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Optical power tolerance: It refers to the tolerable limit of input optical power, which is the range from sensitivity to overload point.
Optical power requirement: If refers to the requirement on input optical power, realized by adjusting the system (such as adjustable attenuator, fix attenuator, optical amplifier).
Optical power margin: It refers to an acceptable extra range of optical power. For example, “–5/ + 3 dB” requirement is actually a margin requirement.
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