Title :
A covariance matrix method to compute bit error rates in a highly nonlinear dispersion-managed soliton system
Author :
Holzlöhner, Ronald ; Menyuk, Curtis R. ; Kath, William L. ; Grigoryan, Vladimir S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, MD, USA
fDate :
5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We completely describe the covariance matrix method for the first time, and we use it to compute the noise evolution in a 10-Gb/s single-channel dispersion-managed soliton system propagating over 24000 km. The linearization assumption upon which the covariance matrix method is based breaks down, unless we explicitly separate the phase and timing jitter of each pulse from the noise. We describe a procedure for carrying out this separation.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; covariance matrices; error statistics; jitter; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical noise; optical solitons; spectral analysis; 10 Gbit/s; 24000 km; Monte Carlo simulation; amplifier noise; bit error rates; covariance matrix method; highly nonlinear dispersion-managed soliton system; jitter separation; linearization assumption; noise evolution; phase jitter; single-channel dispersion-managed soliton system; spectral analysis; timing jitter; Covariance matrix; Error analysis; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Phase noise; Solitons; Timing jitter;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.809975
