Introduction
Tunable Laser Source
5
Title Bar and Menu Bar
Function Buttons
The function buttons, located on the left side of the main window, are used
for immediate control of the laser source. Table 1-2 provides a quick
reference guide to these controls.
Function
Button
Description
Activates/Deactivates light emission (see
Turning On the
Source
on page 13).
Toggles between Power and Wavelength edition modes.
Increases the selected unit (Power or Wavelength). The
units will read
λ
Step
or
P Step
depending on the unit
currenly in use.
Decreases the selected unit (Power or Wavelength). The
units will read
λ
Step
or
P Step
depending on the unit
currenly in use.
Initiates a wavelength sweep, as defined in the Setup
window (see
Starting a Sweep
on page 24). Reads
Stop
after being pressed.
If a sweep is already in progress when the button is
pressed, it will be terminated immediately.
Opens the Sweep setup window where you set the
parameters to perform a sweep.
Transfers control between software function buttons and
IQ-203 front panel hardware function keys (refer to
IQ-200 Optical Test System
instruction manual).
When software function buttons are disabled, they will
be grayed out.
Table 1-2.
Function Button Description
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