DocumentCode
1746601
Title
Application of asynchronous amplitude histograms for performance monitoring of RZ signals
Author
Weinert, C.M. ; Schmidt, C. ; Weber, H.G.
Author_Institution
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
Volume
3
fYear
2001
fDate
17-22 March 2001
Abstract
It is shown that error evaluation from asynchronously sampled RZ amplitude histograms is possible for Gaussian noise irrespective of the duty cycle. Non-Gaussian perturbations such as timing jitter can be identified from the shape of the histograms.
Keywords
Gaussian noise; Q-factor; error statistics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical noise; performance evaluation; probability; timing jitter; Gaussian noise; RZ signals; asynchronous amplitude histograms; asynchronously sampled return-to-zero amplitude histograms; duty cycle; error evaluation; histogram shape; histograms; nonGaussian perturbations; performance monitoring; return-to-zero signals; timing jitter; Gaussian noise; Histograms; Monitoring; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulse shaping; Optical signal processing; Sampling methods; Shape; Timing jitter; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-655-9
Type
conf
Filename
928491
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