EXFO IQS-1700 High Performance Power Meter for IQS-500/600 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
High Performance Power Meter iii
Contents
Certification Information ....................................................................................................... vi
1 Introducing the IQS-1700 High Performance Power Meter ....................... 1
Main Features .........................................................................................................................1
Typical Applications ................................................................................................................4
Conventions ............................................................................................................................5
2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 7
3 Getting Started with Your High Performance Power Meter ...................... 9
Inserting and Removing Test Modules ...................................................................................9
Connecting the Optical Head to the Power Meter ................................................................14
Securing the Optical Head onto Your Work Surface ..............................................................15
Starting the High Performance Power Meter Application .....................................................15
Entering Values Using Sliders and Numeric Boxes .................................................................19
Exiting the Application .........................................................................................................20
4 Setting Up Your High Performance Power Meter ..................................... 21
Setting Channel Display .......................................................................................................22
Selecting a Channel (Multi-Channel Models) ........................................................................23
Naming Channels .................................................................................................................24
Selecting the Wavelength .....................................................................................................25
Managing Wavelength Lists ..................................................................................................26
Selecting the Measurement Unit ...........................................................................................27
Setting the Display Resolution ..............................................................................................28
Setting the Refresh Rate .......................................................................................................30
Setting the Measurement Range ..........................................................................................31
Saving and Recalling Configurations .....................................................................................34
5 Preparing Your High Performance Power Meter for a Test ...................... 37
Cleaning and Connecting Optical Fibers ...............................................................................37
Nulling Offsets ......................................................................................................................39
6 Measuring Power ....................................................................................... 43
Displaying Absolute Power ...................................................................................................43
Measuring Relative Power .....................................................................................................45
Selecting the Reference Value ...............................................................................................46
Editing the Reference List .....................................................................................................47
Measuring Corrected Power ..................................................................................................48
Using the Offset Function .....................................................................................................50
Averaging Measurements .....................................................................................................51