Title : 
7.7 Gbit/s benchtop regenerator
         
        
            Author : 
Mizuhara, O. ; Park, Kwon-Shik ; Chai, S.-Y. ; Nagel, J.A.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A ´benchtop´ 7.7 Gbit/s regenerator was designed to achieve optical transmission through 43 km of fibre. For the first time full regenerator functions, including clock extraction and relocked outputs, were employed in the 8 Gbit/s range.
         
        
            Keywords : 
digital communication systems; error detection; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; synchronisation; timing circuits; 43 km; 7.7 Gbit/s; benchtop regenerator; clock extraction; error detector; optical communication equipment; optical transmission; relocked outputs; timing recovery;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19890978