User`s guide

Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition 9
List of Figures
Figure 1 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family modules
(dual output, angled contact connectors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 2 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family module
(single output, straight contact connectors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3 PMF Output Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 4 Angled and Straight Contact Connector Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 5 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Module (angled contact connector) 22
Figure 6 Agilent 8164A/B mainframes, Agilent 81600B Family Tunable
LaserSource modules, and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 7 Absolute wavelength accuracy (continuous sweep mode) . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 8 Dynamic power reproducibility (continuous sweep mode) . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 9 Maximum Output Power vs Wavelength, Maximum Flat Output
Power vs Wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 10 Circular traces on the Poincaré sphere used to calculate
polarization extinction ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 11 Power flatness vs. wavelength. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Figure 12 Power linearity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Figure 13 Power stability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Figure 14 Relative wavelength accuracy (continuous sweep mode). . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 15 Relative wavelength accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 16 Signal to source spontaneous emission ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Figure 17 Signal to total source spontaneous emission ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Figure 18 Wavelength repeatability (continuous sweep mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 19 Test Setup for Wavelength Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Figure 20 Absoute and Relative Wavelength Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Figure 21 Mode-hop free Tuning Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Figure 22 Wavelength Repeatability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Figure 23 Maximum Output Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Figure 24 Test Setup for Maximum Output Power Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Figure 25 Power Linearity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Figure 26 Test Setup for Power Linearity Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Figure 27 Test Setup for Power Linearity Tests using built-in attenuator . . . . 97
Figure 28 Power Flatness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Figure 29 Test Setup for Power Flatness Tests - Low SSE output . . . . . . . . . .100
Figure 30 Test Setup for Power Flatness Tests - High Power output,
without using attenuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Figure 31 Test Setup for Power Flatness Tests - High Power output, using
the built-in attenuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Figure 32 Stability of Power Output versus Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Figure 33 Test Setup for Power Stability Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Figure 34 Signal-to-Source Spontaneous Emission Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Figure 35 Test Setup for Signal-to-Source Spontaneous Emission Test
- High Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Figure 36 Transmission Characteristics of Fiber Bragg Grating . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Figure 37 Test Setup for Signal-to-Source Spontaneous Emission Test
- Low SSE Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Figure 38 Total SSE Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123