker Values 6 29 PROGRAM 1 4 2 13 App 45 Pulse Light Measurement 2 4 5 ...

Page 358: ...ng the Firmware 10 1 Upper Limit Line Judgment 7 35 Upper Trace 6 36 USB Mouse 2 13 USB Storage Devices 3 5 USB Storage Media 8 1 USER 1 4 V Vacuum Wavelength 2 3 5 2 VERT 6 39 Vertical Axis 5 3 Vertical Axis Effective Range 5 5 VIEW 5 34 W Warning 9 16 10 11 Wavelength 2 3 Wavelength Display Mode 5 5 Wavelength Display Sweep Width 6 6 Wavelength Line Markers 6 35 WDM Analysis 2 11 WDM analysis fu...

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