Title :
Modeling noise in optical fiber communications systems
Author :
Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution :
Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We describe two different methods for calculating the probability distribution of the voltage at the decision point in the receiver, taking into account transmission nonlinearity. These two methods are in complete agreement.
Keywords :
error statistics; optical fibre communication; optical noise; optical receivers; modeling noise; optical fiber communications; probability distribution; receiver; transmission nonlinearity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
