User`s guide
Getting Started with the Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family What is a Tunable Laser?
18 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition
Front Panels
Figure 1 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family modules 
(dual output, angled contact connectors)
Figure 1 illustrates a typical front panel for a dual-output Agilent 81600B 
Tunable Laser Source Family module, such as options #200, #160, #150, 
#140 or #130. In this case, angled contact interfaces (81600B-072) are 
specified.
Figure 2 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family module 
(single output, straight contact connectors)
Figure 2 illustrates a typical front panel for a single-output Agilent 81600B 
Tunable Laser Source Family module, such as options #142 or #132. In 
this case, straight contact interfaces (81600B#071) are specified.
Front Panel Controls and Indicators
Switch the laser source on or off using the switch on its frontpanel, using 
the [State] parameter in the instrument’s Graphical User Interface, or 
remotely using GP-IB commands. When the Active LED is lit the souce is 
emitting radiation. When the Active LED is not lit the source is not emitting 
radiation.










