A system is provided for correcting start-up deficiencies in an amplifier. A high voltage is selected that meets a closed timing analysis across a full temperature range to meet a timing performance and a low voltage is selected to meet the timing performance and the power performance across a lower temperature range to a temperature cut point in the higher temperature range. In addition, elected spectators of the event may participate in a team’s compliance with one or more of the tournament rules, such as selecting a player whose results will be counted double. The reference light signal is frequency shifted with respect to the sample light signal to thereby separate a positive and a negative displacement of a complex conjugate component of the OCT interferogram.