User`s guide
Performance Tests Required Test Equipment
74 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition
Test Record
Results of the performance test may be tabulated on the Test Record 
provided at the end of the test procedures. It is recommended that you fill 
out the Test Record and refer to it while executing the test. Since the test 
limits and setup information are printed on the Test Record for easy 
reference, the record can also be used as an abbreviated test procedure (if 
you are already familiar with the test procedure). The Test Record can also 
be used as a permanent record and may be reproduced without written 
permission from Agilent Technologies.
Test Failure
Always ensure that you use the correct cables and adapters, and that all 
connectors are undamaged and extremely clean.
If an Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family module fails any 
performance test, return it to the nearest Agilent Technologies 
Sales/Service Office for repair.
Instrument Specification
Specifications are the performance characteristics of the instrument that 
are certified. These specifications, listed in “Agilent 81600B Family 
Tunable Laser Source Module Specifications” on page 51 are the 
performance standards or limits against which an Agilent 81600B Tunable 
Laser Source Family module can be tested.
The specifications also list some “Supplementary Performance 
Characteristics” of the Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family on 
page 68. Supplementary Performance Characteristics should be regarded 
as additional information.
Any changes to the specification due to manufacturing changes, design, or 
tracebility to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
will be covered in a manual change supplement, or revised manual. Such 
specifications supercede any that were previously published.










