User`s guide

Getting Started with Return Loss Making a Return Loss Measurement
28 Agilent 81610A/11A/12A/13A/14A Return Loss Module, Fifth Edition
Figure 19 Measuring the Power Transmitted through the Reference Cable - Internal
Source
2 Move to the Power Sensor channel:
– Press [Menu].
–Move to <Pwr unit>, move to <dB> and press Enter.
–Move to <Display to Reference> and press Enter. This sets the
power transmitted through the reference cable, E
Meas
, as the
reference value <Ref>.
3 Press [Close] to exit from the menu.
Measuring the Power Transmitted
through the Measurement Patchcord
Next, measure the power tramsmitted through the measurement patch
cord.
1 Making sure all the connectors are clean, set up the instrument as
shown in Figure 20
Figure 20 Measuring the Power Transmitted through the Measurement Patchcord
Sensor
8161x
Power
8163A Lightwave Multimeter
Agilent 81610CC
Reference Cable
Power
Sensor
8163A Lightwave Multimeter
measurement patchcord
8161x 8163A Lightwave MultimeterLaser
Source
Agilent 81113PC