Setting up for Measurements
Beam Cube User Guide
For details on how to improve signal quality (if necessary),
please refer to the chapter 5 of the BeamStar User Manual
for detailed explanations of Noise Control, Reference
Subtraction, Background Subtraction, and Averaging.
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Note: The Beam Cube is equipped with a variable
attenuator instead of removable filters. If the BeamStar
Manual suggests to remove a filter, then decrease the
attenuation. If the suggestion is to add a filter, then
increase the attenuation.
4.4
Setup for Power/Energy Measurement using the
USB Interface
(If using an Ophir power meter, connect between the
Beam Cube and your power meter using the included D15
– D15 cable and follow the instructions in your power
meter manual).
1.
Connect between the power meter output of the
Beam Cube and head input point on the USBI
instrument with the “external cable for Beam Cube
power head”. This connects the head that is inside
the Beam Cube Assembly to the USBI device.
Figure 6: USBI Device, Head Connector Side
2.
Connect the USB cable to the USBI instrument and
to the USB port of your PC.
