Agilent Technologies 8156A manual Using the Attenuator, Making an Attenuation Sweep

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

1.4Using your Attenuator as a Variable Back Reflector

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1.5 Using the Through-Power Mode 33

1.6Selecting the Wavelength Calibration and Its Function

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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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