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Specific Command Summary			Specific Commands
Table 4 Specific Command Summary (continued)

		Command	Description	Page

		:WAVelength:RESPonse:SIZE?	Returns the no. of elements in the wavelength response table.	page 84

	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]

		:MODout/?	Returns the mode of the modulation output mode of the BNC	page 121
			connector on the front panel of Agilent 81640A/80A/82A Tun-
			able Laser modules.

	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:AM

		[:INTernal]:FREQuency[l]/?	Sets or returns the frequency of an internal signal source.	page 115
		:SOURce[l]/?	Sets or returns a source for the modulating system.	page 116
		:STATe[l]/?	Turns Amplitude Modulation of a source on or off or queries	page 117
			whether Amplitude Modulation is on or off.
		:COHCtrl:COHLevel[l]/?	Sets or returns the coherence level.	page 118

	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:FM

		:SOURce[l]/?	Sets or returns the type of frequency modulaion employed, spe-	page 118
			cifically Simulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) control.
		:STATe[l]/?	Turns Frequency Modulation of a source on or off or queries	page 119
			whether Frequency Modulation is on or off.
		:SBSCtrl:FREQuency[l]/?	Sets or returns the frequency of SBS Control modulation.	page 120
		:SBSCtrl:LEVel[l]/?	Sets or returns the level of SBS Control modulation	page 120
			(as a percentage of maximum)

	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]POWer

		[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude[l]]	Sets the laser output power of a source.	page 124
		[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude[l]]?	Returns the laser output power of a source.	page 125
		[:LEVel]:RISetime[l]/?	Sets or returns the laser rise time of a source.	page 126
		:ATTenuation[l]/?	Sets or returns the attenuation level for a source.	page 122
		:STATe/?	Sets or returns the state of the source output signal.	page 127
		:UNIT/?	Sets or returns the power units.	page 127
		:WAVelength/?	Sets or returns the wavelength source of a dual-wavelength	page 128
			source.

	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]POWer:ATTenuation[l]

		:AUTO/?	Selects Automatic or Manual Attenuation Mode for a source or	page 123
			returns the selected mode.
		:DARK/?	Enables/disables ‘dark’ position on a source or returns whether	page 123
			‘dark’ position is active for a source.

Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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Agilent Technologies 8166A, B manual SOURcenCHANnelmAM, SOURcenCHANnelmFM, SOURcenCHANnelmPOWer

Models: 8163A 8164A 8166A B

Command

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]

:MODout/?

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:AM

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:FM

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]POWer

:UNIT/?

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]POWer:ATTenuation[l]

:DARK/?

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications