The Tektronix 80C00 optical sampling modules, when installed in DSA8300 Digital Serial Analyzer sampling oscilloscopes¹, provide complete optical test solutions for telecom (125 Mb/s to 44.50 Gb/s) and datacom (gigabit Ethernet, 10 GbE, 40 GbE, 50G/100G/200G/400G Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and InfiniBand) applications, as well as general-purpose optical component testing. Other module features include an optical-to-electrical converter, average power monitor, one or more reference receiver filters, a full bandwidth optical path, optional integrated clock recovery², optional electrical clock recovery signal pickoff³ , and a universal optical input connector.

The 80C17, 80C18, 80C20, and 80C21 modules comply with the RoHS 2 Directive 2011/65/EU and will be shipped to the EU. These two modules are qualified for CE Marking.

All other 80C00 modules are not updated to comply with the RoHS 2 Directive 2011/65/EU and will not be shipped to the EU. Customers may be able to purchase products from inventory that were placed on the EU market prior to July 22, 2017 until supplies are depleted. Tektronix is committed to helping you with your solution needs. Please contact your local sales representative for further assistance or to determine if alternative product(s) are available. Tektronix will continue service to the end of worldwide support life.

• Optical bandwidths up to >80 GHz
• Single and multi-mode, short and long wavelength optical signal support
• Optical mask test solutions with sensitivities to -22 dBm
• Optical reference receivers (ORR)⁴ support specified requirements for standards-mandated compliance testing

• PAM4 for 400G/200G/100G/50G applications and NRZ/PAM2 for 100G/50G/10G and slower applications
  • 80C10C 80 GHz optical bandwidth and low noise capability for performance testing and signal characterization:
    • 80C10C Option F1 provides 70 GHz full bandwidth and fully integrated selectable reference receiver filtering,enabling conformance testing at either 1310 nm or 1550 nm region for 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-ER4 and 100GBASELR4), 27.952 Gb/s (OTU-4), 39.813 Gb/s (OC-768/ STM-256, VSR-2000 G.693, 40G NRZ G.959.1), 41.25 Gb/s (40GBASE-FR), 43.018 Gb/s (OTU3, VSR-2000 w/FEC, 4x10G LAN PHY OTU3), 44.5 Gb/s (OTU3), 53.125 GBd (PAM4 Ethernet 100G per lane, TDECQ), and 57.8 GBd (64GFC) in a single module
    • 80C10C Option F2 provides 55 GHz full bandwidth and fully integrated selectable reference receiver filtering, enabling conformance testing at either 1310 nm or 1550 nm for 27.952 Gb/s (OTU-4), 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-LR4 and 100GBASE-ER4)
    • 80C10C Option F3 provides 80 GHz full bandwidth and fully integrated selectable reference receiver filtering, enabling conformance testing of 39.813 Gb/s (OC-768/STM-256, VSR-2000 G.693, 40G NRZ G.959.1), 41.25 Gb/s (40GBASE-FR), 43.018 Gb/s (OTU3, VSR-2000 w/ FEC, 4x10G LAN PHY OTU3), 44.5 Gb/s (OTU3), 53.125 GBd (PAM4 Ethernet 100G per lane, TDECQ), and 57.8 GBd (64GFC)
    • 80C10C Clock Recovery for 25-44.5 Gb/s rates is supported by the CR286A-HS or similar⁵ (sold separately) and Option CRTP and HSPR (electrical signal outputs to 44.5 Gb/s)
  • 80C15 provides 32 GHz full bandwidth and fully integrated optical reference receivers (ORR),⁶ enabling conformance testing of both single and multi-mode conformance testing at 850,1310 and 1550 nm. The module includes bandwidth filters which support the following rates: 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-SR4, Inifiniband EDR, TDEC), 27.952 Gb/s (OTU-4), and 28.05 Gb/s (32G Fibre Channel)
    • 80C15 Option CRTP provides a second, high-sensitivity optical input to drive Clock Recovery Trigger Pickoff (CRTP) electrical differential outputs for clock recovery functions or error detection.
  • 80C17 and 80C18 provide >30 GHz full bandwidth and fully integrated optical reference receivers (ORR) ⁶, enabling conformance testing of both single and multi-mode conformance testing at 850, 1310 and 1550 nm. The module includes bandwidth filters which support the following rates: 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-ER4, -LR4, -SR4, Inifiniband EDR); 26.5625 (PAM4 50G per lane), TDECQ, TDEC (100GBASESR4), 27.952 Gb/s (OTU-4), and 28.05 Gb/s (32G Fibre Channel), and 53.125 GBd⁷ PAM4/TDECQ.
    • 80C17 and 80C18 Option CRTP provides an additional, high-sensitivity optical input to drive Clock Recovery Trigger Pickoff (CRTP) electrical differential outputs for clock recovery functions or error detection up to 28.05 GBd.
  • 80C20 and 80C21 provide up to 53 GHz of optical bandwidth and lowest noise capability for performance. Used in conjunction with the bandwidth enhancements feature of 80SJNB or 400G-M4 applications, the 80C20 and 80C21 provide reference receiver filtering, enabling conformance testing at either 1310 nm or 1550 nm region for 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-ER4 and 100GBASE-LR4), TDECQ, 26.56 Gb/s (OTU-4), 39.813 Gb/s (OC-768/STM-256, VSR-2000 G.693, 40G NRZ G.959.1), 43.018 Gb/s (OTU3, VSR-2000 w/ FEC, 4x10G LAN PHY OTU3), 44.5 Gb/s (OTU3), and 53.125 GBd (PAM4 Ethernet 100G per lane, TDECQ) in a single module.

• 10 Gb/s Telecom and Datacom
  • Highly accurate ER calibrated (Extinction ratio) measurementoption for increased repeatability and transferability of themeasurement. ER Adjusted is also available (for any symbol rate).
  • 80C14 - Low-noise, high optical sensitivity, broad wavelength conformance testing for 10GbE, 40GbE (R4), 100GbE (X10) LAN, WAN, FEC, 10G Fibre Channel, 16G Fibre Channel (14.025 Gb/s), 14G Infiniband FDR (14.06250 Gb/s).
  • 80C08D and 80C12B (w/ Option 10G or 10GP) – low-noise, high optical sensitivity, and broad wavelength conformance high optical sensitivity, and broad wavelength conformance FEC, 10G fibre channel, and 10 Gb/s telecom standards and FEC rates.
  • 80C11B 30 GHz optical bandwidth conformance testing and characterization for 10 Gb/s telecom and datacom standards and FEC rates.
  • Clock Recovery solutions for 10 Gb/s applications
    • 80C14 clock recovery for rates ≥8.5 Gb/s is supported by CR175A (Sold separately).
    • 80C08D and 80C11B Integrated Clock Recovery supports all current 10 Gb/s standards or user-defined rates from 9.8 Gb/s to 12.6 Gb/s (CR4).
    • 80C12B clock recovery for 10 Gb/s rate is supported by the 80A05 module or CR125A clock recovery instrument (Sold separately)
• Tributary Telecom and Datacom
  • 80C07B and 80C12B provide excellent optical sensitivity and 80C07B and
  • 80C07B and 80C12B multirate telecom conformance testing solutions from 125 Mb/s⁸ (OC-3/STM-4) through 11.317 Gb/s (10GFC w/ FEC) and multirate datacom conformance testing solutions for Fibre Channel, gigabit Ethernet, and Infiniband standards.

• High-speed optical communications testing
• Extinction ratio and Q-factor measurements
• Eye, pattern, and pulse shape analysis
• Relaxation oscillation testing
• Optical signal analysis
• Compliance testing
• NRZ, RZ, and optical duobinary signal characterization

The 80C07B module is a broad wavelength (700 to 1650 nm) optical sampling module optimized for testing multirate datacom telecom signals from 125 to 2500 Mb/s.

With its amplified O/E converter design, this module provides excellent signal-to-noise performance, allowing users to examine low-power optical signals. The 80C07B can be optionally configured with clock recovery that supports 125, 155, 622, 1063, 1250, 2125, 2488, 2500, and 2666 Mb/s rates.

The 80C08D module is a broad wavelength (700 to 1650 nm) multirate optical sampling module providing datacom rate testing for 10GbE, 40GbE-R4, 100GbE-SR10 applications at 9.953, 10.3125, 11.0957 Gb/s and 10G Fibre Channel applications at 10.51875 Gb/s and 11.317 Gb/s. The 80C08D also provides telecom rate testing at 9.953, 10.664, and 10.709 Gb/s.

With its amplified O/E converter design, this module provides excellent signal-to-noise performance and high optical sensitivity, allowing users to examine low power level optical signals. The 80C08D can be optionally configured with clock recovery options that can support any standard or user-defined rate in the continuous range from 9.8 to 12.6 Gb/s.

The 80C10C module provides integrated and selectable reference receiver filtering, enabling conformance testing at either 1310 nm or 1550 nm of all standard 25, 40, 100 PAM4, and 100 (4 x 25) Gb/s standard rates. The 80C10C has the following configurations:

• Option F1: Provides standard compliant optical reference receivers⁹ for the following rates (standards):
  • 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-LR4 and 100GBASE-ER4)
  • 27.952 Gb/s (OTU4)
  • 28.05 Gb/s (28G Infiniband EDR)
  • 39.813 Gb/s (OC-768/STM-256, VSR2000 G.693, 40G NRZG.959.1)
  • 41.25 Gb/s (40GBASE-FR)
  • 43.018 Gb/s (G.709 FEC, OTU3 4×10G LAN PHY)
  • 44.5 Gb/s (OTU3)
  • 53.125 GBd (PAM4 Ethernet 100G per lane), TDECQ
  • 57.8 GBd (64GFC)
• Option F2: Provides standard compliant optical reference receivers⁹ for the following rates (standards):
  • 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-LR4 and 100GBASE-ER4)
  • 26.5625 (PAM4 50G per lane)
  • 28.05 Gb/s (28G Infiniband EDR)
  • 27.952 Gb/s (OTU4
• Option F3: Provides standard compliant optical reference receivers⁹ for the following rates (standards):
  • 39.813 Gb/s (OC-768/STM-256, VSR2000 G.693, 40G NRZ G.959.1)
  • 41.25 Gb/s (40GBASE-FR)
  • 43.018 Gb/s (G.709 FEC, OTU3 4×10G LAN PHY)
  • 44.5 Gb/s (OTU3)
  • 53.125 GBd (PAM4 Ethernet 100G per lane), TDECQ
  • 57.8 GBd (64GFC)

Alternatively to the filter rates, the user may select bandwidths for the 80C10C for optimal noise versus bandwidth performance for accurate signal characterization.

When equipped with Option CRTP, an electrical signal from an internal pickoff is provided for clock recovery. Clock recovery to 28.6 Gb/s is available with Tektronix' CR286A-HS clock recovery instrument (sold separately).

When equipped with Option HSPR, a separate high-sensitivity optical input is provided with independent electrical outputs that can be used with external equipment (such as a Tektronix clock recovery unit or, for NRZ, an error detector such as a Tektronix BERTScope).

The 80C10C is also optionally available in a bundled ordering configuration which includes a 70+ GHz electrical sampling channel.

The 80C11B module is a long wavelength (1100 to 1650 nm) multirate optical sampling module optimized for testing 10 Gb/s datacom and telecom standard rates at 9.953, 10.3125, 10.51875, 10.664, 10.709, 11.0957, 11.317, 12.50, and 14.025 Gb/s. With its high optical bandwidth of up to 30 GHz (typical) it is well suited for general-purpose high-performance 10 Gb/s optical component testing.

The 80C11B can be optionally configured with clock recovery options that can support any standard or user-defined rate in the continuous range from 9.8 to 12.6 Gb/s.

The 80C12B module is a broad wavelength (700 to 1650 nm) multirate optical sampling module providing telecom and datacom testing for standards from 155 Mb/s to 11.4 Gb/s. This highly flexible module can be configured to support a wide variety of 10 Gb/s applications, lower data rate applications (155 Mb/s to 7.4 Gb/s), or a combination of 10G and lower data rate standards.

The low data rate applications include: Telecom applications from 155 to 2666 Mb/s, 1G, 2G, and 4G Fibre Channel, multilane standards such as 10GBASE-X4 and 4-Lane 10 Gb/s Fibre Channel, and Infiniband SDR and DDR rates.

The supported 10 Gb/s application includes both datacom and telecom standards. The supported 10 Gb/s datacom applications include 10GbE, 40GbE-R4, 100GbE-SR10 applications at 9.953, 10.3125, 11.0957 Gb/s and 10G Fibre Channel applications at 10.51875 Gb/s and 11.317 Gb/s. The 80C12B also provides telecom rate testing at 9.953, 10.664, and 10.709 Gb/s.

With its amplified O/E converter design, this module provides excellent signal-to-noise performance and high optical sensitivity, allowing users examine low-power optical signals. The 80C12B provides an electrical clock recovery output (AC coupled) to beyond 12 Gb/s data rates, which is compatible with the CR125A-HS or 80A05 (sold separately).

The 80C14 module is a broad wavelength (700 to 1650 nm) multirate optical sampling module providing 8Gb/s, 10Gb/s, and 16Gb/s telecom and datacom testing. The supported 10 Gb/s datacom applications include: 10GbE, 40GbE-R4, 100GbE-SR10 applications at 9.953, 10.3125, and 11.0957 Gb/s. Fibre Channel applications include: 8.500, 10.51875, 11.317, and 14.025 Gb/s. The 80C14 also provides telecom rate testing at 9.953, 10.664, 10.709, and 12.5 Gb/s.

With its amplified O/E converter design, this module provides excellent signal-to-noise performance and high optical sensitivity, allowing users to examine low power level optical signals. The CR175A-HS and CR286A-HS (sold separately) are examples of instruments that can provide clock recovery for the 80C14.

The 80C15 modules provides integrated and selectable reference receiver filtering, enabling conformance testing at either 850, 1310 nm or 1550 nm of all standard 25, and 100 (4 x 25) Gb/s standard rates. The 80C15 provides bandwidth filtering for the following rates:

• 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-SR4, 100GBASE-LR4, 100GBASE-ER4 and Infiniband EDR)
• TDEC (100GBASE-SR4)
• 27.952 Gb/s (OTU4)
• 28.05 Gb/s (32G Fibre Channel)

Alternatively to the filter rates, you can select bandwidths for the 80C15 for optimal noise versus bandwidth performance for accurate signal characterization.

80C15 Option CRTP provides a second, high-sensitivity optical input to drive Clock Recovery Trigger Pickoff (CRTP) electrical differential outputs for clock recovery functions or error detection.

The 80C17/18 modules provides integrated and selectable reference receiver filtering, enabling testing from 750 to 1650 nm. The 80C17/18 provides bandwidth filtering with Bessel-Thomson 4th order filter hardware (works on any signal) for the following rates:

• 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-SR4, 100GBASE-LR4, 100GBASE-ER4 and Infiniband EDR)
• 26.5625 (PAM4 50G per lane), TDECQ
• 53.125 GBd (PAM4 Ethernet 100G per lane), TDECQ¹⁰
• TDEC (100GBASE-SR4)
• 27.952 Gb/s (OTU4)
• 28.05 Gb/s (32G Fibre Channel)

In addition to the filter rates, you can also select bandwidths for the 80C17/18 for optimal noise versus bandwidth performance for accurate signal characterization.

Option IMP enables DSP enhancement that can be used to extend optical channel optical bandwidth up to 36.2 GHz (-3dBo) and electrical bandwidth up to 26.5625 GHz (-3dBe). DSP enhancement can also be used to improve accuracy of the optical channel frequency response. Option IMP requires 400G-M4 or 80SJNB software applications and pattern signal.

Option CRTP provides an additional, high-sensitivity optical input to drive Clock Recovery Trigger Pickoff (CRTP) electrical differential outputs for clock recovery functions or error detection up to 28.05 GBd.

The 80C20 and 80C21 modules, when used with the 80SJNB PAM4 and DSA8300 400G-M4 software applications, provides selectable receiver filtering enabling testing from 1200 nm to 1650 nm. The modules provide the following hardware filters.¹¹

• 25.781 Gb/s (100GBASE-LR4, 100GBASE-ER4)
• 27.952 Gb/s (OTU4)
• 39.813 Gb/s (OC-768/STM-256, VSR2000 G.693, 40G NRZ G.959.1)
• 41.25 Gb/s (40GBASE-FR)
• 43.018 Gb/s (G.709 FEC, OTU3 4x10G LAN PHY)
• 53.125 GBd (PAM4 Ethernet 100G per lane, TDECQ)