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Characterizing Advanced Modulation Formats Using an Optical Sampling Approach

This article presents instruments that can provide similar information and measurements as real-time electrical sampling solutions, and that can achieve very precise and accurate constellation diagram...

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Universal Test Set: The Benchmark of Outside Plant Fiber-Optic Testing

Overview of the UTS, a mainframe test set that can be customized to perform the specific tests required for each plant and system being used.

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The Importance of IP Header and UDP Checksum

This article focuses on checksums validation analysis, which is the type of analysis performed by service providers as they must analyze higher-layer protocols to ensure proper data integrity at the c...

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High Power UV Light Sources—When More is Too Much

This articles presents the elements to take into consideration when choosing ultraviolet curing light sources.

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Transport and Datacom Testing Requirements for the Dynamic-Cable MSO Business Model

This application note explores the types of traffic that can traverse an MSO network and the various reasons for testing to a set of requirements to ensure that SLAs are being met.

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Using Media Delivery Index on the FTB-8510B Packet Blazer™ Ethernet Test Module (IPTV Option)

This application note provides an overview of the IPTV testing option of the FTB-8510B, to monitor the critical points in the network.

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Ensuring IPTV Service Quality While Migrating to MPEG4 and HDTV

This application note presents the key elements to consider when upgrading networks to higher-rate DSL technologies or implementing MPEG4 video encoding.

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The ROADM Challenge and the In-Band OSNR Solution

This application note presents in-band OSNR measuring techniques become essential to accurately measure the OSNR in reconfigurable networks.

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PMD or Multipath Interference Dispersion Which is of More Practical Importance?

This paper demonstrates how measuring the total multiplath interference dispersion (MPID) is in many ways a significant advantage over pure PMD-measuring methods, particularly for testing components s...

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The EXFO Radiometer

This article introduces the EXFO Radiometer, which drastically reduces the measurement inaccuracies caused by filter transmission limitations and the effects of measurement geometry found in other rad...

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