
PDL5 User Manual
PDL5-UM-00001 Rev 001
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7.
Press the
key to select the desired wavelength.
8.
Press the PWR/PDL key to set the meter in ILa and PDL
measurement mode. The internal polarization controller will
automatically start once this mode is selected. In this mode, the
meter displays “ILa” and “PDL” and the reading for each
measurement (i.e. -0.15 dB) is displayed after the label.
9.
Press REF key to take both ILa and PDL references. The display reads
0.00 dB for both measurements. The loss and PDL of the
measurement jumper are substracted from the DUT loss or power
measurement to be made (see Figure 9).
10.
Pressing and holding the REF key will take a reference at each
wavelength.
11.
Press the PWR/PDL key again to set the meter to Absolute Power
mode. When in Absolute Power mode, the meter displays “Absolute
Power” at the bottom of the screen, in contrast, “Relative Power” is
displayed during relative power mode.
12.
Press REF key to switch to relative power mode and take a
reference. The display reads 0.00 dB. The loss of the measurement
jumper is subtracted from the DUT loss or power measurement to
be made (see Figure 9).
13.
Pressing and holding the REF key will take a reference at each
wavelength.
14.
Repeat steps 1-10 for the next required output port.
Figure 9: PDL, Loss and Power Measurements