Measures average optical power
Keywords
analyzer, optical, unidirectional, bidirectional
Ports
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| input | Optical Signal |
Properties
General Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
|
name Defines the name of the element. |
Optical Power Meter | - | - |
|
annotate Defines whether or not to display annotations on the schematic editor. |
true | - | [true, false] |
|
enabled Defines whether or not the element is enabled. |
true | - | [true, false] |
|
type Defines the element unique type (read only). |
Optical Power Meter | - | - |
|
description A brief description of the elements functionality. |
Measures average optical power | - | - |
|
prefix Defines the element name prefix. |
OPWM | - | - |
|
model Defines the element model name. |
- | - | - |
|
library Defines the element location or source in the library (custom or design kit). |
- | - | - |
|
local path Defines the local path or working folder $LOCAL for the element. |
- | - | - |
|
url An optional URL address pointing to the element online help. |
- | - | - |
|
icon type Defines the icon or element symbol view option. |
small | - | [small, medium |
Standard Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
|
power unit Defines the power unit to plot the results. |
dBm | - | [W, dBm |
|
sensitivity The minimum detectable signal power level. |
-100 |
dBm* *std. unit is W |
(-∞, +∞) |
|
limit time range Enables setting the time range( start/stop) of the analysis. |
false | - | [true, false] |
|
start time Time instant to start the signal analysis. |
0 | s | [0, +∞) |
|
stop time Time instant to stop the signal analysis. |
1 | s | [0, +∞) |
Simulation Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
|
input signal selection Input signal selection option. |
last | - | [last, index |
|
input signal index The signal index to analyzed. |
1 | - | [1, +∞) |
|
include delays Defines whether inserted delays should be included as part of the signal or not. |
false | - | [true, false] |
|
include noise bins Defines whether noise bins are included in the power value. |
true | - | [true, false] |
Display Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
|
refresh Defines whether or not to update display and annotations during the simulation. |
true | - | [true, false] |
|
refresh length Defines how ofter to update the element. This is the minimum number of new data values available at the element input port that will trigger the element update. |
8192 | - | [0, +∞) |
Results
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| sum/power | The total input signal average power. Calculated by the sum of the energy of the optical power of the individual modes. |
| mode #/power | The signal average power corresponding to the individual mode. |
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Implementation Details
The Optical Power Meter measures the average power of the input optical signals. Please see the electrical Power Meter for more implementation details.