Optical

Optical measurements are some of the hardest to make accurately. Here we discuss topics such as how jitter and amplitude closure measurements can be made more effectively, as well as constructing stressed eyes to standards.

Optical Transmitter Jitter Measurement Basics

• APR 2008

Comprehensive Optical Stressed Eye and Transmitter Compliance Testing Product Brief

• FEB 2008

Product Note: Telecom Jitter Analysis Using the BERTScope and BERTScope DCRJ

• JAN 2008

Product Note: 10 Gb/s Optical Transmitter Testing

• DEC 2006

Testing the High Speed Electrical Specifications of an XFP Transceiver

• JULY 2006

The Anatomy of Clock Recovery, Part 2

• MARCH 2006

The Anatomy of Clock Recovery, Part 1

• MARCH 2006

The Anatomy of Clock Recovery poster, Part 2

Guy Foster • MARCH 2006

The Anatomy of Clock Recovery poster, Part 1

Guy Foster • FEB 2006

Measurement Note: Using the XFI 'EQ Filter' to Equalize a Channel to Enable Eye Measurements

• FEB 2006

Stressed Eye: "Know what you're really testing with"

• JAN 2006

Constructing a 10 GbE Optical Stressed Eye

• JAN 2006

Constructing a 4x FC Optical Stressed Eye

• JAN 2006

Anatomy of an Eye Diagram — A Primer

• SEPT 2005

Anatomy of an Eye Diagram poster

Guy Foster • SEPT 2005

Dual-Dirac, Scope Histograms, and BERTScope Measurements — A Primer

• SEPT 2005

High-Speed Digital Testing of XFP MSA Modules

Charlie Schaffer • MAR 2004