DocumentCode
891077
Title
Precise outage specifications for first-order PMD
Author
Winzer, P.J. ; Kogelnik, H. ; Ramanan, K.
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
16
Issue
2
fYear
2004
Firstpage
449
Lastpage
451
Abstract
Advanced simulations show that closed-form outage predictions for first-order polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) can be inaccurate in practical communication systems. We adapt the two-step method to obtain outage probabilities for arbitrary optical signals and receiver designs. The approach is free of restrictive assumptions and allows for direct experimental testing, required for accurate PMD outage specifications.
Keywords
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical receivers; probability; closed-form outage predictions; first-order PMD; optical fiber communication; optical modulation; optical signals; outage probabilities; polarization-mode dispersion; receiver designs; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Polarization mode dispersion; Predictive models; Signal to noise ratio; Statistics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2003.821083
Filename
1266453
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