Title :
The influence of nonlinearity, noise and extinction ratio on the cascading properties of 2R-regenerators
Author :
Öhman, Filip ; Mørk, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Lyugby, Denmark
Abstract :
We have derived an expression for the BER of a cascade of 2R-regenerators including the effects of nonlinearity, noise and extinction-ratio. The best choice of threshold and the interplay between device parameters are investigated.
Keywords :
error statistics; optical repeaters; 2R-regenerators; BER; cascading properties; extinction ratio; noise; optical communication; Bit error rate; Extinction ratio; Gaussian noise; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Repeaters; Signal to noise ratio; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549009
