Product category: Stand-Alone Instruments
News Release from: Tektronix | Subject: CSA8000B
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 23 September 2002
Modules boost communications signal analyser
Tektronix has boosted the performance of its popular communications signal analyser for testing 40Gbit/s products
Optical equipment manufacturers pursuing new high-bandwidth technologies (OC-768/STM-256) require the fastest available tools that deliver accurate repeatable measurements for conformance testing to verify the performance of prototypes and early production samples - a critical step in bringing advanced technologies to market in a cost-effective manner.
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The new Tektronix 80C10 optical and 80E06 electrical sampling modules for the CSA8000B communications signal analyser are the latest in a series of innovative optical test products from Tektronix designed to speed development of emerging 40Gbit/s components and network elements.
As the world's first 40Gbit/s optical reference receiver (ORR), the 80C10 optical sampling module makes effective production testing of OC-768/STM-256 elements possible.
The 80E06 electrical sampling module, with its industry leading 70GHz+ electrical bandwidth, enables manufacturers to more accurately characterise high-speed 40Gbit/s components.
Tektronix has submitted a recommendation to the International Telecommunication Union proposing guidelines for these optical reference receivers.
"Being the first to offer integrated optical reference receivers for 40 Gbit/s, and continuing to push both optical and electrical bandwidth higher, underscores Tektronix' enabling role in evolving a new generation of optical communications products", said Rick King, Vice President, Optical Business, Tektronix: "This achievement sets the stage for design and manufacturing solutions that will support product prototyping, pilot production and ultimately, full-scale production of 40Gbit/s components and network elements".
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Optical reference receivers a necessity for OC-768/STM-256 development The 80C10 optical sampling module, with its innovative integrated optical reference receivers, provides a predictable, normalised response environment for measurements: a requirement for repeatability in production testing.
With its 40Gbit/s-capable ORR, the 80C10 is the first to support both the ITU-T G.709 forward error correction standard (43.018Gbit/s) and the standard for OC-768/STM-256 (39.018Gbit/s).
With its 65GHz optical bandwidth capability, the 80C10 adds needed measurement headroom to ensure stable, high-confidence measurements on 40Gbit/s data streams.
The new bandwidth benchmark is implemented in a plug-in module designed for the CSA8000B communications signal analyser.
Improved characterisation of non-return-to-zero and return-to-zero optical signals will speed engineers' development work on emerging OC-768/STM-256 optical components and network elements.
The 80E06 electrical sampling module, with its 70GHz+ electrical bandwidth, allows users to characterise high-speed 40Gbit/s components.
The module's ultra-high bandwidth, coupled with its low noise, provides world-class signal fidelity in the acquired signal.
The CSA8000B communications signal analyser is a high-performance modular sampling oscilloscope and analysis platform for optical signal measurements.
It accommodates multiple sampling modules and can be configured to address any of the prevailing datacomms formats and optical communication datarates in operation today.
The instrument carries out a number of automated measurements and supports them with industry-leading performance in its key specification areas, including signal fidelity and jitter.
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