• DocumentCode
    890430
  • Title

    Analysis of BER of 16QAM signal in AM/16QAM hybrid optical transmission system

  • Author

    Maeda, Kumiko ; Nakata, H. ; Fujito, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    640
  • Lastpage
    642
  • Abstract
    The BER of a 16QAM signal in an AM/16QAM hybrid optical transmission system is tested. A floor is observed in the measured BER. Such a BER floor is due to ´impulsive distortion´ caused by clipping. The BER is calculated based on the Middleton class A model, under the supposition that a statistical-physical model of ´impulsive distortion´ is similar to that of impulse noise. The calculated and experimental results are in good agreement.
  • Keywords
    amplitude modulation; error statistics; optical communication; 16QAM signal; AM/16QAM hybrid optical transmission system; BER; BER floor; Middleton class A model; bit error rate; clipping; experimental results; impulsive distortion; statistical-physical model;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19930428
  • Filename
    211829