PSY-201 User Guide
GP-UM-PSY-201-11
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The units for the control signal amplitude can be V, Rad, or
π
. Units can be changed from
the setup menu.
The range for the control signal depends on the selected unit.
Voltage
π
Radians
Range
0.0 to 150.0
0.00 to 4.00
0.00 to 12.60
The control signal amplitudes change in real time as the
▲
and
▼
arrow keys are pressed.
Track and
■
/
►
Buttons
The TRACK button stabilizes the output SOP to its current state. Tracking can be enabled
from the measurement screen, in which case it locks the SOP to the displayed value, or from any
control mode. For example, an SOP can be set using the manual control mode, and then
maintained against input polarization changes using the tracking function. Alternatively,
polarization modulation or scrambling can be used to locate a desired polarization state, which can
then be locked in using the tracking function.
The TRACK button toggles the tracking function on and off. When tracking is enabled, the
target indicator appears on the right side of the screen. When tracking is disabled, the PSY-201
restarts the function it was performing when tracking was enabled.
Note that if tracking is invoked using the TRACK button, it must be disabled using the
TRACK button (not the
■
/
►
button).
For polarization control functions that maintain a single SOP (Track SOP-Stokes, Track
SOP-Angle, or Track Basis SOP), the TRACK button function is equivalent to the effect of
starting/stopping the function using the
■
/
►
button. For pattern generation functions, the
■
/
►
button acts as a pause/resume button. When the function is paused, the polarization controller
remains in the same setting, but the SOP is not actively maintained against input polarization
changes. When the function is resumed, it resumes from that same setting. If the TRACK function
is invoked during a pattern generation function, the SOP will be frozen in its current state and
maintained against input polarization changes. However, when TRACK is disabled, the pattern
generation function generally does not resume from the point at which it was stopped.
0.132, -0.548, 0.826
DOP: 100.0
%
Pwr:
1.00
dBm
POL
L
Tracking enabled