Role of Q-factor and of time jitter in the performance evaluation of optically amplified transmission systems

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 308-316

  Matera, F ^a   Settembre, M ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION THEORY; DISPERSION (WAVES); LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL LINKS; SOLITONS;

CHROMATIC DISPERSION; OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; TIME JITTER;

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034156425     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.847766     Document Type: Article

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