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This manual is divided into 4 parts:

Chapter 1 tells you how to set up your Attenuator.

Chapters 2 to 6 shows you what you can do with your Attenuator.

Chapters 7 to 9 show you how you can remotely program your Attenuator, using GPIB commands.

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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

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3.2 The Automatic Sweep ............................................

48

Setting Up an Automatic Sweep ........................................

48

Executing the Automatic Sweep ........................................

50

3.3 The Manual Sweep .................................................

51

Setting Up a Manual Sweep ...............................................

51

Executing the Manual Sweep .............................................

53

3.4 Example, an Automatic Attenuation Sweep .........

54

4 Using your Attenuator as a Variable Back Re-

flector

4.1

Configuring the Hardware ....................................

59

4.2

Setting Up the Software .........................................

60

 

Editing the Setup .................................................................

60

 

Executing the Back Reflector Application .........................

61

4.3

Example, Setting a Return Loss ............................

62

5 Setting Up the System

5.1 Setting the GPIB Address .....................................

67

Resetting the GPIB Address ...............................................

67

5.2 Selecting the Wavelength Calibration and Its Function

67

 

Setting the Function of the Wavelength Calibration ..........

68

Selecting the Wavelength Calibration Data .......................

69

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5.3

Selecting the Through-Power Mode .....................

70

 

Deselecting the Through-Power Mode ...............................

71

 

Resetting the Through-Power Mode ..................................

71

5.4

Setting the Display Brightness ..............................

71

 

Resetting the Display Brightness .......................................

71

5.5

Selecting the Setting used at Power-On ...............

72

 

Resetting the Power-On Setting ........................................

72

5.6 Locking Out ENB/DIS .............................................

72

 

Resetting the ENB/DIS Lock Out .......................................

73

5.7

Selecting the Shutter State at Power On ..............

73

 

Resetting the Shutter State at Power On ............................

73

5.8

Setting the Display Resolution ..............................

74

 

Resetting the Display Resolution ......................................

74

6 Storing and Recalling Settings

 

6.1 Storing the Setting .................................................

77

6.2 Recalling a Setting ..................................................

77

Resetting the Instrument ....................................................

77

Recalling a User Setting ....................................................

77

7 Programming the Attenuator

7.1

GPIB Interface .......................................................

81

7.2

Setting the GPIB Address .....................................

83

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7.3 Returning the Instrument to Local Control ........

83

7.4 How the Attenuator Receives and Transmits Messages

83

How the Input Queue Works ..............................................

83

The Output Queue ..............................................................

84

The Error Queue .................................................................

84

7.5 Some Notes about Programming and Syntax Diagram

Conventions ..................................................................

85

Short Form and Long Form ................................................

85

Command and Query Syntax .............................................

86

8 Remote Commands

 

8.1 Units ........................................................................

89

8.2 Command Summary ..............................................

89

8.3 The Common Commands .....................................

93

Common Status Information ..............................................

93

*CLS ...................................................................................

95

*ESE ...................................................................................

95

*ESR? ..................................................................................

96

*IDN? .................................................................................

97

*OPC ..................................................................................

98

*OPT? ................................................................................

98

*RCL ..................................................................................

99

*RST ..................................................................................

99

*SAV ..................................................................................

100

*SRE ..................................................................................

101

*STB? .................................................................................

102

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*TST? ................................................................................

103

*WAI .................................................................................

104

8.4 DISPlay Commands ................................................

104

:DISPlay:BRIGhtness ........................................................

104

:DISPlay:ENABle ..............................................................

105

8.5 INPut Commands ...................................................

106

:INPut:ATTenuation ..........................................................

106

:INPut:LCMode .................................................................

107

:INPut:OFFSet ...................................................................

107

:INPut:OFFSet:DISPlay ....................................................

108

:INPut:WAVelength ..........................................................

109

8.6 OUTPut Commands ...............................................

110

:OUTPut:APMode .............................................................

110

:OUTPut:POWer ...............................................................

112

:OUTPut:[:STATe] ............................................................

113

:OUTPut:[:STATe]:APOWeron ........................................

114

8.7 STATus Commands ...............................................

114

:STATus:OPERation:CONDition? ....................................

116

:STATus:OPERation:ENABle ..........................................

117

:STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]? ........................................

117

:STATus:OPERation:NTRansition ...................................

118

:STATus:OPERation:PTRansition ....................................

118

:STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? ...............................

119

:STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle .....................................

119

:STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? ...................................

120

:STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition ..............................

120

:STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition ...............................

121

:STATus:PRESet ...............................................................

122

8.8 SYSTem Commands ...............................................

122

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:SYSTem:ERRor? ..............................................................

122

8.9 User Calibration Commands .................................

123

Entering the User Calibration Data ....................................

123

9 Programming Examples

 

9.1 Example 1 - Checking Communication ................

131

9.2 Example 2

- Status Registers and Queues ............

132

9.3 Example 3

- Measuring and Including the Insertion

Loss .................................................................................

 

135

9.4 Example 4

- Running an Attenuation Sweep ........

139

A Installation

 

A.1

Safety Considerations ...........................................

143

A.2

Initial Inspection ...................................................

143

A.3 AC Line Power Supply Requirements ................

144

 

Line Power Cable ...............................................................

144

 

Replacing the Battery .........................................................

146

 

Replacing the Fuse .............................................................

146

A.4

Operating and Storage Environment ...................

148

 

Temperature ........................................................................

148

 

Humidity ............................................................................

148

 

Instrument Positioning and Cooling ...................................

148

A.5

Switching on the Attenuator .................................

149

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A.6 Monitor Output ......................................................

149

A.7

Optical Output ......................................................

150

 

Disabling the Optical Output .............................................

150

A.8

GPIB Interface ......................................................

150

 

Connector ...........................................................................

151

 

GPIB Logic Levels ............................................................

152

A.9 Claims and Repackaging .......................................

152

 

Return Shipments to Agilent Technologies ........................

152

B Accessories

 

B.1

Instrument and Options .......................................

157

B.2 GPIB Cables and Adapters ..................................

157

B.3

Connector Interfaces and Other Accessories ......

158

 

Straight Contact Connector ................................................

158

 

Option 201, Angled Contact Connector .............................

160

C Specifications

 

C.1

Definition of Terms ...............................................

165

C.2

Specifications ..........................................................

167

 

Supplementary Performance Characteristics ......................

169

C.3

Other Specifications ...............................................

171

C.4

Declaration of Conformity ....................................

172

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D Performance Tests

 

D.1 Equipment Required .............................................

175

D.2

Test Record .............................................................

177

D.3

Test Failure .............................................................

177

D.4

Instrument Specification .......................................

177

D.5

Performance Test ...................................................

178

 

I. Total Insertion Loss Test .................................................

179

 

II. Linearity/Attenuation Accuracy Test .............................

182

 

III. Attenuation Repeatability Test ......................................

184

 

IV. Return Loss Test ...........................................................

185

D.6

V. Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL): Optional 191

 

Polarization Dependant Loss Test (Mueller method) .........

192

E Cleaning Information

 

 

Cleaning Instructions for this Instrument ............................

248

E.1

Safety Precautions ..................................................

249

E.2

Why is it important to clean optical devices ? .....

249

E.3

What do I need for proper cleaning? ...................

250

 

Standard Cleaning Equipment .............................................

250

 

Additional Cleaning Equipment ..........................................

253

E.4

Preserving Connectors ...........................................

256

 

Making Connections ...........................................................

256

 

Dust Caps and Shutter Caps ................................................

256

 

Immersion Oil and Other Index Matching Compounds ......

256

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E.5

Cleaning Instrument Housings .............................

257

E.6

Which Cleaning Procedure should I use ? ...........

257

 

Light dirt .............................................................................

257

 

Heavy dirt ...........................................................................

257

E.7

How to clean connectors ........................................

258

 

Preferred Procedure ............................................................

258

 

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ...............................................

258

 

An Alternative Procedure ...................................................

259

E.8

How to clean connector adapters ..........................

259

 

Preferred Procedure ............................................................

259

 

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ...............................................

260

E.9

How to clean connector interfaces ........................

260

 

Preferred Procedure ............................................................

260

 

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ...............................................

261

E.10 How to clean bare fiber adapters ........................

261

 

Preferred Procedure ............................................................

261

 

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ...............................................

262

E.11 How to clean lenses ...............................................

262

 

Preferred Procedure ............................................................

262

 

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ...............................................

263

E.12 How to clean instruments with a fixed connector inter-

face ..................................................................................

263

E.13 How to clean instruments with an optical glass plate 264

E.14 How to clean instruments with a physical contact in-

terface .............................................................................

264

Preferred Procedure ............................................................

265

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ...............................................

265

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E.15 How to clean instruments with a recessed lens inter-

face ..................................................................................

265

Preferred Procedure .............................................................

266

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ................................................

266

E.16 How to clean optical devices which are sensitive to me-

chanical stress and pressure .........................................

267

Preferred Procedure .............................................................

267

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ................................................

267

Alternative Procedure ..........................................................

267

E.17 How to clean metal filters or attenuator gratings 268

Preferred Procedure .............................................................

268

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ................................................

268

E.18 Additional Cleaning Information .......................

268

How to clean bare fiber ends ...............................................

269

How to clean large area lenses and mirrors .........................

269

Preferred Procedure .............................................................

269

Procedure for Stubborn Dirt ................................................

270

Alternative Procedure A ......................................................

270

Alternative Procedure B ......................................................

271

E.19 Other Cleaning Hints ...........................................

271

Making the connection ........................................................

271

Lens cleaning papers ...........................................................

271

Immersion oil and other index matching compounds .........

272

Cleaning the housing and the mainframe ............................

272

F Error messages

F.1 Display Messages ...................................................

275

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F.2 GPIB Messages .......................................................

276

Command Errors .................................................................

276

Execution Errors .................................................................

280

Device-Specific Errors .......................................................

281

Query Errors .......................................................................

282

Instrument Specific Errors ..................................................

283

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List of Figures

 

Figure 1-1 The Attenuator Keys ................................................................................

29

Figure 1-2 The Modify Keys .....................................................................................

30

Figure 1-3 The Parameters for an Automatic Sweep .................................................

31

Figure 1-4 The Hardware Configuration for the Back Reflector (Options 201 and 203) 32

Figure 2-1 The Hardware Configuration for the Attenuator ......................................

37

Figure 2-2 The Attenuation Factor on the Display ....................................................

38

Figure 2-3 The Calibration Factor on the Display .....................................................

39

Figure 2-4 The Wavelength on the Display ...............................................................

41

Figure 2-5 Hardware Configuration for Attenuation Example - A ...........................

42

Figure 2-6 Hardware Configuration for Attenuation Example - B ............................

43

Figure 3-1 The Hardware Configuration for the Attenuator ......................................

47

Figure 3-2 The Parameters for an Automatic Sweep .................................................

49

Figure 3-3 Selecting the Automatic Sweep Application ...........................................

49

Figure 3-4 Running the Automatic Sweep ................................................................

51

Figure 3-5 Editing the STOP Parameter ....................................................................

52

Figure 3-6 Running the Manual Sweep .....................................................................

53

Figure 4-1 The Hardware Configuration for the Back Reflector ...............................

59

Figure 4-2 Editing the Value for the Reference Return Loss ....................................

61

Figure 4-3 Executing the Back Reflector Application ...............................................

62

Figure 4-4 Hardware Configuration for Variable Return Loss ..................................

63

Figure 5-1 The LAMBDCAL Indicator on the Display ................................................

68

Figure 5-2 The USERCAL Indicator on the Display ..................................................

69

Figure 5-3 The Display in Through-Power Mode .....................................................

70

Figure 6-1 The Display when Recalling the Default Setting .....................................

77

Figure 8-1 Common Status Registers ........................................................................

94

Figure 8-2 The Status Registers .................................................................................

116

Figure 9-1 Hardware Configuration for Attenuation Example - A ...........................

135

Figure 9-2 Hardware Configuration for Attenuation Example - B ............................

136

Figure A-1 Line Power Cables - Plug Identification .................................................

144

Figure A-2 Rear Panel Markings ...............................................................................

145

Figure A-3 Releasing the Fuse Holder ......................................................................

147

Figure A-4 The Fuse Holder ......................................................................................

147

Figure A-5 Correct Positioning of the Attenuator .....................................................

149

Figure A-6 GPIB Connector ......................................................................................

151

Figure B-1 Straight Contact Connector Configuration ..............................................

159

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Figure B-2 Angled Contact Connector Configuration ..............................................

160

Figure D-1 Total Insertion Loss Test Setup 1, Options 100, 101, 121 ......................

179

Figure D-2 Total Insertion Loss Test Setup 1, Options 201, 221 ..............................

180

Figure D-3 Total Insertion Loss Test Setup 1, Option 350 .......................................

180

Figure D-4 Total Insertion Loss Test Setup 2, Options 100, 101, 121 ......................

181

Figure D-5 Total Insertion Loss Test Setup 2, Options 201, 221 ..............................

181

Figure D-6

Total Insertion Loss Test Setup 2, Option 350 .......................................

182

Figure D-7

Return Loss Test Setup 1, Options 100, 101, 121 ..................................

185

Figure D-8

Return Loss Test Setup 2, Options 100, 101 ..........................................

187

Figure D-9

Return Loss Test Setup 2, Option 121 ....................................................

187

Figure D-10 Return Loss Test Setup 1, Options 201, 221 ........................................

188

Figure D-11

Return Loss Test Setup 2, Option 201 ..................................................

189

Figure D-12

Return Loss Test Setup 2, Option 221 ..................................................

190

Figure D-13

PDL Test Setup 1: Reference Measurement .........................................

192

Figure D-14

PDL Test Setup 2: Power after DUT ....................................................

198

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List of Tables

 

Table 7-1 GPIB Capabilities ......................................................................................

82

Table 8-1 Units and Allowed Mnemonics .................................................................

89

Table 8-2 Common Command Summary ..................................................................

89

Table 8-3 Command List ...........................................................................................

90

Table 8-4 The Event Status Enable Register ..............................................................

96

Table 8-5 The Standard Event Status Register ...........................................................

97

Table 8-6

Reset State (Default Setting) .....................................................................

100

Table 8-7

The Service Request Enable Register ........................................................

101

Table 8-8

The Status Byte Register ............................................................................

102

Table 8-9

The Self Test Results..................................................................................

103

Table A-1 Temperature ..............................................................................................

148

Table C-1 Specifications - Options 100, 101 and 201 ................................................

167

Table C-2 Monitor Output Options ...........................................................................

168

Table C-3 Multimode Options ...................................................................................

169

Table D-1 Equipment Required for the Agilent 8156A (1310/1550nm) ...................

176

Table D-2 Equipment for the PDL test 1 ....................................................................

191

Table D-3 Performance Test Agilent 8156A .............................................................

200

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1

Getting Started

Getting Started

This chapter introduces the features of the Agilent Technologies 8156A. More detail is given on these features in the following chapters.

The main features of the Agilent 8156A, other than its use as an attenuator, are its built-in sweep and back reflector applications, its through-power mode (which displays the power at the output of the instrument, rather than the amount of attenuation set) and its selection of wavelength calibration possibilities.

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Figure 1-1

Getting Started

Using the Attenuator

1.1 Using the Attenuator

Before using the instrument, you should make sure that it is properly warmed up. The instrument is properly warmed up when it has been switched on for a minimum of 45 minutes. Failure to do this can cause errors of up to 0.04dB in the attenuation.

Set the attenuation of the filter using ATT (attenuation factor), λ (wavelength), and CAL (calibration factor).

The Attenuator Keys

The attenuation factor and the calibration factor set the position of the filter. The calibration factor allows you to offset the value of the attenuation factor.

Att(dB) = Cal(dB) + Attenuationfilter(dB)

In addition, you can use DISPCAL to transfer the current attenuation factor to the calibration factor.

Using the Modify Keys

There are four modify keys on the front panel of the attenuator.

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Getting Started

 

Making an Attenuation Sweep

Figure 1-2

The Modify Keys

Editing a Number

Use and to move the cursor from digit to digit when editing a number. Use and to change the value of a digit when editing a number.

Editing a Non-Numeric Parameter

Use or to increment the parameter.

Use or to decrement the parameter.

1.2 Making an Attenuation Sweep

There are two types of attenuation sweep, automatic and manual.

Making an Automatic Sweep

An automatic sweep is one where stepping from one attenuation factor to the next is done by the instrument.

To select the automatic sweep press SWP, and make sure that

SWEEP is set to AUTO. By pressing SWP repeatedly you view and

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