EXFO PSO-200 Optical Modulation Analyzer - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Optical Modulation Analyzer iii
Contents
Certification Information ....................................................................................................... vi
European Community Declaration of Conformity ................................................................. vii
1 Introducing the PSO-200 Optical Modulation Analyzer ............................. 1
Main Features .........................................................................................................................1
Conventions ............................................................................................................................3
2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 5
Laser Safety Information .........................................................................................................5
Electrical Safety Information ...................................................................................................6
3 Getting Started with Your Optical Modulation Analyzer ........................... 9
Installing the EXFO Universal Interface (EUI) ...........................................................................9
Cleaning and Connecting Optical Fibers ...............................................................................10
Starting and Exiting the Optical Modulation Analyzer Application .......................................12
4 Setting Up the Optical Modulation Analyzer ........................................... 13
Configuring the Input Signal ................................................................................................13
Setting Other Acquisition Parameters ...................................................................................16
Setting File Autonaming .......................................................................................................18
Identifying Acquisitions ........................................................................................................20
Setting Analysis Parameters ..................................................................................................22
Using Special Modulation Modes .........................................................................................24
Using an External Local Oscillator .........................................................................................27
Locking the Remote Unit ......................................................................................................31
5 Performing Acquisitions ............................................................................ 33
Starting and Stopping an Acquisition ...................................................................................33
Clearing Data During an Acquisition .....................................................................................34
Saving Acquisitions to a File .................................................................................................35
Activating Trigger-Based Acquisitions ...................................................................................36
6 Customizing the Graph and Data Layout ................................................. 39
Selecting and Customizing the Layout ..................................................................................39
Constellation Chart ...............................................................................................................41
Eye Diagrams ........................................................................................................................43
Pattern Diagrams ..................................................................................................................47
Y-Axis Auto Scaling (All Graphs) ............................................................................................47