Timing jitter requirements for high-speed optical time-division multiplexed communications - beyond 40 Gbps

This paper describes the jitter requirement for high-speed optical transmission systems. It shows that the phase margin and the static phase offset are important parameters in determining the jitter requirement. Jitter requirements for high-speed (>40Gbps) optical transmission systems are discussed, including system design considerations, optical nonlinear effects and FEC related issues.