User`s guide
Agilent 81600B Family Tunable Laser Source Module Specifications Specifications
Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition 59
[1]
 Valid for one month and within a ±4.4 K temperature range after automatic 
wavelength zeroing.
[2]
 At maximum output power as specified per wavelength range.
[3] 
Valid for absolute humidity of 11.5 g/m
3
 (For example, equivalent to 50% relative 
humidity at 25° C
[4]
 At constant temperature ±1 K
Output 1 (low SSE) Output 2 (high power)
Signal to source 
spontaneous emission ratio 
[2]
≥ 63 dB/nm (1430 nm – 1480 nm)
typ. ≥ 73 dB/0.1 nm (1430 nm – 1480 nm)
≥ 61 dB/nm (typ., 1420 nm – 1480 nm)
≥ 55 dB/nm (typ., 1370 nm – 1495 nm)
≥ 42 dB/nm (1430 nm – 1480 nm)
typ. ≥ 52 dB/0.1nm (1430 nm – 1480 nm)
≥ 40 dB/nm (1420 nm – 1480 nm)
≥ 35 dB/nm (1370 nm – 1495 nm)
Signal to total source 
spontaneous emission ratio 
[2]
≥ 60 dB (1430 nm – 1480 nm)
≥ 58 dB (1420 nm – 1480 nm)
≥ 53 dB (typ., 1370 nm – 1495 nm)
≥ 28 dB (typ., 1430 nm – 1480 nm)
Relative intensity noise (RIN) (0.1 – 6 GHz) 
[2]
-145 dB/Hz 
[1]
 (typ., 1430 nm – 1480 nm)










