
Model 2520 User’s Manual
Basic Operation
3-7
Laser diode voltage measurement polarity
shows the basic configuration for laser diode voltage measurement polarity.
A shows correct connections for POSITIVE polarity. In this case, the laser
diode positive terminal is connected to the VOLTAGE SENSE HI terminal, while the neg-
ative laser diode terminal is connected to the VOLTAGE SENSE LO terminal.
shows correct connections for NEGATIVE polarity. In this case, the laser diode positive
terminal is connected to the VOLTAGE SENSE LO terminal, while the negative laser
diode terminal is connected to the VOLTAGE SENSE LO terminal.
NOTE
Laser diode voltage measurements are essentially unipolar, and the polarity set-
ting must agree with the polarity connections of the laser diode. If the polarity is
set incorrectly, an overflow reading will be displayed.
In order to reduce common-mode errors in voltage measurements, connect the HI voltage
measurement terminal to the same terminal as current source HI, and connect the LO volt-
age measurement terminal to current source LO (
voltage measurement polarity to the same setting (POSITIVE or NEGATIVE) as the cur-
rent source polarity.
Figure 3-3
Laser diode measure polarity
Voltage Sense HI
Voltage Sense LO
Measure
Voltage
+
–
V
Laser
Diode
Voltage Sense HI
Voltage Sense LO
Measure
Voltage
+
–
V
Laser
Diode
A. POSITIVE polarity connections
B. NEGATIVE polarity connections
Note: Incorrect polarity setting will
result in overflow voltage reading.
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