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Nulling electrical offsets – EXFO FTB-5230S Optical Spectrum Analyzer for FTB 200 v2 User Manual

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Preparing Your OSA/OCA for a Test

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FTB-5230S/-OCA

Nulling Electrical Offsets

Nulling Electrical Offsets

The offset nulling process provides a zero-power reference measurement,
thus eliminating the effects of electronic offsets and dark current due to
detectors.

Temperature and humidity variations affect the performance of electronic
circuits and optical detectors. For this reason, EXFO recommends
performing a nulling of the electrical offsets whenever environmental
conditions change.

Nulling can be performed for all tests modes. In addition, a nulling is
performed automatically each time you start the OSA/OCA application, and
at regular intervals afterwards.

Note: You cannot perform an offset nulling in the offline version of the

application.

To perform an offset nulling:
1.
From the main window, select the Acquisition tab.