The below code explains how to open new popup window using jQuery
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <title></title>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $("#btnOpenWindow").live("click", function () {
            window.open("http://www.jqueryfaqs.com");
        });
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1">
        <input type = "button" value = "Open new window" id = "btnOpenWindow"/>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
 
Explanation:
In the above code snippet there’s an HTML button btnOpenWindow to which jQuery click event handler has been assigned. When the button is clicked a new popup window is opened.
For more information regarding additional parameters passed to the JavaScript window.open function refer http://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/PopUps.aspx
Note: JavaScript or jQuery has no function defined which can open a new page in new Tab, new browsers generally open new window in new Tab. Hence we need to use the same code that we use to open new window.
 
Demo: