Appendix C
Acronyms
AGC
Automatic gain control
AM
Amplitude modulation
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
APD
Avalanche photodiode
ARQ
Automatic repeat request
ASE
Amplified spontaneous emission
ASK
Amplitude shift keying
ATM
Asynchronous transfer mode
AWG
Arrayed waveguide grating
BER
Bit error rate
BH
Buried heterostructure
BLSR
Bidirectional line-switched ring
BPON
Broadband PON
BS
Base station
CAD
Computer-aided design
CATV
Cable TV
CNR
Carrier-to-noise ratio
CO
Central office
CRC
Cyclic redundancy check
CRZ
Chirped return-to-zero
CS
Control station
CSO
Composite second order
CTB
Composite triple beat
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