Title :
Power penalty due to jitter on optical communication systems
Author :
Schumacher, Katharina ; O´Reilly, J.J.
Author_Institution :
University College of North Wales, School of Electronic Engineering Science, Bangor, UK
Abstract :
Two techniques to assess the performance degradation of optical communications systems due to jitter are compared: a Gaussian approximation and a precise calculation. It is shown that, depending on the jitter distribution, the approximation may either under- or overestimate the performance degradation caused by jitter by a significant amount.
Keywords :
interference (signal); optical communication; Gaussian approximation; jitter; optical communication systems; performance degradation; power penalty;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870510
