EXFO FTB-5800 Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer for FTB-400 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
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Contents
Certification Information ........................................................................................................v
1 Introducing the FTB-5800 Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer ........................ 1
Main Features .........................................................................................................................1
Basic Theory ............................................................................................................................3
Typical Applications ................................................................................................................3
Conventions ............................................................................................................................4
2 Getting Started with Your Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer ....................... 5
Inserting and Removing Test Modules ...................................................................................5
Starting the Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer Application .......................................................10
Exiting the Application .........................................................................................................12
3 Setting Up Your Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer ...................................... 13
Setting the Wavelength Range .............................................................................................13
Setting the Wavelength Step ................................................................................................14
Setting the Averaging Time ..................................................................................................16
Specifying the Fiber Under Test .............................................................................................17
Defining the Automatic Fiber Name Format .........................................................................20
4 Operating Your Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer ....................................... 23
Installing the EXFO Universal Interface (EUI) .........................................................................23
Cleaning and Connecting Optical Fibers ...............................................................................24
Selecting the Source Type .....................................................................................................26
Verifying the Intensity of the Source .....................................................................................27
Performing Reference Measurements ...................................................................................28
Applying a Chromatic Dispersion Reference .........................................................................33
Creating a File .......................................................................................................................34
Measuring Chromatic Dispersion ..........................................................................................35
Saving Your Results ...............................................................................................................38
5 Managing Results ....................................................................................... 41
Recalling a Saved File ............................................................................................................42
Analyzing Results from the Results Graph ............................................................................43
Analyzing Results from the Results Table ..............................................................................52
Keeping Track of Acquisitions ...............................................................................................54
Establishing Thresholds ........................................................................................................56
Documenting Results ............................................................................................................59
Exporting Results and Graphs to Clipboard ..........................................................................61
Printing Results .....................................................................................................................62