System performance using different types of in-line optical regenerators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3727-3733

  Ciaramella, Ernesto ^a   Giorgi, Luca ^a,b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b CNIT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical communications; Optical regenerator

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; OPTICAL LINKS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

IN-LINE OPTICAL REGENERATORS; LONG DISTANCE AMPLIFIED LINKS; OPTICAL SIGNAL INTENSITY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33750208912     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.882241     Document Type: Article

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