Title :
Comparison of BER estimation methods in numerical simulation of 40 Gbit/s RZ-DPSK transmission
Author :
Slater, B. ; Boscolo, S. ; Mezentsev, V.K. ; Turitsyn, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Aston Univ., Birmingham
Abstract :
This study analyzes the validity of different Q-factor models in the BER estimation in RZ-DPSK transmission at 40 Gb/s channel rate. The impact of the duty cycle of the carrier pulses on the accuracy of the BER estimates through the different models has also been studied.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; error statistics; optical fibre communication; telecommunication channels; BER estimation; Q-factor models; RZ-DPSK transmission; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; carrier pulses; channel rate; duty cycle; Bit error rate; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Numerical simulation; Performance analysis; Phase estimation; Photonics; Power system modeling; Q factor; Rails; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386450
