Agilent Technologies 11896A Manuel

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User

,Programming and Service Guide

Agilent 11896A

Polarization Controller

Notice

The information contained in this document is subject to change without

notice

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echnologies makes no warranty of any kind with regard to

this material, including, but not limited to

,the implied warranties of

merchantability and tness for aparticular purpose

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echnologies

shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or

consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance

,or use

of this material.

Agilent P

art Number: 11896-90011

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AApril 2000



echnologies 2000

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at the time of shipment from the factory

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certies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the United States

National Institute of Standards and T

echnology

,to the extent allowed by

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International Standards Organization members

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Safety Symbols

The following safety symbols are used throughout this manual. F

amiliarize

yourself with each of the symbols and its meaning before operating this

instrument.

CAU

TION

The

caution

sign denotes a hazard to the instrument. It calls attention to a

procedure which, if not correctly performed or adhered to

,could result in

damage to or destruction of the instrument. Do not proceed beyond a

caution

sign until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met.

WARNING

The

warning

sign denotes alife-threatening hazard. It calls attention to a

procedure which, if not correctly performed or adhered to

,could result

in injury or loss of life

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warning

sign until the

indicated conditions are fully understood and met.

Instruction

Manual

The

instruction manual

symbol. The product is marked with this symbol when it is necessary

for the user to refer to the instructions in the manual.

General Safety Considerations

WARNING

Before this instrument is switched on

,make sure it has been properly

grounded through the protective conductor of the ac power cable to a

socket outlet provided with protective earth contact.

Any interruption of the protective (grounding) conductor

,inside or

outside the instrument, or disconnection of the protective earth terminal

can result in personal injury

WARNING

This is aSafety Class Iproduct (provided with aprotective earthing

ground incorporated in the power cord). The mains plug shall only be

inserted in asocket outlet provided with a protective earth contact.

Any interruption of the protective conductor inside or outside of the

instrument is likely to make the instrument dangerous

.Intentional

interruption is prohibited.

WARNING

There are many points in the instrument which can, if contacted, cause

personal injury

.Be extremely careful.

Any adjustments or service procedures that require operation of the

instrument with protective covers removed should be performed only by

trained service personnel.

WARNING

If this instrument is not used as specied, the protection provided by the

equipment could be impaired. This instrument must be used in anormal

condition (in which all means for protection are intact) only

NOTE

Clean the cabinet using adamp cloth only.

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How to Use This Manual

This manual provides information about the Agilent 11896A polarization

controller

Chapter 1

provides general information and specications for the

controller

Chapter 2

describes how to prepare the polarization controller for

use and how to make ber optic connections

Chapter 3

shows how to manually control the lightwave polarization

controller

Chapter 4

shows how to control the lightwave polarization controller

using a computer

Chapter 5

provides procedures for verifying and servicing the

Agilent 11896A polarization controller

Appendix A

selecting scan rate and measurement time

Appendix B

measurement considerations

Appendix C

provides asample GPIB program

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Contents

1. General Information

Description .................. . . .

1-3

Instrumen

tconguration ..............

1-4

Options .................. . .

1-4

Accessories .................. .

1-4

olarization-dependen

tloss measuremen

ts ......

1-5

er meter PDL measuremen

tsystem ......

1-5

ept-w

elength PDL measuremen

tsystem ....

1-6

Max/min PDL measuremen

tsystem ........

1-8

Theory of Op eration .................

1-10

Specications and Characteristics ...........

1-11

Serial Num

bers .............. . . . ..

1-14

Electrostatic Disc

harge Information ..........

1-15

Reducing ESD damage ...............

1-17

2. Installation and Preparation for Use

Preparing the P

olarization Controller for Use ......

2-3

Initial inspection ... . .............

2-3

Connecting the Agilen

t11896A to a po

er source ...

2-4

er requiremen

ts .. . .............

2-4

Chec

king the fuse .. . . . ............

2-4

er cable .................. . .

2-5

urning on the Agilen

t11896A ............

2-8

Ligh

eConnector Care ............. .

2-9

tro duction ...................

2-9

Cleaning and handling . . .............

2-11

Denition of terms . . .............

2-11

Handling .............. . . . . . .

2-11

Cleaning ............ . . . . . . . .

2-11

Cleaning non-lensed light

wave connectors . . . . . . .

2-12

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-12

Pro cess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-12

Cleaning light

ave adapters . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-13

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-13

Pro cess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-13

Cleaning lensed connections . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-13

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