SHF 12106 A
Bit Pattern Generator
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The new SHF 12106 A Bit Pattern Generator (BPG) functions as a standalone BPG, delivering independent yet synchronized high-speed NRZ signals with exceptional signal fidelity. Additionally, it is engineered to drive SHF remote heads. By choosing the appropriate remote head, the BPG’s capabilities can be significantly expanded to accommodate a wide range of current and future applications, as outlined below.
SHF 12106 A Applications
PAM4 up to 128 GBaud (256 Gbps)
PAM4 up to 64 GBaud (128 Gbps)
NRZ up to 128 Gbps
Multi-Channel 64 Gbps NRZ
Further Information
Remote-Head Flexibility
Areas of Operation
PAM4 up to 128 GBaud (256 Gbps)
Key Parameters
- SHF 12106 A BPG with SHF 616 C PAM4 Multiplexer (PAM-MUX) remote head
- PAM4 signal generation up to at least 128 GBaud (256 Gbps)
- Built-in PRBSQ patterns and 8 GSamples user pattern per channel
Literature
Gallery
200 Gbps from a SHF 616 C PAM-MUX
SHF 12106 A BPG with a SHF 616 C PAM-MUX
SHF 616 C PAM-MUX Remote-Head (without BPG)
SHF 616 C Tab in the SHF Control Center (SCC) Software
PAM4 up to 64 GBaud (128 Gbps)
Key Parameters
- SHF 12106 A BPG with SHF C911 A | 67 Digital-to- Analog Converter (DAC)
- PAM4 signal generation up to at least 64 GBaud (128 Gbps)
- PAM4 with pre-emphasis and unequal eye openings.
- Built-in PRBSQ patterns and 8 GSamples user pattern per channel
Literature
Gallery
120 Gbps from a “SHF C911 A | 67” DAC
SHF 12106 A BPG with a SHF C911 A DAC
SHF C911 A DAC Remote-Head (without BPG)
SHF C603 A Tab in the SHF Control Center (SCC) Software
NRZ up to 128 Gbps
Key Parameters
- SHF 12106 A BPG with SHF C603 B Multiplexer (MUX) remote head
- Binary signal generation up to at least 128 Gbps
- Built-in PRBSQ patterns and 8 GSamples user pattern per channel
Literature
Gallery
120 Gbps from a SHF C603 B MUX
SHF 12106 A BPG with a SHF C603 B MUX Remote-Head
SHF C603 B MUX Remote-Head (without BPG)
SHF C603 A Tab in the SHF Control Center (SCC) Software
Multi-Channel 64 Gbps NRZ
Key Parameters
- SHF 12106 A BPG used as stand-alone device
- 1, 2, 3 or 4 binary channels up to at least 64 Gbps
- All outputs can be used single ended or differential
- Skew and bit adjustment for each output
- Built-in PRBS patterns and 8 Gbit user pattern per channel
Literature
Gallery
60 Gbps from a SHF 12106 A BPG
SHF 12106 A Bit Pattern Generator (BPG)
SHF 12106 A Front View
SHF 12106 A Tab in the SHF Control Center (SCC) Software
Remote-Head Flexibility
All remote heads mentioned above are field-replaceable. This means that when switching from one application to another, only the remote head needs to be exchanged. The BPG, any auxiliary items such as a clock source, and the connection cables can remain the same.
The SHF 12106 A BPG and the remote head are not simply two separate modules connected together; they operate in tandem. The complementary software package, the SHF Control Center (SCC), integrates them into a virtually unified instrument.
Areas of Operation
- Bit Error Rate Testing (together with the SHF 11104 A Error Analyzer)
- Ethernet Research (100GbE, 200GbE, 400GbE, 800GbE & 1.6TbE)
- Optical Carrier transmission experiments (OC-768 / STM-256, …)
- Optimizing data center infrastructure (Fibre Channel ,…)
- Development of computing component interconnects (USB4, PCIe 6.0, PCIe 7.0, …)
- Coherent system development (with modulation formats such as (DP-)16QAM and (DP-)64QAM)
- Advanced Modulation Experiments (PAM-N, OFDM, …)
- Laser or Modulator development (MZM, EML, VCSEL, …)
- Receiver sensitivity tests
- DSP improvement
- High speed SerDes or clock-data-recovery (CDR) characterization
- Quantum Computing and quantum transmission
