In the November/December 2011 edition of Lightwave magazine, Paul Brooks of JDSU describes in the article “New test techniques required for CFP 100G optics” how the latest generation of...
Modern day high-bandwidth conventional oscilloscopes are typically supplied with a maximum of four input channels (and with as few as one or two channels at a higher bandwidth rating), owing to...
By Jean-Lou Dupont Data-Tester, Inc. In 1943, IBM Chairman Thomas Watson infamously said, “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” To put it mildly, that prediction...
In the January/February 2011 edition of Lightwave magazine, Tao Gu, chief technology officer at Centec Networks, writes in the article “Building a configurable silicon foundation for...
According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine interview with Dr. Vladimir Kozlov, “Can the optical transceiver market sustain double-digit growth?,” the head of the market...
By Laura Martínez and Enrique Pellejer Overview Derived from stimulated Brillouin scattering, the Brillouin optical spectrum analysis technique enables phase and amplitude measurements...
By Daniel van der Weide Overview This article reviews both sampling and real-time techniques for signal conversion, compares many of the current instruments for measurement of complex modulation...
By François Robitaille Overview The shift to more complex modulation formats for high-speed communications means a change in the way designers and network managers measure signal...
by Anette Zimmermann OVERVIEW While bandwidth rates rise, costs must continue to fall�including the cost to test. This is particularly true when testing such multiport components as multiplexers...
by Meghan Fuller Hanna Overview It's hard to test phase-modulated signal formats with instruments designed for amplitude modulation. Help for technology developers may finally be on the way,...
