Title :
Multicanonical evaluation of joint probability density functions in communication system modeling
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Waterloo, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Previously, we have adapted multicanonical sampling to the evaluation of general probability distribution functions (pdfs) such as those appearing in communication system modeling. This letter demonstrates that joint pdfs can be computed in an identical manner. To illustrate, we determine the joint distribution function between the first- and second-order polarization-mode dispersion in an optical fiber.
Keywords :
error statistics; importance sampling; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; communication system modeling; first-order polarization-mode dispersion; general probability distribution functions; joint probability density functions; multicanonical evaluation; optical fiber; second-order polarization-mode dispersion; Bit error rate; Communication systems; Delay; Density functional theory; Distribution functions; Monte Carlo methods; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability distribution; Sampling methods;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.818629
