Title :
Simplified analysis of QAM BER impairment in hybrid AM/QAM lightwave systems
Author :
Pan, Qi ; Green, Roger J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Imaging & Media Inf., Bradford Univ., UK
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new simplified approach for QAM signal error analysis in hybrid AM/QAM lightwave systems is proposed. The method allows fast and accurate BER calculation
Keywords :
Gaussian noise; amplitude modulation; error statistics; optical communication; optical noise; quadrature amplitude modulation; Gaussian noise; QAM BER impairment; QAM signal error analysis; clipping noise; hybrid AM/QAM lightwave systems; impulsive interference; Bit error rate; Error analysis; Gaussian noise; Laser noise; Matched filters; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Signal analysis;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
