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
fDate :
4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930428
