SHF Selects Southern Photonics' OMA to Validate Their Optical Signal Transmitter's Performance
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SHF Communications Technologies AG, a leading global manufacturer of high-end bit error rate test and optical transmitter systems has selected Southern Photonics' IQScope Optical Modulation Analyzer (OMA) to aid in the development and validation of their high performance optical signal transmitter systems.
Southern Photonics is the leading photonics equipment manufacturer, specializing in optical telecommunication test and measurement equipment. It develops and manufactures its own specialty equipment's such as OMA, Optical Spectral Analyzer (OSA) and Optical Pulse Analyzer and is the trusted Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) for internationally recognized companies.
"We've explored and tested various OMA systems on the market, and only Southern Photonics IQScope offered the perfect mix of high bandwidth and flexibility," said Dr. Thomas Lee, Technology Advisor at SHF. "With the IQScope, we are now able to accurately characterize bandwidth demanding modulation formats such as 28GBaud/s RZ-16QAM, while utilizing our existing oscilloscope inventories."
SHF develops and manufactures high-end RF electronic components and testing instruments such as Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) and optical transmitters and receivers. Its optical transmitter systems are renowned for their high signal quality and are widely used by many leading research labs around the world. Previously, SHF has been relying on direct detection measurements to validate the performance of their optical transmitters, but the evolution of data modulation formats to complex schemes such as QPSK and QAM meant that customers are demanding more in-depth quality metrics such as Error Vector Magnitude (EVM), which direct detection techniques cannot provide.
Dr. Andy Stevens, Chief Executive Officer from Southern Photonics added: "We are delighted that SHF has selected our IQScope after a thorough evaluation of our competitors. The flexibility and the high bandwidth of the IQScope make it an extremely attractive solution to customers that are looking to enter into or add to their coherent systems measurement capabilities."Â
The Southern Photonics IQScope is an add-on OMA coherent receiver and works with widely deployed equivalent-time oscilloscopes to bring a unique set of advantages such as high bandwidth, finer granularity of measurement and a lower noise floor.
For more information, please contact:
Southern Photonics
Alice Chen
+64 (0)9 373 3840
aw.chen@southernphotonics.com
SHF Communications Technologies AG
Frédéric de Lippe
+49 30 7720510
sales@shf.deÂ
About Southern Photonics
Southern Photonics combine extensive knowledge and experience with agile R&D teams to bring you highly advanced OEM and ODM solutions. We specialize in coherent optical communication test and measurement instruments from signal generation to characterization. Visit our website to see our range of products and equipment development services.
www.southernphotonics.com
About SHF Communications Technologies AG
For almost 30 years the optical communication R&D community highly appreciates SHF's experience in providing the leading edge of measurement equipment like the best quality 56Gbps multi-channel bit error test systems, the fastest optical transmitters operating at over 256Gbps or the most linear and broadband amplifiers up to 75GHz. These products are complemented by passive microwave components, cable assemblies, connectors and adaptors. Please visit our website for more information.
www.shf.de
