Agilent Technologies 8156A User Manual

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Table of Contents

1 Getting Started

1.1 Using the Attenuator ..............................................29

Using the Modify Keys ...................................................... 29

1.2 Making an Attenuation Sweep ..............................30

Making an Automatic Sweep ............................................ 30

1.3 The Manual Sweep .................................................31

1.4 Using your Attenuator as a Variable Back Reflector
32

1.5 Using the Through-Power Mode ..........................33

1.6 Selecting the Wavelength Calibration and Its Function
33

2 Using the Attenuator

2.1 Setting Up the Hardware ......................................37

2.2 Setting Up the Attenuation .....................................38

Entering the Attenuation Factor ........................................ 38

Entering a Calibration Factor ............................................ 39

Entering the Wavelength ................................................... 40

2.3 Example, Setting the Calibration ..........................42

3 Making an Attenuation Sweep

3.1 Configuring the Hardware ....................................47