Quantifi Photonics unveils new oscilloscope platform at ECOC 2023

Quantifi Photonics’ new oscilloscope platform is designed to offer cost-effective performance and enable manufacturers of next-gen interconnects to overcome the critical testing roadblock of scaling production to high volumes. With ultra-low jitter performance and unparalleled instrument density it is ideally suited to perform high-precision measurements in parallel for optimized test throughput and reduced cost-of test in high-volume manufacturing applications.

The new DSO-1000 Series targets applications across 100-800G and 1.6T Ethernet, emerging Co-Packaged Optics and In-package Optical I/O, and computer interfaces such as PCI Express and USB.  A demonstration of the first instrument in the new product lineup will be on display at booth 353 at the ECOC exhibition which runs until 4th October 2023.

Oscilloscopes are critical for transmitter testing, with eye diagrams and derived analysis such as TDECQ relied on as primary performance measurements. Traditionally, their high cost remains a significant bottleneck in high-volume testing and manufacturing and is becoming more challenging as ultra high-density interconnect technologies begin to emerge from R&D labs onto production lines.

These next-generation high-speed optical interconnects as well as novel, densely packed compute and switch ASICs will play a critical role in the roll-out of hyperscale Cloud data centers and emerging HPC and AI applications. These devices can have hundreds of channels and due to their pivotal role in communication networks cannot be deployed before being tested thoroughly.

The DSO-1000 Series will enable high density, parallel testing for high-volume manufacturing, and can be easily integrated into existing assembly and alignment equipment used to manufacture next-generation interconnects.

Quantifi Photonics’ DSO platform is in development and the company is engaging with lead customers on final performance specifications. The company is on track to unveil additional products in Q1 2024.