Performance verification of a variable bit-rate limiter for on-off keying (OOK) optical systems

Author

Wen, Yong-Gang ; Chen, Lian-Kuan ; Ho, Keang-Po ; Tong, Frank ; Chan, Wai-Shan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

Volume

18

Issue

6

fYear

2000

fDate

6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

779

Lastpage

786

Abstract

A close-form analytical expression is obtained for the performance study of a bit-rate limiter (BRL). Both bit-error rate (BER) and power penalty are derived for different BRL modulation signals and modulation formats using a random signal model. We also present ways to improve the BRL performance and to eliminate the BRL-induced crosstalk, by using an optimal BRL modulation index and a specific BRL modulation signal, respectively. The analytical expression is found to match well with the experimental measurements.

Keywords

amplitude shift keying; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical limiters; optical modulation; optimisation; BRL modulation signal; BRL modulation signals; BRL-induced crosstalk; OOK optical systems; bit-error rate; bit-rate limiter; close-form analytical expression; modulation formats; on-off keying optical systems; optimal BRL modulation index; performance study; performance verification; power penalty; random signal model; variable bit-rate limiter; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.848385

Filename

848385