Title :
Efficient BER Estimation for Electrical QAM Signal in Radio-Over-Fiber Transmission
Author :
Louchet, Hadrien ; Kuzmin, Konstantin ; Richter, André
Author_Institution :
VPIphotonics, Berlin
Abstract :
We present a novel bit-error-rate estimation method for electrical subcarrier multiplexed signals using quadrature amplitude modulation. This method accounts for noise and intermodulation distortions occurring in fiber-based transmissions and thus provides a quick and reliable alternative to Monte Carlo simulations to assess the performance of radio-over-fiber transmission with numerical simulation.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; error statistics; intermodulation distortion; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; radio-over-fibre; subcarrier multiplexing; BER estimation method; Monte Carlo simulations; bit-error-rate estimation method; electrical QAM signal; electrical subcarrier multiplexed signals; intermodulation distortions; noise distortion; quadrature amplitude modulation; radio-over-fiber transmission; Additive white noise; Bit error rate; Gaussian noise; Intermodulation distortion; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Bit-error-rate (BER) estimation; error statistics; microwave photonics; nonlinear distortion; optical noise; quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM); radio-over-fiber (RoF); subcarrier multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.912536
