On the simulation of digital optical links with EDFA's: An accurate method for estimating BER through Gaussian approximation

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1037-1044

  Lima, Rodolfo A A ^b,c   Carvalho, Maria Cristina R ^a,b,c,d   Conrado, Luiz Fernando M ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c PUC Rio   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiodes; Error analysis; Gaussian noise; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Semiconductor lasers; Simulation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; AVALANCHE DIODES; BIT ERROR RATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERSYMBOL INTERFERENCE; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS (EDFA);

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0031200092     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.649537     Document Type: Article

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