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Extinction ratio

In telecommunication, extinction ratio ( r e ) is the ratio of two optical power levels, of a digital signal generated by an optical source[?], e.g., a laser diode, where P 1 is the optical power level generated when the light source is "on," and P 2 is the power level generated when the light source is "off."

Note: The extinction ratio may be expressed as a fraction or in dB.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-2196[?]



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