Exfo FPM-600 Power Meter User Manual download pdf (Page 3)

Power Meter/Light Source/Optical Loss Test Set iii

Contents

Certification Information ........................................................................................................v

1 Introducing the FPM/FLS/FOT-600 ................................................................ 1

Main Features ........................................................................................................................ 1

Power Sources ....................................................................................................................... 3

Typical Applications ............................................................................................................... 4

Conventions ........................................................................................................................... 5

2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 7

Laser Safety Information

(FLS-600 and FOT-600 without VFL) ................................................................................. 8

Laser Safety Information (Units with VFL) .............................................................................. 9

Electrical Safety Information ..................................................................................................9

3 Getting Started .......................................................................................... 11

Turning the Unit On and Off ................................................................................................ 11

Activating Automatic Shutdown (Auto-Off) ......................................................................... 13

Activating the Backlight .......................................................................................................14

Accessing and Navigating Setup Menus .............................................................................. 14

Installing the EXFO Universal Interface (EUI) ........................................................................ 16

Cleaning and Connecting Optical Fibers .............................................................................. 17

4 Measuring Power or Loss (FPM-600 and FOT-600) ................................... 19

Nulling Electrical Offsets ...................................................................................................... 19

Setting Power Correction Factor .......................................................................................... 20

Defining a List of Favorite Wavelengths ............................................................................... 22

Referencing Your Power Meter to a Source .......................................................................... 24

Measuring Power or Loss ..................................................................................................... 27

Automatically Detecting Wavelength ................................................................................... 29

Activating Hold Min/Max Power Mode ................................................................................ 30

Setting Pass/Fail Thresholds ................................................................................................. 31

5 Using a Light Source (FLS-600 and FOT-600) or VFL ................................. 33

Defining a List of Favorite Wavelengths ............................................................................... 33

Activating/Deactivating a Light Source or VFL ...................................................................... 34

Modulating the Source Signal .............................................................................................. 34

Using Auto-Switching Mode ................................................................................................ 35

Sending Source Power Value with Signal ............................................................................. 36

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