40 Gb/s BERT for datacom and long haul testing

Tektronix has launched integrated 40 Gb/s Programmable Pattern Generator (PPG). This 40 Gb/s PPG, along with the previously announced 40 Gb/s Programmable Error Detector now comprise a complete 40 Gb/s BERT solution. With 200 fs Random Jitter (RJ) and 8 ps risetime performance, the new Tektronix PPG4001 delivers the performance and signal quality critical for serial data testing at 40 Gb/s. Design engineers developing high-speed data and long-haul communications technologies must test their SERDES, ICs, components, modules, and systems to ensure that they are working to specification. As data rates have continued to increase, engineers have until now struggled to find good test equipment options, particularly at 40 Gb/s. Extremely high-performance, easy to use integrated instruments such as the Tektronix PatternPro PPG and PED offerings change the game by enabling engineers to quickly and efficiently perform the needed tests. "The demand for bandwidth is strongly driving new standards and applications such as 100G Ethernet, 400G Ethernet, OIF-CEI VSR, and coherent optical communications," said Brian Reich, general manager, Performance Oscilloscopes, Tektronix. "The PPG4001 and PED4001 are the fastest fully integrated, benchtop instruments in the industry, giving engineers the instrument performance they need to test their ICs, optical transceivers, and systems." It's...