Title :
Experimental and theoretical investigations of interferometric noise power penalties in digital optical systems
Author :
Silva, C.F.C. ; Passy, R. ; von der Weld, J.P. ; Jimenez, M.R. ; Dal Forno, A.O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Power penalties produced by interferometric noise have been theoretically and experimentally investigated at 2.48 Gbps. The limitations of the Gaussian probability density function for Bit-Error-Rate (BER) calculations are presented. Numerical simulations of multiple convolutions are compared with the experimental results
Keywords :
digital communication; error statistics; light interference; optical fibre networks; optical noise; probability; 2.48 Gbit/s; BER calculations; Gaussian PDF; Gaussian probability density function; bit-error-rate; digital optical systems; interferometric noise power penalties; multiple convolutions; numerical simulation; Intelligent networks; Interference; Laser noise; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Phase noise; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1999. SBMO/IEEE MTT-S, APS and LEOS - IMOC '99. International
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5807-4
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.1999.866244
