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Measurement Education
How does
Clock Recovery
affect my measurements?
Clock Recovery's Impact on Test and Measurement • NOV 2006
The Anatomy of Clock Recovery, Part 1 • MAR 2006
The Anatomy of Clock Recovery, Part 2 • MAR 2006
The Anatomy of Clock Recovery Poster, Part 1 • FEB 2006
The Anatomy of Clock Recovery Poster, Part 2 • MAR 2006
Eye Diagram
Measurements
What can I see and what does it mean?
Anatomy of an Eye Diagram — A Primer • OCT 2004
Anatomy of an Eye Diagram Poster • Guy Foster • OCT 2004
Measurement Brief: Examining Sampling Scope Jitter Histograms • JULY 2005
Testing optical transmitters
Product Note: 10 Gb/s Optical Transmitter Testing • DEC 2006
Looking deeper into the Eye –
BER Contour
measurements
Bridging the Gap between BER and Eye Diagrams — A BER Contour Tutorial • OCT 2004
Compliance Contour - Bridging the Gap between BER and Mask Testing for XFI, PCI-Express, OIF-CEI • JUNE 2005
Jitter
Measurements
Jitter Basics
Optical Transmitter Jitter Measurement Basics • APR 2008
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Product Note: 10 Gb/s Optical Transmitter Testing • DEC 2006
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How is a bath tub jitter ('BERTScan') measurement made?
Dual-Dirac, Scope Histograms, and BERTScan Measurements • SEPT 2005
The Importance of Delay Line Accuracy in Making Direct BERTScan Measurements • JUNE 2005
What is stressed eye testing?
Stressed Eye Primer v. 1.1 • MAY 2005
How do I know how stressed my test signal is?
Stressed Eye: "Know what you're really testing with" • JAN 2006
Evaluating Stress Components Using BER-Based Jitter Measurements • SEPT 2005
What are Telecom jitter measurements all about?
Product Note: Telecom Jitter Analysis Using the BERTScope and BERTScope DCR
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• JAN 2008
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BER
What should I look for in a BERT?
Selecting the Right Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) • OCT 2004
What can I tell from the errors I measure?
Measurement Brief: Exploring Power Supply Voltage Sensitivity in an IC • MAR 2006
Measurement Brief: Signal Integrity of Reference Clock Bleed-Through in an IC • MAR 2006
Bit Error Analysis and Beyond • MAR 2000
Using Bit Error Rate Testers to Drive Forward Error Correction Codes • Tom Waschura • SEPT 2003
Pre-Emphasis and Equalization
What are pre-emphasis and equalization?
Combating Closed Eyes: Pre-Emphasis and Equalization Basics • APR 2008
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Measurements of Pre-Emphasis on Altera® Stratix® GX with the BERTScope 12500A • JUNE 2005
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