EXFO FTB -5240S/5240BP Optical Spectrum Analyzer User Manual
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Setting Up the Instrument in EDFA Mode
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FTB-5240S/S-P/BP
Defining Preferences
2. Select the EDFA Results tab.
3. Select which parameters you want to display in the Results tab from
the list of available choices:
Name: name of channel.
Center wavelength/frequency: spectral center-of-mass for the peak
in that channel.
Input Signal Power: signal power for the selected channel
(excludes noise).
Output Signal Power: signal power for the selected channel
(excludes noise).
S %: current output power according to the measured output
power (Output Signal Power / [Output Signal Power + PASE]).
PASE: power of the spontaneous emission amplified by EDFA.
PSSE: power of the spontaneous emission of the source.
Gain: gain (Output Signal Power - Input Signal Power) for the
selected channel.