Abstract

With the current trend toward higher capacity in regenerated optical transmission systems (e.g., Ref. 1), increased emphasis has been placed on the jitter characteristics of such links. A number of jitter measurement experiments have been reported which feature either cascaded electrical² or looped optical regenerators.^3,4 Both techniques have disadvantages as practical system simulation tools. Regenerator cascades are expensive to implement, while regenerator jitter transfer functions cannot be conveniently modified while loop experiments are in progress.

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