Patent ID: 6546345
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G01M,G01R

Abstract:
A measurement system for characterizing an optical transceiver, said system comprising:a computing node; an oscilloscope coupled to said computing node and to said optical transceiver, wherein said oscilloscope is configured to capture a waveform of a predetermined data pattern transmitted by said optical transceiver, wherein said oscilloscope is configured to capture said waveform of a predetermined data pattern in a non-persistent mode using waveform averaging, wherein said oscilloscope is configured to perform measurements on said waveform of a predetermined data pattern; wherein said computing node is configured to program said oscilloscope to perform said measurements on said waveform of a predetermined data pattern, wherein said computing node is configured to calculate an extinction ratio and to compare said extinction ratio to an acceptable standard, wherein said computing node is configured to calculate a deterministic jitter value of said optical transceiver in response to said extinction ratio being within said acceptable standard.