Title :
Non-Maxwellian DGD distributions of PMD emulators
Author :
Biondini, Gino ; Kath, William L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci. & Appl. Math., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We use importance sampling to determine the differential group delay probability distribution produced by various polarization-mode-dispersion emulator models, showing that the tail probabilities can be orders of magnitude smaller than best-fit Maxwellian distributions. PMD emulators can therefore significantly underestimate the probability of rare DGD events.
Keywords :
delays; importance sampling; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; PMD emulators; best-fit Maxwellian distributions; differential group delay probability distribution; nonMaxwellian DGD distributions; polarization-mode-dispersion emulator models; rare DGD events; tail probabilities; Biomedical optical imaging; Computer science; Discrete event simulation; Laboratories; Monte Carlo methods; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Probability distribution; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
