Title :
PMD-induced BER penalties in optically-amplified IM/DD lightwave systems
Author :
Morkel, Paul R ; Butler, D.J. ; Newman, Robert
Author_Institution :
STC Submarine Syst., London
fDate :
5/12/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dependence of electrical SNR on polarisation-mode-dispersion (PMD) induced intersymbol interference in optically-amplified IM/DD lightwave systems is evaluated theoretically and experimentally. The results allow the cumulative probability of penalty for a system subject to Maxwellian probability distribution of PMD to be evaluated for various mean-PMD levels
Keywords :
digital communication systems; intersymbol interference; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical links; probability; Maxwellian probability distribution; PMD-induced BER penalties; bit error rate; cumulative probability; electrical SNR; intersymbol interference; mean-PMD levels; optically-amplified IM/DD lightwave systems; polarisation-mode-dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940557
