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Repeaters have largely been replaced in long-haul systems by Optical Amplifier s since one amplifier can be used for many wavelengths in a Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) system, thereby saving money. Due to the high data rates that can be achieved with optical systems, OEO repeaters are expensive to implement as electronics to handle those high data rates are expensive and difficult to construct. Also, since one repeater is required for each wavelength, and many tens of wavelengths may be transmitted down a single fibre, a lot of equipement is required for each fibre. In contrast, an optical amplifier can amplify all of the wavelengths in a single device. An amplifier does not provide the regeneration ability of a repeater, but loss, rather than distortion is generally the limiting factor in the design of communications system. SEE ALSO |
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