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User’s Guide
HP 86140A Series
Optical Spectrum Analyzer
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book.book Page ii Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Warranty. disclaims the implied warran- The AC symbol is used Company 2000 This Hewlett-Packard instru- ties of merchantability and fit- to indicate the All Rights Reserved. Repro- ment product is warranted ness for a particular purpose. required nature of the duction, adaptation, or trans- against defects in material and line module input lation without prior written workmanship for a period of Exclusive Reme
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book.book Page iii Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM General Safety Considerations General Safety Considerations This product has been designed and tested in accordance with IEC Publica- tion 1010, Safety Requirements for Electronic Measuring Apparatus, and has been supplied in a safe condition. The instruction documentation contains information and warnings which must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to maintain the product in a safe condition. Install the instrument a
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book.book Page iv Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM General Safety Considerations CAUTION Do not use too much liquid in cleaning the optical spectrum analyzer. Water can enter the front-panel keyboard, damaging sensitive electronic components. CAUTION VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS: When installing the product in a cabinet, the convection into and out of the product must not be restricted. The ambient temperature (outside the cabinet) must be less than the maximum operating temperature of the p
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book.book Page 1 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Contents 1 Setting Up the OSA 2 A Quick Tour HP 86140/2 Front and Rear Panels 2-4 HP 86143/5 Front and Rear Panels 2-6 Optical Spectrum Analyzer Display 2-8 The Menu Bar 2-10 The Softkey Panels 2-11 Tutorial: Getting Started 2-20 Changing the Printer Paper 2-23 3 Using the Optical Spectrum Analyzer Front-Panel Keys 3-3 The Menus 3-7 The Amplitude Menus 3-8 The Bandwidth/Sweep Menus 3-14 The Markers Menus 3-21 The Save/Recall Menus 3-34 The Sy
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book.book Page 2 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Contents MMEMory Subsystem Commands 4-80 SENSe Subsystem Commands 4-81 SOURce[n] Subsystem Commands 4-90 STATus Subsystem Commands 4-91 SYSTem Subsystem Commands 4-93 TRACe Subsystem Commands 4-95 TRIGger Subsystem Commands 4-99 UNIT Subsystem Commands 4-101 HP 71450 Series Commands to HP 86140 Series Equivalents 4-102 5Status Listings Overview 5-2 Error Reporting Behavior 5-4 SCPI-Defined Errors 5-5 OSA Notices 5-16 OSA Warnings 5-17 Applica
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book.book Page 1 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM 1 Setting Up the OSA
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book.book Page 2 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA This chapter shows you how to set up your optical spectrum analyzer, connect power and accessories, and verify general operation. Although the pictures in this section show an HP 86140A or 86142A optical spectrum analyzer, setting up other HP 86140-series optical spectrum analyzers is very similar. Refer to Chapter 6, “Reference” for the following additional information: Tips on a
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book.book Page 3 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA Package contents for HP 86140 series optical spectrum analyzers ❒ Inspect the shipping container for damage. ❒ Inspect the instrument. ❒ Verify that you received the options and accessories you ordered. Keep the shipping container and cushioning material until you have inspected the contents of the shipment for completeness and have checked the optical spectrum analyzer mechanically and electrically. If
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book.book Page 4 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA You can tilt your instrument upward for easier viewing. On the HP 86140A and 86142A instruments, lift up the front of the instrument, grasp one of the wire bails under the front corner, and pull it down and forward until it latches into place. Repeat for the other wire bail. On HP 86143A and 86145A instruments, pivot the handle to tilt the instrument. 1-4
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book.book Page 5 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA Although you can operate all instrument functions using only the front-panel keys and trackball, these accessories make your optical spectrum analyzer even easier to use! Connect any standard PC-compatible mouse (or other pointing device), keyboard, or external VGA-compatible display. CAUTION Do not stack other objects on the keyboard; this will cause self-test failures on power-on. 1-5
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book.book Page 6 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA You can connect a PCL-language printer (for example, an HP LaserJet) to the instrument’s rear panel Parallel connector. Use a parallel Centronics printer cable, such as an HP C2950A (2 m) or HP C2951A (3 m). 1-6
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book.book Page 7 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA The optical spectrum analyzer automatically adjusts for line input voltages in the range of 100 to 240 VAC. There is no manual selection switch. The line cord provided is matched by HP to the country of origin of the order. Refer to “AC Line-Power Cords” on page 6-4. Line Power Requirements Power 115 VAC: 110 VA MAX. / 60 WATTS MAX. / 1.1 A MAX. 230 VAC: 150 VA MAX. / 70 WATTS MAX. / 0.6 A MAX. Voltage
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book.book Page 8 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA Press the power switch at the lower left-hand corner of the front panel. After a short initialization period, the display will look similar to the picture on this page. The instrument is ready to use. 1-8
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book.book Page 9 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA CAUTION Fiber-optic connectors are easily damaged when connected to dirty or INPUT damaged cables and accessories. The HP 86140 series’s front-panel connector is no exception. When you use improper cleaning and handling techniques, you risk expensive instrument repairs, damaged cables, and compromised measurements. Before you connect any fiber-optic cable to the HP 86140 series optical spectrum anal
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book.book Page 10 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM Setting Up the OSA Setting Up the OSA 1-10
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book.book Page 1 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM 2 HP 86140/2 Front and Rear Panels 2-4 HP 86143/5 Front and Rear Panels 2-6 Optical Spectrum Analyzer Display 2-8 The Menu Bar 2-10 The Softkey Panels 2-11 The Amplitude menus 2-12 The Applications menus 2-13 The Bandwidth/Sweep menus 2-14 The Marker menus 2-15 The Save/Recall menus 2-16 The Systems menus 2-17 The Traces menus 2-18 The Wavelength menus 2-19 Tutorial: Getting Started 2-20 Changing the Printer Paper 2-23 A Quick Tour
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book.book Page 2 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM A Quick Tour A Quick Tour A Quick Tour HP 86140A-series optical spectrum analyzers display input light spectra from 600 nm to 1700 nm. To change instrument settings use the softkeys. To dis- play different softkeys use these items: Softkey panel and softkeys Print, Save/Recall, System, and Application keys Menu bar The menu bar or keys can be used to access the same functions. Use the track- ball or an optional pointing device to make
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book.book Page 3 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM A Quick Tour A Quick Tour All displayed wavelength values show values as measured in a vacuum. This default setting can be changed to show values as measured in air. See “To change the default wavelength settings” on page 3-63 for more information. The OPTICAL INPUT connector on standard instrument versions uses single mode fiber. Connecting multi-mode fiber to these connectors results in large reflections and insertion loss. Auto Align T
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book.book Page 4 Monday, January 31, 2000 10:34 AM A Quick Tour HP 86140/2 Front and Rear Panels HP 86140/2 Front and Rear Panels 2-4
