DocumentCode
846236
Title
Error probabilities for wavelength-shift-keyed optical communications
Author
Lam, A.W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusettes Univ., Amherst, MA
Volume
24
Issue
23
fYear
1988
fDate
11/10/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1423
Lastpage
1424
Abstract
Probability of bit error for a binary wavelength-shift-keyed (BWSK) optical communication system with avalanche photodetectors (APDs) and Gaussian noise is evaluated via the saddle-point approximation method. The results are compared to that of the on-off-keyed (OOK) system
Keywords
avalanche photodiodes; digital communication systems; error statistics; optical links; probability; random noise; APDs; Gaussian noise; avalanche photodetectors; binary BWSK system; digital transmission; optical communications; saddle-point approximation method; wavelength-shift-keyed;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
Filename
46083
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