MBC-AN-LAB 1 Version 2.0
Content
Legal Notice .............................................................................. 3
Disclaimers ........................................................................................................................ 3
About this Manual .................................................................... 3
Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 3
Audience ........................................................................................................................... 3
Prerequisites ..................................................................................................................... 4
Terms and Symbols in this Manual .................................................................................... 4
Electrical safety ................................................................................................................. 4
Contacting iXblue .............................................................................................................. 4
General Information ................................................................. 5
Product Overview .............................................................................................................. 5
Principle of operation ......................................................................................................... 5
Standard Specifications ..................................................................................................... 7
Panel features ........................................................................... 8
Front panel .................................................................................................................... 8
Back panel ..................................................................................................................... 9
Getting started .......................................................................... 9
Standard Accessories ........................................................................................................ 9
Installation and set up ........................................................................................................ 9
Operation................................................................................. 10
Quick start procedure .......................................................................................................10
Remarks: ..........................................................................................................................12
Calibrating the board ........................................................................................................13
Appendices ............................................................................. 17
A. Mach-Zehnder intensity modulators ..........................................................................17
B. Drift effects ...............................................................................................................18