Title :
Accelerated measurement of low BERs in fiber optic communication systems
Author :
Smith, G.G. ; Vitello, E.W., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Tektronix Inc., Chelmsford, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report the results of an experiment designed to quantify the relationship between an offset in the decision threshold of a high-speed optical receiver and the bit-error performance of the system.
Keywords :
life testing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; optical receivers; 24 h; accelerated measurement; bit-error performance; decision threshold; fiber optic communication systems; high-speed optical receiver; low BER; low BERs; Acceleration; Bit error rate; Error analysis; High speed optical techniques; Milling machines; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Performance evaluation; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766431
