Setting a power correction factor – EXFO AXS-100 Series OTDR User Manual

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Measuring Power or Loss

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Setting a Power Correction Factor

Setting a Power Correction Factor

You may apply a correction factor (CF) to the measured power to
compensate for inaccuracies or drifts. You should change the CF after
performing an offset nulling.

The power value after correction will correspond to:

where:

Power

corrected

= the corrected power value

Power

measured

= the measured power value

CF = the correction factor

For each favorite wavelength, the CF is set to 1.00 at the factory, but
allowed values range between 0.85 and 1.15.

To set a correction factor for one or more wavelengths:
1.
Press Menu, select Setup > Power Meter, and then press Enter.

OR

From the Power Meter pane, press Setup (F1/F2 key).

2. Using the up/down arrows, scroll through the

list to select the wavelength for which you
want to modify the correction factor.

3. Press Edit (F1/F2 key).

4. Set the new value and press OK (F1 key).

Power

corrected

Power

measured

CF

Ч

=

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