Anritsu MP2110A sampling oscilloscope for 53 Gbaud PAM4 optical signal analysis

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Anritsu has announced a 53 Gbaud PAM4 analysis function for the company’s MP2110A BERTWave sampling oscilloscope targeted at production and inspection of optical modules. As well as featuring both high-sensitivity and high-speed measurements, the MP2110A now supports development and production-line inspection of next-generation QSFP-DD optical transceivers expected to be deployed in data centres.

Data traffic is growing exponentially due to the spread of flat-rate video streaming and other cloud services. Coping with this growth requires deployment of transmission-equipment interfaces exceeding speeds of 100 Gbps, and 200/400 GbE interfaces have already started appearing. Moreover, this 200/400 GbE transmission format uses PAM4 technology, instead of the older NRZ technology.

The MP2110A supports both NRZ and PAM4 signal measurements, including TDECQ, enabling all-in-one quality evaluations of optical modules at speeds from 25 to 400 G. In addition, the MP2110A featuring high-speed measurement and PAM4 analysis will play a key role in improving optical module production-line productivity. Moreover, adding 53 Gbaud support for quality evaluation of next-generation optical modules helps cut capital equipment renewal costs.