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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.